Viscount Castlecomer
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Viscount Castlecomer was a hereditary British title in the Peerage of Ireland , named after Castlecomer in County Kilkenny .
Award and history of the title
The title was created on March 15, 1707 by Queen Anne for the politician Sir Christopher Wandesford, 2nd Baronet . Together with the Viscount title he was awarded the subordinate title Baron Wandesford . As early as 1687 he had inherited the title of Baronet , of Kirklington in the County of York , from his father Sir Christopher Wandesford, 1st Baronet (1628-1687), which had been awarded to this on August 5, 1662 in the Baronetage of England .
His grandson, the 5th Viscount, was also elevated to Earl Wandesford on August 15, 1758 in the Peerage of Ireland . All four titles expired on his death on January 12, 1784.
List of Viscounts Castlecomers (1707)
- Christopher Wandesford, 1st Viscount Castlecomer (1656–1707)
- Christopher Wandesford, 2nd Viscount Castlecomer (1684–1719)
- Christopher Wandesford, 3rd Viscount Castlecomer (1717–1736)
- George Wandesford, 4th Viscount Castlecomer (1687–1751)
- John Wandesford, 1st Earl Wandesford , 5th Viscount Castlecomer (1725–1784)
Web links
- Castlecomer, Viscount (I, 1707–1784) at Cracroft's Peerage
- Wandesford, Earl (I, 1758–1784) at Cracroft's Peerage