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Marquess Of Waterford
Marquess of Waterford is a title in the Peerage of Ireland and the premier marquessate in that peerage. It was created in 1789 for the Anglo-Irish politician George Beresford, 2nd Earl of Tyrone. The title is presently held by Henry Beresford, 9th Marquess of Waterford. History The progenitor of the family was a companion of Strongbow, from whom he obtained grant for extensive lands in Waterford in the 11th century. The barony was created in 1535 for Sir Richard le Poer. James Power, 3rd Earl of Tyrone, who was also the 8th Baron Power, held both his titles by letters patent (dated 1535 and 1637 respectively), which specified that the titles would be inherited by heirs male of the grantee. When he died in 1704 however, his only child was a daughter, Lady Catharine Power. Lady Catharine therefore inherited the land. Lady Catharine grew up and married in 1717 an Irish politician, Sir Marcus Beresford, 4th Baronet. After a lawsuit with John Power, Sir Marcus and Lady Catharine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coronet Of A British Marquess
In British heraldry, a coronet is a type of crown that is a mark of rank of non-reigning members of the royal family and peers. In other languages, this distinction is not made, and usually the same word for ''crown'' is used irrespective of rank (, , , , , etc.) In this use, the English ''coronet'' is a purely technical term for all heraldic images of crowns not used by a sovereign. A Coronet is another type of crown, but is reserved for the nobility - Dukes, Marquesses, Earls, Viscounts and Barons. The specific design and attributes of the crown or coronet signifies the hierarchy and ranking of its owner. Certain physical coronets are worn by the British peerage on rare ceremonial occasions, such as the coronation of the monarch. These are also sometimes depicted in heraldry, and called coronets of rank in heraldic usage. Their shape varies depending on the wearer's rank in the peerage, according to models laid down in the 16th century. Similar depictions of crowns of rank () ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peerage Of Ireland
The peerage of Ireland consists of those Peerage, titles of nobility created by the English monarchs in their capacity as Lordship of Ireland, Lord or Monarchy of Ireland, King of Ireland, or later by monarchs of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. It is one of the five divisions of peerages in the United Kingdom. The creation of such titles came to an end in the 19th century. The ranks of the Irish peerage are duke, marquess, earl, viscount and baron. As of 2016, there were 135 titles in the peerage of Ireland: two dukedoms, ten marquessates, 43 earldoms, 28 viscountcies, and 52 baronies. This peerage is administered by the United Kingdom (which includes only part of the island of Ireland, namely Northern Ireland) and its titles are not officially recognised by the Republic of Ireland (which consists of the rest of the island), with Article 40.2 of the Constitution of Ireland forbidding the state conferring titles of nobility and stating that an Irish citizen may ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishop Of Kilmore
The Bishop of Kilmore is an episcopal title which takes its name after the parish of Kilmore, County Cavan in Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with other bishoprics. History The see of Kilmore was originally known as Breifne (Latin: ''Tirbrunensis'', ''Tybruinensis'' or ''Triburnia''; Irish: ''Tír mBriúin'', meaning "the land of the descendants of Brian", one of the kings of Connaught) and took its name after the Kingdom of Breifne., ''Handbook of British Chronology'', p. 362. The see became one of the dioceses approved by Giovanni Cardinal Paparoni at the synod of Kells in 1152, and has approximately the same boundaries as those of the ancient Kingdom of Breifne. In the Irish annals, the bishops were recorded of ''Breifne'', ''Breifni'', ''Breifny'', ''Tir-Briuin'', or ''Ui-Briuin-Breifne''. In the second half of the 12th century, it is likely the sees of Breifne and Kells were ruled ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Beresford (clergyman)
The Rt. Rev. George de la Poer Beresford (19 July 1765 – 16 October 1841) was an Irish bishop. A member of the Beresford family headed by the Marquess of Waterford, Beresford was the son of the Hon. John Beresford, younger son of Marcus Beresford, 1st Earl of Tyrone. Marcus Beresford and John Claudius Beresford were his brothers. Beresford was Dean of Kilmore from 1797 to 1801, Bishop of Clonfert and Kilmacduagh between 1801 and 1802 and Bishop of Kilmore between 1802 and 1839. The latter year the Kilmore and Ardagh sees were united, and Beresford served as Bishop for the new see until his death two years later. Beresford married Frances, daughter of Gervase Parker Bushe, daughter of Gervase Parker Bushe and Mary Grattan (sister of Henry Grattan), in 1794. They had several children, including John de la Poer Beresford, Colonial Secretary of St Vincent,West Indies, for 31 years, who married Harriet Eliza, daughter of Hon. William Wylly, Chief Justice of St Vincent, 06/05 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lieutenant-General
Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages, where the title of lieutenant general was held by the second-in-command on the battlefield, who was normally subordinate to a captain general. In modern armies, lieutenant general normally ranks immediately below general (or colonel general) and above major general; it is equivalent to the navy rank of vice admiral, and in air forces with a separate rank structure, it is equivalent to air marshal. In the United States, a lieutenant general has a three star insignia and commands an army corps, typically made up of three Division (military), army divisions, and consisting of around 60,000 to 70,000 soldiers. The seeming incongruity that a lieutenant general outranks a major general (whereas a Major (rank), major outranks a lieutenant) is due to the derivation of major general from sergeant major general, which was a rank subordinate to lieutenan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Beresford (politician)
William Beresford (17 April 1797 – 6 October 1883) was a British Conservative politician. Background He was the only son of Marcus Beresford and his wife Frances Arabella, daughter of Joseph Leeson, 1st Earl of Milltown. Beresford was educated at St Mary Hall, Oxford, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1819 and a Master of Arts five years later. He joined the British Army and served in the 9th Queen's Royal Lancers and then in the 12th (Prince of Wales's) Royal Lancers, finally as a major. Career Beresford contested County Waterford unsuccessfully in 1837. He was elected for Harwich in the next general election in 1841, which he represented until 1847. Beresford and Charles Newdegate were the Conservative whips in the House of Commons after the party split over the Corn Laws. His relations with Benjamin Disraeli were strained, with Beresford often taking his cue from Lord Stanley in the Lords instead of the nominal leader in the commons. As Chief Whip he managed t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative and Unionist Party, commonly the Conservative Party and colloquially known as the Tories, is one of the two main political parties in the United Kingdom, along with the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party. The party sits on the Centre-right politics, centre-right to Right-wing politics, right-wing of the Left–right political spectrum, left-right political spectrum. Following its defeat by Labour at the 2024 United Kingdom general election, 2024 general election it is currently the second-largest party by the number of votes cast and number of seats in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons; as such it has the formal parliamentary role of His Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition. It encompasses various ideological factions including One-nation conservatism, one-nation conservatives, Thatcherism, Thatcherites and Traditionalist conservatism, traditionalist conservatives. There have been 20 Conservative Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, prime minis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dungarvan (Parliament Of Ireland Constituency)
Dungarvan was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800. History In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by James II of England, James II, Dungarvan was represented with two members. Members of Parliament, 1610–1801 *1560 Henry Stafford (or Gifford) and John Challoner *1613–1615 Peter Rowe and Thomas Fitz-Harrys *1634–1635 Sir Peter Smithe of Ballynatray and John Hore *1639–1649 Sir Richard Osborne, 2nd Baronet and John Hore *1661–1665 John FitzGerald of Dromana and Sir Allen Brodrick 1689–1801 Notes References Bibliography * * {{coord missing, County Waterford Constituencies of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) Dungarvan Historic constituencies in County Waterford 1610 establishments in Ireland 1800 disestablishments in Ireland Constituencies established in 1610 Constituencies disestablished in 1800 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcus Beresford (1764–1797)
Marcus Beresford (14 February 1764 – 16 November 1797) was an Irish politician. Background A member of the Beresford family headed by the Marquess of Waterford, he was the eldest son of John Beresford (statesman), John Beresford. George Beresford (clergyman), George Beresford and John Claudius Beresford were his younger brothers. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin. Political career Beresford returned to the Irish House of Commons for Dungarvan (Parliament of Ireland constituency), Dungarvan in 1783 and held this position until his death fourteen years later. Family Beresford married Frances Arabella, daughter of Joseph Leeson, 1st Earl of Milltown, in 1791. They had three children: *Lt John Theophilus Beresford (1792 – 19 January 1812), mortally wounded by the explosion of a magazine at the Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo (1812), Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo *Elizabeth Beresford (1794-7 December 1856), married Felix Calvert Ladbroke (1802-1869)England, Select Births and Chri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Beresford (statesman)
John de la Poer Beresford, PC, PC (Ire) (14 March 1738 – 5 November 1805) was an Anglo-Irish statesman. Background and education Beresford was a younger son of Sir Marcus Beresford, who, having married Catherine, sole heiress of James Power, 3rd Earl of Tyrone, was created Earl of Tyrone in 1746. After the death of the earl in 1763, Beresford's mother successfully asserted her claim ''suo jure'' to the barony of La Poer. John Beresford thus inherited powerful family connections. He was educated at Kilkenny College, Trinity College Dublin"Alumni Dublinenses: a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593–1860)" George Dames Burtchaell/Thomas Ulick Sadleir p61: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935 and was called to the Irish bar. Political career Beresford entered the Irish House of Commons as member for County Waterford in 1761. In 1768, 1783, 1789 and finally in 1798, he stood also for Coleraine, however c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Beresford (1738-1805), MP P5287
John Beresford may refer to: *John Beresford (Waterford MP) (1738–1805), Irish MP for Waterford *John Claudius Beresford (1766–1846), Irish MP for Swords and Dublin, son of the above *Sir John Beresford, 1st Baronet (1766–1844), Royal Navy admiral, nephew of the Waterford MP *John Horsley-Beresford, 2nd Baron Decies (1773–1855), Anglo-Irish peer, nephew of the Waterford MP *Lord John Beresford (1773–1862), Anglican Archbishop of Armagh, nephew of the Waterford MP * John Beresford, 4th Marquess of Waterford (1814–1866), Irish peer and Church of Ireland minister, nephew of the above *John Beresford, 5th Marquess of Waterford (1844–1895), Irish peer, son of the above *John Beresford, 5th Baron Decies (1866–1944), Anglo-Irish army officer, polo player, great-great-nephew of the Waterford MP * J. D. Beresford (John Davys Beresford, 1873–1947), English science fiction writer at the turn of the 20th century * John Beresford (dean of Elphin and Ardagh) (fl. 1897–1954), Ang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
