Baptist Noel, 3rd Viscount Campden

Baptist Noel, 3rd Viscount Campden (1611 – 29 October 1682) was an English politician.[1] He was Lord Lieutenant of Rutland, Custos Rotulorum of Rutland and the Member of Parliament for Rutland.

The Viscount Campden
Posthumous portrait of Baptist Noel, 3rd Viscount Campden (by J. Henesy, 1737)
Member of Parliament for Rutland
In office
1640–1643
Serving with Sir Guy Palmes
Preceded byParliament suspended since 1629
Succeeded bySeats vacant until 1646
Personal details
Born
Baptist Noel

1611
Exton, Rutland, England
Died29 October 1682(1682-10-29) (aged 70–71)
Spouses
Lady Anne Feilding
(m. 1632; died 1636)
Anne Bourchier, Countess of Bath
(m. 1638; died 1639)
Hester Wotton
(m. 1639; died 1645)
(m. 1655)
RelationsBaptist Hicks, 1st Viscount Campden (grandfather)
Children19
Parent(s)Edward Noel, 2nd Viscount Campden
Hon. Juliana Hicks

Early life

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Baptist Noel was born at Exton Hall, Rutland the son of Edward Noel, 2nd Viscount Campden and the former Hon. Juliana Hicks. His younger brother, Hon. Henry Noel, married Mary Perry. His sister, Hon. Elizabeth Noel, was the wife of John Chaworth, 2nd Viscount Chaworth, and other sister, Hon. Mary Noel, was the wife of Sir Erasmus de la Fontaine, of Kirby Ballers.[citation needed]

His father was the eldest son and heir of Sir Andrew Noel and Mabel Harington (sister of John Harington, 1st Baron Harington). His mother was the eldest daughter and co-heiress of Baptist Hicks, 1st Viscount Campden and Elizabeth May, sister of Sir Humphrey May, Master of the Rolls, children of Richard May, a merchant tailor of London.[citation needed]

Career

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In 1640, he was returned alongside Sir Guy Palmes as knight of the shire, (Member of Parliament) for Rutland after Parliament had been suspended since 1629. He sat in the Long Parliament.[citation needed]

Noel succeeded to his titles on the death of his father in 1643 and was required to leave the House of Commons. He was also Baron Noel of Ridlington and Baron Hicks of Ilmington.[citation needed]

During the English Civil War he was a military commander, rising to the level of brigadier-general. A supporter of King Charles, he was fined £9,000 for delinquency and Campden House, his house at Campden was destroyed.[citation needed]

Personal life

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Memorial to Baptist Noel, 3rd Viscount Campden, in the church of St Peter & St Paul, Exton

Noel was married four times. His first marriage was on 25 December 1632 to Lady Anne Feilding, a daughter of Susan Feilding, Countess of Denbigh and William Feilding, 1st Earl of Denbigh. Before her death on 24 March 1636, they had three children, all of whom died young.[2]

His second marriage was on c. June 1638 to Anne Bourchier, Countess of Bath. Ann, the widow of Edward Bourchier, 4th Earl of Bath, was a daughter of Sir Robert Lovett of Liscombe, Buckinghamshire. She died in 1639.

He married thirdly on 21 December 1639 to Hester Wotton, a daughter of Thomas Wotton, 2nd Baron Wotton. Before her death on c. 1645, they were the parents of four daughters and two sons, including:

His fourth, and final, marriage was on 6 July 1655 to Lady Elizabeth Bertie (1640–1683),[6] daughter of Montagu Bertie, 2nd Earl of Lindsey. Together, they were the parents of nine children, including:

Lord Campden died on 29 October 1682 and was buried in the church of St Peter and St Paul, Exton. His grave is marked by a fine marble tomb by Grinling Gibbons, dating from 1685, showing the Viscount with his fourth wife, Lady Elizabeth Bertie, and carvings of his nineteen children.[8] He was succeeded by his eldest surviving son, Edward Noel, 1st Earl of Gainsborough.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Noel, Baptist (1611-1682)" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
  2. ^ Hill, John Harwood (1875). The History of Market Harborough: With that Portion of the Hundred of Gartree, Leicestershire, Containing the Parishes of Baggrave, Billesdon, Bosworth ... and Wiston; with an Account of the Lords of the Manors and Their Pedigrees; and a List of the Patrons and Rectors of Each Living; a Description of the Churches, Monuments, &c. Subscriber. p. 221. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  3. ^ Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. Burke's Peerage Limited. 1848. p. 90. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  4. ^ "NOEL, Hon. Edward (1641-89), of Exton, Rutland of Titchfield, Hants". www.historyofparliamentonline.org. History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  5. ^ "NOEL, Hon. Henry (1642-77), of North Luffenham, Rutland". www.historyofparliamentonline.org. History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  6. ^ Lely, Sir Peter. "Portrait of a Lady of the Noel Family, identified as Elizabeth Noel, Viscountess Campden (1640 - 1683)". Fergus Hall Master Paintings.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "NOEL, Hon. Baptist (1658-90), of North Luffenham, Rutland". www.historyofparliamentonline.org. History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  8. ^ "TOMB OF VISCOUNT CAMPDEN AT EXTON CHURCH". World Monuments Fund.
  9. ^ "Brig. Gen. Sir Baptist Noel 3rd Viscount Campden". Retrieved 18 September 2011.
Parliament of England
Parliament suspended since 1629 Member of Parliament for Rutland
1640–1643
With: Sir Guy Palmes
Vacant
until 1646
Title next held by
James Harington
Thomas Waite
Honorary titles
English Interregnum Lord Lieutenant of Rutland
1661–1682
Succeeded by
Custos Rotulorum of Rutland
1661–1682
Peerage of England
Preceded by Viscount Campden
1643–1682
Succeeded by