Baron Decies, of
Decies in the
County of Waterford
County Waterford ( ga, Contae Phort Láirge) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster and is part of the South-East Region, Ireland, South-East Region. It is named ...
, is a title in the
Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1812 for the Right Reverend
William Beresford,
Archbishop of Tuam from 1794 to 1819. He was the third son of the
Marcus Beresford, 1st Earl of Tyrone, and the younger brother of
George Beresford, 1st Marquess of Waterford. His son, the second Baron, married Charlotta Philadelphia Horsley, the only daughter and heiress of Robert Horsley (1749-1809) of
Bolam Hall in Northumberland, which he built (using stone from the ruined ancient castle on the site) on the estate purchased in 1727 by his father John Horsley. In accordance with the terms of his wife's inheritance he assumed the additional surname of Horsley in 1810. However, none of the subsequent barons have held this surname. His grandson, the fifth Baron, was a Major in the Army and also sat in the
House of Lords as an
Irish Representative Peer from 1912 to 1944. the title is held by his grandson, the seventh Baron, who succeeded his father in 1992.
The family seat is
Straffan Lodge, near
Straffan,
County Kildare
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Barons Decies (1812)
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William Beresford, 1st Baron Decies (1743–1819)
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John Horsley-Beresford, 2nd Baron Decies (1773–1855)
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William Robert John Horsley-Beresford, 3rd Baron Decies (1811–1893)
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William Marcus de la Poer Beresford, 4th Baron Decies (1865–1910)
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John Graham Hope de la Poer Beresford, 5th Baron Decies
John Graham Hope Horsley de la Poer Beresford, 5th Baron Decies PC (5 December 1866 – 31 January 1944), styled The Honourable John Beresford until 1910, was an Anglo-Irish army officer, civil servant, and polo player in the 1900 Summer ...
(1866–1944)
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,(1915–1992)
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Marcus Hugh Tristram de la Poer Beresford, 7th Baron Decies (born 1948)
The
heir apparent is the present holder's son Hon. Robert Marcus Duncan de la Poer Beresford (born 1988)
See also
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Marquess of Waterford
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Viscount Beresford
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In many countries a viscount, and its historical equivalents, was a non-hereditary, administrative or judicial ...
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Baron Beresford
References
Links
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*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,
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Baronies in the Peerage of Ireland
Baron
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Noble titles created in 1812