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Quartered arms of Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh, KG. Robert Stewart, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry, KG, GCH, PC, PC (Ire) (18 June 1769 – 12 August 1822), usually known as Lord Castlereagh, [1] derived from the courtesy title Viscount Castlereagh [a] (UK: / ˈ k ɑː s əl r eɪ / KAH-səl-ray) by which he was styled from 1796 to 1821, was an Irish-born British statesman and politician.
Robert Stewart, Master of Atholl (died 1437), Scottish nobleman of royal descent, great-grandson of Robert II Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh (1769–1822), Irish politician Robert Stewart (Australian politician) (1831–1908), member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
Titles and office followed. In 1795 Alexander's son, Robert Stewart (1739–1821) was elevated to Earl of Londonderry (Marquess in 1816), [3] and in 1797 his son Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh (1769–1822), was appointed Chief Secretary for Ireland by the Lord Lieutenant, Londonderry's brother-in-law, John Pratt, Earl Camden. [4]
The title was created in 1816 for Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Londonderry.He had earlier represented County Down in the Irish House of Commons.Stewart had already been created Baron Londonderry in 1789, [3] Viscount Castlereagh, of Castlereagh in the County of Down, [4] [5] in 1795 and Earl of Londonderry, of the County of Londonderry, in 1796. [6]
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Among the consequent promotions, Lt-Col Sir George Hill was promoted to colonel and Castlereagh's cousin Alexander Robert Stewart, MP for Londonderry, was commissioned as lieutenant-colonel in October that year. In 1839 Sir Robert Ferguson, 2nd Baronet became the colonel after Sir George Hill's death. [9] [10] [28] [29]
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Castlereagh (borough), a former local government district near Belfast; Castlereagh (County Down townland) which gives its name to the borough; Castlereagh (County Down barony), latterly divided into Castlereagh Upper and; Castlereagh Lower; In the Republic of Ireland: County Mayo: townlands in two baronies: Castlereagh, Clanmorris, Crossboyne ...