Robert Leke, 3rd Earl of Scarsdale

Lord
Robert Leke, 3rd Earl of Scarsdale
Modern-day Sutton Scarsdale Hall
Lord Lieutenant of Derbyshire
In office
1684–1687
MonarchsCharles II 1684-1685
James II 1685-1687
Preceded byEarl of Devonshire
Succeeded byEarl of Huntingdon
Member of Parliament for Newark
In office
March 1679 – August 1679
Preceded byHenry Savile
Sir Richard Rothwell
Succeeded bySir Robert Markham
Personal details
Born
Robert Leke

9 March 1654
Sutton Scarsdale Hall
Died27 December 1707(1707-12-27) (aged 53)
London
Resting placeWestminster Abbey[1]
NationalityEnglish
SpouseMary Lewis (1658-1684)
ChildrenFrances (died 1681)
Parent(s)Nicholas Leke, 2nd Earl Scarsdale (1612-1680)
Lady Frances Rich (ca 1621-1692);
ResidenceDuke Street, Westminster
OccupationCourtier and politician

Robert Leke, 3rd Earl of Scarsdale (9 March 1654 – 27 December 1707) was an English politician and courtier, styled Lord Deincourt from 1655 to 1681.

He was related by marriage to the Earl of Huntingdon, a firm adherent of James and one of the very few non-Catholics to support him until the end. Like the vast majority, Scarsdale resigned from his offices in 1687 as a protest against his religious policies and supported the 1688 Glorious Revolution.

However, he was arrested during the 1692 invasion scare and joined Huntingdon as one of only five peers to vote against the 1701 Act of Settlement barring Catholics from the British throne.

  1. ^ "Nicholas and Robert Leke, Earls of Scarsdale". Westminster Abbey. Retrieved 14 October 2019.