Denzil Holles

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Denzil Holles was a prominent 17th-century English statesman and leading parliamentary opponent of King Charles I, noted for his role in the events leading up to and during the English Civil War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English politician
Member of Parliament
human
peer
statesman
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
dateOfBirth 1599-10-31
dateOfDeath 1680-02-17
educatedAt Christ Church, Oxford
Gray's Inn
familyName Holles
father John Holles, 1st Earl of Clare
givenName Denzil
ideology Presbyterianism
memberOf Parliament of England
mother Anne Stanhope
nobleTitle 1st Baron Holles
Baron Holles
notableEvent One of the Five Members whose attempted arrest by Charles I in 1642 helped trigger the English Civil War
notableWork A Letter of a Gentleman to His Friend, Showing that the Bishops are not to be Judged by the Presbyterian Rules
Memoirs of Denzil Lord Holles
Memoirs of Denzil Lord Holles
surface form: The Holles Papers
opponentOf Charles I of England
parliamentaryFaction Presbyterian faction in the Long Parliament
participantIn Convention Parliament of 1660
English Civil War
Long Parliament 1640
surface form: Long Parliament

Restoration of the monarchy
surface form: Restoration of Charles II

Short Parliament 1640
surface form: Short Parliament
placeOfBirth Houghton, Norfolk
placeOfDeath Dorchester, Dorset, England
surface form: Dorchester, Dorset
positionHeld Commissioner at the Treaty of Breda
Commissioner at the Treaty of Uxbridge
English ambassador to France
Member of Parliament for Dorchester
Member of Parliament for Launceston
Member of Parliament for Lostwithiel
Member of Parliament for Mitchell
Privy Counsellor (United Kingdom)
surface form: Privy Counsellor of England
religion Anglicanism (broadly)
surface form: Anglicanism
residence Dorchester
London, England
surface form: London
sexOrGender male
sibling John Holles, 1st Earl of Clare
surface form: John Holles, 2nd Earl of Clare
signature Signature of Denzil Holles (1st Baron Holles).svg
spouse Dorothy Ashley
supported Convention Parliament of 1660
surface form: Restoration settlement of 1660

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Long Parliament 1640 keyFigure Denzil Holles
subject surface form: Long Parliament
Parliament of 1629 notableMember Denzil Holles