Charles Henry Kirkhoven, 1st Earl of Bellomont (9 May 1643–1683) was a Dutch-born English peer, known as Lord Wotton from 1649-1680. is the 129th day of the year (130th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... // Events January 21 - Abel Tasman discovers Tonga February 6 - Abel Tasman discovers the Fiji islands. ... Events June 6 - The Ashmolean Museum opens as the worlds first university museum. ... The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. ...

Kirkhoven (the anglicised form of van der Kerckhove) was the only son of Jehan, Lord of Heenvliet and his wife, Katherine (later created Countess of Chesterfield), both courtiers in the Princess of Orange's household. This does not cite any references or sources. ... Katherine van der Kerckhove, Countess of Chesterfield (bapt. ... Mary, Princess Royal and Princess Orange-Nassau (4 November 1631 - 24 December 1660) was the eldest daughter of King Charles I of England, Scotland, and Ireland and his queen, Henrietta Maria. ...

In 1694, Charles II created him Baron Wotton, a title which became extinct upon the death of his maternal grandfather in 1630. From 1659-74, he was Chief Magistrate of Breda and was granted a troop of horse by the States-General. On the death of his father in 1660, he took over the former's offices in the Princess's household and was also granted a post in the household of her son, Prince William (later William III of England). Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685) was the King of England, Scotland, and Ireland. ... Grote Kerk (main church) or Onze Lieve Vrouwe Kerk (Church of Our Lady). ... The States-General (Staten-Generaal) is the parliament of the Netherlands. ... William III of England (The Hague, 14 November 1650 – Kensington Palace, 8 March 1702; also known as William II of Scotland and William III of Orange) was a Dutch aristocrat and a Protestant Prince of Orange from his birth, Stadtholder of the main provinces of the Dutch Republic from 28...

In 1663, Lord Wotton took his seat in the House of Lords and on his mother's death four years later, he inherited her estate at Belsize Park. His mother's attempt in her will for him to marry the former's third husband's neice came to nothing and on 25 August 1679, he married Hon. Frances Harpur, widow of Sir John Harpur and daughter of the 6th Baron Willoughby of Parham. The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and is also commonly referred to as the Lords. The Sovereign, the House of Commons (which is the lower house of Parliament and referred to as the Commons), and the Lords together comprise the Parliament. ... Belsize Park is an area of the London Borough of Camden. ... is the 237th day of the year (238th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events January 24 - King Charles II of England disbands Parliament August 7 - The brigantine Le Griffon, which was commissioned by René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, is towed to the southern end of the Niagara River, to become the first ship to sail the upper Great Lakes. ...

In 1680, he was created Earl of Bellomont but died a few years later of an apoplexy and was buried in Canterbury Cathedral. As he had no surviving children, his titles became extinct and he left his estate to Hon. Charles Stanhope (the youngest son of his half-brother, the 2nd Earl of Chesterfield), who later changed his surname to Wotton. Apoplexy is an old-fashioned medical term, generally used interchangeably with cerebrovascular accident (CVA or stroke) but having other meanings as well. ... Canterbury Cathedral is one of the oldest and most famous Christian structures in England and forms part of a World Heritage Site. ... Philip Stanhope, 2nd Earl of Chesterfield (1634-1714) inherited the title of Earl of Chesterfield upon his grandfathers death in 1656. ...

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• Stanhope née Wotton; other married name van der Kerckhove, Katherine, suo jure countess of Chesterfield, and Lady Stanhope (bap. 1609, d. 1667), courtier - Oxford Dictionary of National Biography; Poynting, Sarah