Marquess Conyngham, of the County of Donegal, is a title in the

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. It was created in 1816 for

Henry Conyngham, 1st Earl Conyngham Henry Conyngham, 1st Earl Conyngham PC (1705 – 3 April 1781) was an Anglo-Irish nobleman and politician. He was the second son of General Henry Conyngham of Slane Castle and his wife Mary Williams, daughter of Sir John Williams, 2nd Baronet, ...

. He was the great-nephew of another

, a member of a family of Scottish descent which had settled during the Plantation of Ulster in

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in the early 17th century. The 'founder' of the dynasty in Ireland was The Very Rev. Dr. Alexander Cunningham, Dean of Raphoe. The earlier Henry was a member of both the

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and the

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and served as Vice-Admiral of Ulster and as Governor of the counties of Donegal and Londonderry. In 1753 he was raised to the Peerage of Ireland as Baron Conyngham, of Mount Charles in the County of Donegal, and in 1756 he was created Viscount Conyngham, in Ireland, also in the Peerage of Ireland. In 1781 he was made Baron Conyngham, of Mount Charles in the County of Donegal, with remainder to his nephew Francis Burton, and Earl Conyngham, of Mount Charles in the County of Donegal, which like the creations of 1753 and 1756 was created with normal remainder to the heirs male of his body. The latter titles were also in the Peerage of Ireland. Lord Conyngham was childless and on his death in 1781 the barony of 1753, the viscountcy and earldom became extinct while he was succeeded in the barony of 1781 according to the special remainder by his aforementioned nephew Francis. He was the eldest son of Mary, sister of the first Earl Conyngham, by her husband Francis Burton. The new 2nd Baron Conyngham, who had earlier represented

Killybegs Killybegs () is a town in County Donegal, Ireland. It is the largest fishing port in the country and on the island of Ireland. It is located on the south coast of the county, north of Donegal Bay, near Donegal Town. Its Irish name ''Na Cealla ...

and

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in the

, assumed by Royal licence the surname and arms of Conyngham on succeeding to the titles. The 2nd Baron Conyngham was succeeded by his eldest twin son, Henry, the third Baron. He was a General in the

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, one of the original 28

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, Governor of both County Donegal and County Clare and

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. He was created Viscount Conyngham, of Mount Charles in the County of Donegal, in 1789, Viscount Mount Charles and Earl Conyngham in 1797, and Viscount Slane, in the County of Meath, Earl of Mount Charles and Marquess Conyngham, of the County of Donegal, in 1816. All these titles were in the Peerage of Ireland. In 1821 he was also made Baron Minster, of Minster Abbey in the County of

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, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, which gave him an automatic seat in the

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. He was succeeded by his second but eldest surviving son, Francis, the second Marquess. Like his father he was a General in the Army and also held government office as

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and as

. His eldest son, George, the third Marquess, was a Lieutenant-General in the British Army. When he died the titles passed to his eldest son Henry, the fourth Marquess. He was Vice-Admiral of Ulster. Two of his sons, Victor, the fifth Marquess (who was aide-de-camp to Lieutenant General Sir John Grenfell Maxwell during World War I, and who died on 9 November 1918 in York), and Frederick, the sixth Marquess, both succeeded in the titles. Frederick's son,

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, succeeded him in 1974 as seventh Marquess, followed by his son

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, the eighth Marquess, in 2009. Several other members of the Conyngham and Burton families may also be mentioned. Henry Conyngham (died 1706), father of the first Earl Conyngham (of the 1718 creation), was a

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in the

and was killed in the

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. Francis Burton (died 1743), father of the second Baron Conyngham, was a Member of the Irish Parliament for Coleraine and

. William Conyngham (who assumed the surname of Conyngham in lieu of Burton in 1781), younger son of Francis Burton and younger brother of the second Baron Conyngham, was a Member of the Irish Parliament and served as a

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. The Honourable Sir Francis Burton, second son of the second Baron, was a colonial administrator and

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for

. Elizabeth Conyngham, Marchioness Conyngham, wife of the first Marquess, was a mistress of King George IV. Henry Francis Conyngham, Earl of Mount Charles, eldest son of the first Marquess, represented

in the

but predeceased his father, unmarried. Lord Albert Denison Conyngham, third son of the first Marquess, assumed the surname of Denison in lieu of Conyngham in 1849 on succeeding to the vast fortune of his maternal uncle William Joseph Denison, and was raised to the peerage as Baron Londesborough the following year (see this title for more information on this branch of the family). Lady Jane Conyngham, second daughter of the first Marquess, was a

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. Lord Francis Conyngham, second son of the second Marquess, was

for

. The family seat is

Slane Castle Slane Castle (Irish ''Cáisleán Bhaile Shláine'') is located in the village of Slane, within the Boyne Valley of County Meath, Ireland. The castle has been the family seat of the Conyngham family since it was built in the late 18th century, on ...

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. A former family seat was The Hall in the village of

Mountcharles Mountcharles () is a village and townland (of 650 acres) in the south of County Donegal, Ireland. It lies 6 km from Donegal Town on the Killybegs road ( N56). It is situated in the civil parish of Inver and the historic barony of Banagh. ...

, near

Donegal Town Donegal ( ; , "fort of the foreigners") is a town in County Donegal, Ireland. The name was also historically spelt 'Dunnagall'. Although Donegal gave its name to the county, now Lifford is the county town. From the 15th until the early 17th ce ...

in the south of

. The family surname is pronounced "''Cunn''ingum".

Baron Conyngham (1753-1781), Viscount Conyngham (1756-1781)

* 1st Baron Conyngham, 1st Viscount Conyngham (1705–1781) (Created Viscount Conyngham 1756, Earl Conyngham and a second Baron Conyngham 1781)

Earls Conyngham and Baron Conyngham (1781)

* Henry, 1st (and last) Earl Conyngham, 1st (and last) Viscount Conyngham, 1st (and last) Baron Conyngham (1753 creation), 1st Baron Conyngham (1781 creation) (1705–1781)

Barons Conyngham (1781; Reverted)

Francis Pierpoint Conyngham, 2nd Baron Conyngham Francis Conyngham, 2nd Baron Conyngham (born Francis Pierpoint Burton; 1725 – 22 May 1787) was an Ireland, Irish peer and politician. Biography Burton was the eldest of two sons born to politician Francis Burton (1696–1744), Francis Burton ...

, nephew of

(died 1787) * Henry Conyngham, 3rd Baron Conyngham (1766–1832) (created Viscount Conyngham in 1789, Earl Conyngham in 1797, and Viscount Slane, Earl of Mount Charles, Marquess Conyngham in 1816 and Baron Minster in 1821)

Marquesses Conyngham (1816)

Henry Conyngham, 1st Marquess Conyngham Henry Burton Conyngham, 1st Marquess Conyngham, (26 December 1766 – 28 December 1832), known as The Lord Conyngham between 1787 and 1789, as The Viscount Conyngham (2nd creation) between 1789 and 1797 and as The Earl Conyngham (2nd creation) b ...

(1766–1832) ** Henry Francis Conyngham, Earl of Mount Charles (1795–1824) * Francis Nathaniel Conyngham, 2nd Marquess Conyngham (1797–1876) * George Henry Conyngham, 3rd Marquess Conyngham (1825–1882) *Henry Francis Conyngham, 4th Marquess Conyngham (1857–1897) *Victor George Henry Francis Conyngham, 5th Marquess Conyngham (1883–1918) *Frederick William Burton Conyngham, 6th Marquess Conyngham (1890–1974) * Frederick William Henry Francis Conyngham, 7th Marquess Conyngham (1924–2009) * Henry Vivien Pierpont Conyngham, 8th Marquess Conyngham (born 1951) The

heir apparent An heir apparent, often shortened to heir, is a person who is first in an order of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting by the birth of another person; a person who is first in the order of succession but can be displaced by the b ...

is the present holder's son Alexander Burton Conyngham, Earl of Mount Charles (born 1975).
The heir apparent's heir apparent is his son Rory Nicholas Burton Conyngham, Viscount Slane (born 2010). * '' Lt.-Gen. Henry Conyngham (d. 1705/6)'' ** Coronet of a British Earl

'' Henry Conyngham, 1st Baron Conyngham, 1st Earl Conyngham (1705–1781)'' ** '' Mary Conyngham (d. 1737)'' *** Coronet of a British Baron

(c. 1730 – 1787)'' **** Coronet of a British Marquess

'' General Sir Henry Conyngham, 1st Marquess Conyngham (1766–1832)'' ***** '' Henry Francis Conyngham, Earl of Mount Charles (1795–1824)'' ***** Coronet of a British Marquess

'' General Sir Francis Nathaniel Conyngham, 2nd Marquess Conyngham (1797–1876)'' ****** Coronet of a British Marquess

'' General George Henry Conyngham, 3rd Marquess Conyngham (1825–1882)'' ******* Coronet of a British Marquess

''Henry Francis Conyngham, 4th Marquess Conyngham (1857–1897)'' ******** Coronet of a British Marquess

''Victor George Henry Francis Conyngham, 5th Marquess Conyngham (1883–1918)'' ******** Coronet of a British Marquess

''Frederick William Burton Conyngham, 6th Marquess Conyngham (1890–1974)'' ********* Coronet of a British Marquess

'' Frederick William Henry Francis Conyngham, 7th Marquess Conyngham (1924–2009)'' ********** Coronet of a British Marquess

Henry Vivien Pierpont Conyngham, 8th Marquess Conyngham (born 1951) *********** (1) Alexander Burton Conyngham, ''Earl of Mount Charles'' (born 1975) ************ (2) Rory Nicholas Burton Conyngham, ''Viscount Slane'' (born 2010) ************ (3) ''Hon.'' Caspar Conyngham (born 2012) ********** (4) ''Lord'' Simon Charles Eveleigh Wren Conyngham (born 1953) ********** (5) ''Lord'' Frederick William Patrick Conyngham (born 1959) ********* (6) ''Lord'' John Victor Albert Blosse Conyngham (born 1926) ***** Coronet of a British Baron

'' Albert Denison Denison, 1st Baron Londesborough (1805–1860)'' ****** ''Hon. Harold Albert Denison (1856–1948)'' ******* Coronet of a British Baron

''John Albert Lister Denison, 8th Baron Londesborough (1901–1968)'' ******** (7) Coronet of a British Baron

Richard John Denison, 9th Baron Londesborough (born 1959) ********* (1, 8) ''Hon.'' James Frederick Denison (born 1990)

References

Attribution

* *Kidd, Charles & Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Conyngham Marquessates in the Peerage of Ireland Noble titles created in 1816 Marquess

Baron Conyngham (1753-1781), Viscount Conyngham (1756-1781)

Earls Conyngham and Baron Conyngham (1781)

Barons Conyngham (1781; Reverted)

Marquesses Conyngham (1816)

See also

References

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