John Holles, 2nd Earl of Clare

John Holles, 2nd Earl of Clare (13 June 1595 – 2 January 1666) was an English nobleman.

[1] During the Thirty Years' War, at the siege of Bois-le-Duc in 1629, he served as a volunteer under the command of his father-in-law, Horace Vere, 1st Baron Vere of Tilbury.

[3] Although he had quarrelled with Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford, who had married his sister, Arabella, in 1641 he opposed the Earl of Strafford's impeachment in the House of Lords, and during the trial asked several questions favourable to his defence.

After the Restoration, he gained a pardon from King Charles II.

They had eight children: Holles is buried in St. Mary's Church, Nottingham.