Viscount Southwell (), of Castle Mattress in the County of

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, is a title in the

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. It was created in 1776 for Thomas Southwell, 3rd Baron Southwell. The Southwell family descends from Thomas Southwell. In 1662 he was created a Baronet, of Castle Mattress in the County of Limerick, in the Baronetage of Ireland. He was succeeded by his son, the second Baronet. He represented

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in the Irish Parliament. In 1717 he was created Baron Southwell, of Castle Mattress, in the County of Limerick, in the Peerage of Ireland. His grandson was the aforementioned third Baron, who was elevated to a viscountcy in 1776. Before succeeding in the barony he had represented

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in the

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. His great-grandson, the fourth Viscount, served as Lord Lieutenant of County Leitrim between 1872 and 1878. the titles are held by his great-great-grandson, the eighth Viscount, who succeeded his father in that year.

Southwell Baronets, of Castle Mattress (1662)

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(died 1680) * Sir Thomas Southwell, 2nd Baronet (1665–1720) (created Baron Southwell in 1717)

Barons Southwell (1717)

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(1665–1720) *

Thomas Southwell, 2nd Baron Southwell Thomas Southwell, 2nd Baron Southwell PC (Ire), FRS (7 January 1698 – 19 November 1766), styled The Honourable from 1717 until 1720, was an Irish peer, politician and freemason. Background He was the oldest son of Thomas Southwell, 1st Baron ...

(1698–1766) * Thomas George Southwell, 3rd Baron Southwell (1721–1780) (created Viscount Southwell in 1776)

Viscounts Southwell (1776)

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and last in line to the titles is the present holder's younger brother, the Hon. Charles Anthony John Southwell (born 1962).

Ancestry

(ancestors of 7th Viscount)

Notes

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, *

External links

Pyers Southwell, 7th Viscount Southwell
{{DEFAULTSORT:Southwell Viscountcies in the Peerage of Ireland Noble titles created in 1776