Viscount Valentia

Viscount (of) Valentia is a hereditary British title of nobility awarded twice in the Peerage of Ireland .

Award, subordinate and other titles

The title was first created for Sir Henry Power on March 1, 1621 . Since this had no direct heirs, King James I granted his relative Sir Francis Annesley, 1st Baronet , the title on March 11, 1622 by way of a "reversionary grant". That said, he should get the title when Powers died. Accordingly, Francis received the title on his death on May 25, 1642. He was already in 1620 in the Baronetage of Ireland to Baronet , of Newport Pagnell in the County of Buckingham , and on February 8, 1629 in the Peerage of Ireland to Baron Mountnorris , of Mountnorris in the County of Armagh .

His son, the 2nd Viscount, was raised to Earl of Anglesey and Baron Annesley in 1661 in the Peerage of England . His descendant, the 6th Earl, inherited the title of 5th Baron Altham, created in 1681 in the Peerage of Ireland in 1727 . The Earldom of Anglesey and the Baron Annesley went out on his death on February 14, 1761, the Viscountcy Valentia and Baronies Mountnorris and Altham fell to his relative Arthur Annesley as the 8th Viscount. This was raised on December 20, 1793 in the Peerage of Ireland to Earl of Mountnorris . The Earldom Mountnorris and the Barony Altham expired on the death of his son, the 2nd Earl in 1844, the remaining titles fell to his relative Arthur Annesley as the 10th Viscount. His son, the 11th Viscount, was raised to Baron Annesley in 1917 in the Peerage of the United Kingdom . This barony expired on the death of his son, the 12th Viscount, in 1949, the remaining titles fell to his relative William Annesley as the 13th Viscount. Today's title holder is Francis Annesley as the 16th Viscount.

List of Viscounts Valentia

Viscounts Valentia, first award (1621)

• Henry Power, 1st Viscount Valentia († 1642)

Viscounts Valentia, second bestowal (1622)

• Francis Annesley, 1st Viscount Valentia (1583-1660)
• Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Anglesey , 2nd Viscount Valentia (1614–1686)
• James Annesley, 2nd Earl of Anglesey , 3rd Viscount Valentia (1645–1690)
• James Annesley, 3rd Earl of Anglesey , 4th Viscount Valentia (1674–1702)
• John Annesley, 4th Earl of Anglesey , 5th Viscount Valentia (1676-1710)
• Arthur Annesley, 5th Earl of Anglesey , 6th Viscount Valentia († 1737)
• Richard Annesley, 6th Earl of Anglesey , 7th Viscount Valentia (1690–1761)
• Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Mountnorris , 8th Viscount Valentia (1744-1816)
• George Annesley, 2nd Earl of Mountnorris , 9th Viscount Valentia (1770–1844)
• Arthur Annesley, 10th Viscount Valentia (1785–1863)
• Arthur Annesley, 11th Viscount Valentia (1843-1927)
• Caryl Annesley, 12th Viscount Valentia (1883-1949)
• William Annesley, 13th Viscount Valentia (1875–1951)
• Francis Annesley, 14th Viscount Valentia (1888–1983)
• Richard Annesley, 15th Viscount Valentia (1929-2005)
• Francis Annesley, 16th Viscount Valentia (born 1959)

The alleged title heir ( Heir Presumptive ) is the brother of the current title holder Peter Annesley (* 1967).

Literature and web links

• Charles Kidd: Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. Debrett's Ltd, London 2014, ISBN 0-9929348-2-6 .
• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page