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This is a list of the 109 present and extant Viscounts in the Peerages of England, Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland, and the United Kingdom.Note that it does not include extant viscountcies which have become merged (either through marriage or elevation) with higher peerages and are today in use only as subsidiary titles.
Viscounts in the Peerage of Ireland were created by English and British monarchs in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland. Irish peers were not initially granted a seat in the House of Lords and so allowed the grantee to sit in the House of Commons. Viscounts of Ireland have precedence below peers of England, Scotland, and Great Britain of ...
Viscount Powerscourt (/ ˈ p ɔːr z k ɔːr t / PORZ-kort [1]) is a title that has been created three times in the Peerage of Ireland, each time for members of the Wingfield family. It was created first in 1618 for the Chief Governor of Ireland, Richard Wingfield. However, this creation became extinct on his death in 1634.
Viscount or Viscountess. Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images. ... William currently holds a baron title—the Baron Carrickfergus, referring to Carrickfergus in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. ...
While most of us commoners are familiar with terms like queen or king, princess or prince, there are a handful of other titles used in the British royal family that are slightly less familiar ...
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Viscount Boyne, in the province of Leinster, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. [1] It was created in 1717 for the Scottish military commander Gustavus Hamilton, 1st Baron Hamilton of Stackallan. He had already been created Baron Hamilton of Stackallan, in the County of Meath in 1715, also in the Peerage of Ireland. [2]
A portrait of French nobleman Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Viscount of Turenne wearing a military uniform.. A viscount (/ ˈ v aɪ k aʊ n t / ⓘ VY-kownt, for male [1]) or viscountess (/ ˈ v aɪ k aʊ n t ɪ s /, for female [2]) is a title used in certain European countries for a noble of varying status.