Marquess of Sligo
Marquess of Sligo is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of Ireland .
The family home of the Marquesses is Westport House near Westport in County Mayo in Ireland .
Award and subordinate titles
The title was on December 29, 1800 by King George III. created for Irish politician John Browne, 3rd Earl of Altamont .
The 1st Marquess had the titles of 3rd Earl of Altamont , in the County of Mayo, 3rd Viscount Westport , of Westport in the County of Mayo, and 3rd Baron Mount Eagle , of Westport in the County of by his father as early as 1780 Mayo, given to his grandfather on December 4, 1771, August 24, 1768 and September 10, 1760, respectively, in the Peerage of Ireland.
On February 20, 1806, the 1st Marquess was also bestowed the title of Baron Monteagle , of Westport in the County of Mayo. This belongs to the Peerage of the United Kingdom and, in contrast to the Irish titles, was directly entitled to a seat in the British House of Lords until 1999 .
The 6th Marquess inherited in 1916 when the childless death of his relatives Hubert de Burgh-Canning, 2nd Marquess of Clanricarde the title 4th Earl of Clanricarde that on 29 December 1800, the Peerage of Ireland the father of the second Marquess of Sligo awarded had been. All of the aforementioned titles are still subordinate titles of the respective marquess.
List of the Earls of Altamont and Marquesses of Sligo
Earls of Altamont (1771)
- John Browne, 1st Earl of Altamont (around 1709–1776)
- Peter Browne, 2nd Earl of Altamont (around 1731–1780)
- John Denis Browne, 3rd Earl of Altamont (1756-1809) (promoted to Marquess of Sligo in 1800 )
Marquesses of Sligo (1800)
- John Browne, 1st Marquess of Sligo (1756-1809)
- Howe Browne, 2nd Marquess of Sligo (1788-1845)
- George Browne, 3rd Marquess of Sligo (1820-1896)
- John Browne, 4th Marquess of Sligo (1824-1903)
- Henry Browne, 5th Marquess of Sligo (1831-1913)
- George Browne, 6th Marquess of Sligo (1856-1935)
- Ulick Browne, 7th Marquess of Sligo (1898–1941)
- Arthur Browne, 8th Marquess of Sligo (1867-1951)
- Terence Browne, 9th Marquess of Sligo (1873–1952)
- Denis Browne, 10th Marquess of Sligo (1908-1991)
- Jeremy Browne, 11th Marquess of Sligo (1939-2014)
- Sebastian Browne, 12th Marquess of Sligo (* 1964)
The heir ( Heir Apparent ) is the son of the current Marquess, Christopher Browne, Earl of Altamont (* 1988).
Web links
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
- Sligo, Marquess of (I, 1800) at Cracroft's Peerage
Individual evidence
- ^ The London Gazette : No. 15326, p. 40 , January 6, 1801.