Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland
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Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland, PC was an English peer and Whig politician who served as the Secretary at War from 1746 to 1755. He also held the offices of Secretary of State for the Southern Departmen
Portrait by John Giles Eccardt
William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, the bitter political rival of Fox, despite both belonging to the Whig faction
Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle, with whom in 1755 Fox formed a political alliance, but their government soon fell. Newcastle later made an agreement with Fox's enemy William Pitt, forming the Pitt-Newcastle Ministry
Kingsgate Castle in Kent was built by Holland, although most of the current structure is Victorian
Georgiana Carolina Fox, 1st Baroness Holland was a British aristocrat and the eldest of the Lennox sisters, who became notorious during the Georgian era for their scandalous behaviour. Her father was
Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland
…and was so generous to him that, after several years' absence, he was in a position to return home. In 1744 he eloped with and married the much younger Lady Caroline Lennox (1723–1774), the eldest daughter of Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond (1701–1750). The Duke of Richmond was the grandson of Charles II, the duke's…
Portrait, 1757–58
Caroline eloped with Henry Fox in 1744.
The Foxes established Holland House as their primary London residence.
Lady Caroline, 1766