| The Right Honourable The Earl of Holderness PC | |
Secretary of State for the Southern Department
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| In office 6 April 1757 – 27 June 1757 | |
| Monarch | George II |
| Preceded by | William Pitt |
| Succeeded by | William Pitt |
| In office 18 June 1751 – 23 March 1754 | |
| Monarch | George II |
| Preceded by | The Duke of Bedford |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Robinson |
Secretary of State for the Northern Department
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| In office 23 March 1754 – 25 March 1761 | |
| Monarch | George II George III |
| Preceded by | The Duke of Newcastle |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Bute |
Biography
Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness, 8th Lord Conyers, 11th Lord Darcy de Knayth, Count of Mértola, was born 17 May 1718 to Robert Darcy, 3rd Earl of Holdernesse (1681-1722) and Frederica Susanna Schomberg (c1687-1751) and died 16 May 1778 of unspecified causes. He married Mary Doublet (c1721-1801) 29 October 1743 .
On his death, his earldom became extinct. His daughter inherited the Baronies by Writ, and the Portuguese countship of Mértola.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| George Darcy (1745-1747) | |||
| Thomas Darcy (1750-1750) | |||
| Amelia Darcy (1754-1784) | 12 October 1754 | 26 January 1784 | Francis Godolphin Osborne, 5th Duke of Leeds (1751-1799) John Byron (1756-1791) |
Footnotes (including sources)
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