Viscount FitzAlan of Derwent, of Derwent in the County of Derby, was a title in the

Peerage of the United Kingdom The Peerage of the United Kingdom is one of the five peerages in the United Kingdom. It comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Acts of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great B ...

. It was created in 1921 for Lord Edmund Talbot on his appointment as

Lord Lieutenant of Ireland Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (), or more formally Lieutenant General and General Governor of Ireland, was the title of the chief governor of Ireland from the Williamite Wars of 1690 until the Partition of Ireland in 1922. This spanned the K ...

. Born Lord Edmund FitzAlan-Howard, he was the third born, but second surviving son of Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 14th Duke of Norfolk. In 1876 he assumed by Royal licence the surname of Talbot in lieu of his patronymic in an unsuccessful attempt to succeed to the estates of Bertram, 17th Earl of Shrewsbury and Waterford, having been named by will as his successor and chief beneficiary. Shortly after being raised to the peerage he resumed his first surname. The title became extinct on the death of his son, the second Viscount, in 1962.

Viscounts FitzAlan of Derwent (1921)

* Edmund Bernard FitzAlan-Howard, 1st Viscount FitzAlan of Derwent (1855–1947) * Henry Edmund FitzAlan-Howard, 2nd Viscount FitzAlan of Derwent (1883–1962)

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:FitzAlan of Derwent, Viscount Extinct viscountcies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Noble titles created in 1921 Peerages created for UK MPs * 1921 establishments in the United Kingdom 1962 disestablishments in the United Kingdom

Viscounts FitzAlan of Derwent (1921)

See also

References