The Peerage of the British Empire as at Present Existing: Arranged and Printed from the Personal Communications of the Nobility |
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12 April 16 July 16 March 17 June 1st Earl 1st Lord 1st marriage 20 April 20 June 20 Sept 25 March 28 July 2nd daughter 2nd Earl 2nd marriage 2ndly 31 March 4th daughter Anna-Maria Arms.-See Genealogical Volume Baron Baroness Baronet Bart Britain Brother Capt Captain Castle Catherine Collateral Branches Colonel Creations.-Baron daugh daughter and co-heir daughter and heir daughter of John daughter of Sir daughter of Thomas daughter of William Duke Earl's Edward eldest daughter Esq.-See Frederick Genealogy and Arms.-See Georgiana Harriet Jane Lady Charlotte Lady Elizabeth Lady Mary late Sir leaving issue left issue Lieut Lieut.-Colonel Lordship's father Margaret Maria Mary-Anne Motto Peerage of England Peerage of Ireland Peerage of Scotland Plates of Arms PRESENT AND SECOND PRESENT AND THIRD present Peer re-m Richard Right-Hon Robert SECOND LORD Sir John succeeded Town United Kingdom Viscountess widow youngest daughter
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Page 40 - Peerage; b. 6 Aug. 1767, was elevated to the Peerage in consequence of his distinguished exertions on the arrival of the French forces in Bantry Bay 27 Jan. 1797, m.
Page xxiii - Spiritual of the same rank of Great Britain, and shall enjoy the same privileges (except those depending upon sitting in the House of Lords); and the temporal Peers of Ireland shall have rank next after the Peers of the like rank in Great Britain at the time of the Union; and all Peerages of Ireland and of the United Kingdom...
Page 50 - Viscount Beresford of Beresford, Co. Stafford, and Baron Beresford of Albuera and of Dungarvan, Co. Waterford, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom ; GCB, a General in the Army, Colonel of the 16th Foot, a Commissioner of the Royal Military College and Royal Military Asylum...
Page xvi - Bench. Master of the Rolls. Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas. Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer, Judges, and Barons of the degree of the Coifeof the said Court, according to seniority.
Page xv - Dukes' eldest Sons. EARLS, according to their Patents. Marquises' eldest Sons. Dukes' younger Sons. VISCOUNTS, according to their Patents. Earls
Page xxiii - PeerageĢ of Ireland and of the United Kingdom, created after the Union, shall have rank according to creation, and all Peerages of Great Britain and Ireland shall in all other respects be considered as Peerages of the United Kingdom, and the Peers of Ireland shall enjoy the same privileges, except those depending upon sitting in the House of Lords.
Page 2 - Osnaburg, was created Duke of York and Albany in Great Britain, and Earl of Ulster in Ireland.
Page xvi - Body. Gentlemen of the Privy Chamber. Esquires of the Knights of the Bath. Esquires by Creation. Esquires by Office. Younger Sons of Knights of the Garter. Younger Sons of Bannerets. Younger Sons of Knights of the Bath. Younger Sons of Knights Bachelors. Gentlemen entitled to bear Arms. Clergymen, Barristers at Law, Officers in the Navy and Army, who are all Gentlemen, and have their respective precedency in their several Professions.
Page 442 - Marquess, and Earl of Wellington, Marquess of Douro, Viscount Wellington of Talavera and of Wellington, and Baron Douro of Wellesley...
Page xv - Chamberlain from him and his heirs, except only when he or they shall be in the actual execution of the said office of Great Chamberlain of England, attending the person of the King or Queen for the time being, or introducing a Peer or Peers into the House of Lords; which was conOrmed by stat.