Lord Robert Leke, 3rd Earl of Scarsdale | |
|---|---|
 Modern-day Sutton Scarsdale Hall | |
| Lord Lieutenant of Derbyshire | |
| In office 1684–1687 | |
| Monarchs | Charles II 1684-1685 James II 1685-1687 |
| Preceded by | Earl of Devonshire |
| Succeeded by | Earl of Huntingdon |
| Member of Parliament for Newark | |
| In office March 1679 – August 1679 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Savile Sir Richard Rothwell |
| Succeeded by | Sir Robert Markham |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Leke 9 March 1654 Sutton Scarsdale Hall |
| Died | 27 December 1707 (aged 53) London |
| Resting place | Westminster Abbey[1] |
| Nationality | English |
| Spouse | Mary Lewis (1658-1684) |
| Children | Frances (died 1681) |
| Parent(s) | Nicholas Leke, 2nd Earl Scarsdale (1612-1680) Lady Frances Rich (ca 1621-1692); |
| Residence | Duke Street, Westminster |
| Occupation | Courtier 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.
- ^ "Nicholas and Robert Leke, Earls of Scarsdale". Westminster Abbey. Retrieved 14 October 2019.