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Edward Douglas Coke, 7th Earl of Leicester, CBE DL (6 May 1936 – 25 April 2015 [1]), styled Viscount Coke between 1976 and 1994, was an English nobleman. The Earl of Leicester was one of Norfolk 's leading figures and played a key role in preserving and modernising the Holkham Estate over 40 years.
Its current pre-eminence owes much to the love and care of Edward Douglas Coke – Eddie – the 7th Earl of Leicester, a dynamic Southern African who came to Britain at the age of 25.
7 de jun. de 2017 · Sir Edward Coke, chief justice under James I and originator of the Coke family fortune, enshrined into law the dictum that “an Englishman’s home is his castle” in 1628. Almost four centuries...
Edward Douglas Coke, 7th Earl of Leicester of Holkham was born on 6 May 1936 at Zimbabwe. 1 He was the son of Anthony Louis Lovel Coke, 6th Earl of Leicester of Holkham and Moyra Joan Crossley. 1 He married, firstly, Valeria Phyllis Potter, daughter of Leonard A. Potter, on 28 April 1962. 1 He and Valeria Phyllis Potter were divorced in 1985. 1 ...
Edward Coke (later the 7th Earl) took full control over the running of Holkham Estate after the death of the 5th Earl. His father (the 6th Earl) lived in South Africa for most of his life and didn’t wish to return to the UK to take on the running of Holkham.
11 de nov. de 2020 · Edward Douglas Coke, 7th Earl of Leicester,, styled Viscount Coke between 1976 and 1994, was an English nobleman. The Earl of Leicester was one of Norfolk's leading figures and played a key role in preserving and modernising the Holkham Estate over 40 years.
27 de abr. de 2015 · The 7th Earl of Leicester, who has died aged 78, was a farmer and countryman who revived the fortunes of his family seat, Holkham Hall, in Norfolk, overseeing its transformation from a...