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Charles Kirkhoven, 1st Earl of Bellomont (9 May 1643 - 1683)

Alias Lord Wotton [Alias]

Dutch-born Irish peer, known as Lord Wotton from 1649 to 1680. He inherited Belsize Park from his mother in In 1663. Dictionary of National Biography entry: https://doi-org.cyber.usask.ca/10.1093/ref:odnb/15670 Other biography: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Kirkhoven,_1st_Earl_of_Bellomont Relevant locations: Birth place in The Hague, South Holland
Residence at Belsize House, Belsize Grove
 References in Documents:
Petiver, Gazophylacii Naturæ (1702-1706) A. 10. Scolopendra parva terrestris tardipes, juncturis bipedibus. I observed this in March 1696. under Moss in the shady places of my Lord Wotton's Grove in Belsise Hamstead.