Viscount de Vesci
Viscount de Vesci , of Abbeyleix in the Queen's County , is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of Ireland .
The Viscount family seat is Abbeyleix Abbey in Abbeyleix in County Laois .
Award and subordinate titles
The title was awarded on July 19, 1776 to Thomas Vesey, 2nd Baron Knapton . Already in 1730 he had inherited the subordinate titles of 2nd Baron Knapton and 3rd Baronet , of Abbeyleix in the Queen's County, from his father John Vesey, 1st Baron Knapton . The former was this on April 10, 1750 in the Peerage of Ireland, the latter was awarded on September 28, 1698 in the Baronetage of Ireland his father Sir Thomas Vesey, 1st Baronet .
The 4th Viscount was also raised to Baron de Vesci , of Abbey Leix in the Queen's County, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom on November 8, 1884 . In contrast to the Irish titles, this title was associated with a seat in the British House of Lords , but expired in 1903 when the 4th Viscount died without leaving any sons. The Viscountcy and the other titles fell to his nephew as the 5th Viscount. Today's title holder is his grandson Thomas Vesey as the 7th Viscount.
List of the Viscounts de Vesci (1776)
- Thomas Vesey, 1st Viscount de Vesci (1735–1804)
- John Vesey, 2nd Viscount de Vesci (1771–1855)
- Thomas Vesey, 3rd Viscount de Vesci (1803–1875)
- John Vesey, 4th Viscount de Vesci (1844–1903)
- Yvo Vesey, 5th Viscount de Vesci (1881–1958)
- John Vesey, 6th Viscount de Vesci (1919–1983)
- Thomas Vesey, 7th Viscount de Vesci (* 1955)
Title heir ( Heir apparent ) is the second son of the current title holder Hon. Oliver Vesey (* 1991).
See also
literature
- Charles Kidd: Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. Debrett's Ltd, London 2014, ISBN 0-9929348-2-6 .
Web links
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
- de Vesci, Viscount (I, 1776) at Cracroft's Peerage
Individual evidence
- ^ A b The London Gazette : No. 11679, p. 1 , June 29, 1776.
- ^ The London Gazette: No. 25412, p. 4795 , November 7, 1884.