Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Sir William Holles (or Hollyes) (1471?– 20 October, 1542)rose from apprenticeship to a mercer to become master warden of his company and Lord Mayor of London.He was the son of Thomas Holles of Stoke, Coventry.William invested his fortune in purchasing land mostly in Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire, but also in Staffordshire, Middlesex and Essex. This property portfolio passed down through several generations of the family and became the basis of the property owned by the Earl of Clare.. }
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- William_Holles comment "Sir William Holles (or Hollyes) (1471?– 20 October, 1542)rose from apprenticeship to a mercer to become master warden of his company and Lord Mayor of London.He was the son of Thomas Holles of Stoke, Coventry.William invested his fortune in purchasing land mostly in Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire, but also in Staffordshire, Middlesex and Essex. This property portfolio passed down through several generations of the family and became the basis of the property owned by the Earl of Clare.".