Earl of Clare, First Creation (1624)
It was first created in the Peerage of England in 1624 for John Holles, 1st Baron Haughton. Subsequently it was held by three generations: John Holles, Gilbert Holles, and John Holles, upon whose death it became extinct.
- John Holles, 1st Earl of Clare (1564-1637)
- John Holles, 2nd Earl of Clare (1595-1666)
- Gilbert Holles, 3rd Earl of Clare (1633-1689)
- John Holles, 4th Earl of Clare (1662-1711), created Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
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