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Henry de la Poer Beresford, 3rd Marquess of Waterford, KP (26 April 1811 – 29 March 1859), styled Lord Henry Beresford before 1824 and Earl of Tyrone between 1824 and 1826, was an Irish peer. Referred to as the "Mad Marquis", he is also remembered as an eccentric .
Marquess of Waterford is a title in the Peerage of Ireland and the premier marquessate in that peerage. It was created in 1789 for the Anglo-Irish politician George Beresford, 2nd Earl of Tyrone . The title is presently held by Henry Beresford, 9th Marquess of Waterford.
Henry Beresford, 3rd Marquess of Waterford (1811–1859), Anglo-Irish peer, son of the above; Henry Beresford, 6th Marquess of Waterford (1875–1911), Anglo-Irish peer, great-grandson of the 2nd Marquess; Henry Beresford, 9th Marquess of Waterford (born 1958), Anglo-Irish peer, great-grandson of the above
Sometimes the son of a peer can be referred to as a viscount even when he could use a more senior courtesy title which differs in name from the substantive title. Family tradition plays a role in this. For example, the eldest son of the Marquess of Londonderry is Viscount Castlereagh, even though the Marquess is also the Earl Vane. [6] [7]
George Beresford, 1st Marquess of Waterford; Henry Beresford, 2nd Marquess of Waterford; Henry Beresford, 3rd Marquess of Waterford; John Beresford, 4th Marquess of Waterford; John Beresford, 5th Marquess of Waterford; Henry Beresford, 6th Marquess of Waterford; John Beresford, 7th Marquess of Waterford; John Beresford, 8th Marquess of Waterford
The story of two noble lives: being memorials of Charlotte, Countess Canning, and Louisa, Marchioness of Waterford – Augustus Hare (1893) Neville, H.M. Under a Border tower: sketches and memories of Ford castle, Northumberland, and its surroundings, with a memoir of its late noble châtelaine, Louisa marchioness of Waterford ; Newcastle upon ...
The 2nd Marquess, better known as Lord Castlereagh (he went by the courtesy title of Viscount Castlereagh from 1796 to 1821), was a noted statesman and diplomat. Castlereagh is best remembered for his tenure as Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom from 1812 to 1822 and played an important role at the Congress of Vienna of 1814 to 1815.
The Marquess of Bute: 1796 John Bryson Crichton-Stuart, 8th Marquess of Bute: Great Britain Lord Anthony Crichton-Stuart (uncle) 12 The Marquess of Waterford: 1789 Henry Beresford, 9th Marquess of Waterford: Ireland Richard de la Poer Beresford, Earl of Tyrone: 13 The Marquess of Downshire: 1789 Nicholas Hill, 9th Marquess of Downshire: Ireland