Viscount Monck
Viscount Monck , of Ballytrammon in the County of Wexford , is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of Ireland .
Award and history of the title
The title was created by Letters patent on January 5, 1801 for Charles Monck, 1st Baron Monck .
As early as November 23, 1797, he was raised to Baron Monck , of Ballytrammon in the County of Wexford, also in the Peerage of Ireland .
His eldest son, the 2nd Viscount, was also raised to Earl of Rathdowne on January 12, 1822 in the Peerage of Ireland . He had nine daughters, but no son, so that the earldom expired on his death on September 20, 1848. His brother inherited the remaining titles as 3rd Viscount.
His son, the 4th Viscount, was Governor General of Canada and was raised on July 12, 1866 in the Peerage of the United Kingdom to Baron Monck , of Ballytrammon in the County of Wexford. This title, unlike his Irish titles, was linked to a hereditary seat in the House of Lords until 1999 .
Today's title holder is his great-great-grandson Charles Monck as the 7th Viscount.
List of Viscounts Monck (1801)
- Charles Monck, 1st Viscount Monck (around 1754–1802)
- Henry Monck, 1st Earl of Rathdowne , 2nd Viscount Monck (1785–1848)
- Charles Monck, 3rd Viscount Monck (1791–1849)
- Charles Monck, 4th Viscount Monck (1819-1894)
- Henry Monck, 5th Viscount Monck (1849–1927)
- Henry Monck, 6th Viscount Monck (1905–1982)
- Charles Monck, 7th Viscount Monck (* 1953)
Presumed title heir ( Heir Presumptive ) is the brother of the current title holder, Hon. George Monck (* 1957).
Literature and web links
- Charles Kidd: Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. Debrett's Ltd, London 2014, ISBN 0-9929348-2-6 .
- Monck, Viscount (I, 1801) at Cracroft's Peerage
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page