Baron Altham
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Baron Altham was a title in the Peerage of Ireland
. It was created in 1681 for the Hon. Altham Annesley, younger son of Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Anglesey
. See the Viscount Valentia
for the history of the title until its extinction in 1844.
Peerage of Ireland
The Peerage of Ireland is the term used for those titles of nobility created by the English and later British monarchs of Ireland in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland. The creation of such titles came to an end in the 19th century. The ranks of the Irish peerage are Duke, Marquess, Earl,...
. It was created in 1681 for the Hon. Altham Annesley, younger son of Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Anglesey
Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Anglesey
Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Anglesey PC was an Anglo-Irish royalist statesman. After short periods as President of the Council of State and Treasurer of the Navy, he served as Lord Privy Seal between 1673 and 1682 for Charles II...
. See the Viscount Valentia
Viscount Valentia
Viscount Valentia is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It has been created twice. The first creation came in 1621 for Henry Power. A year later, his kinsman Sir Francis Annesley, 1st Baronet, was given a "reversionary grant" of the viscountcy, which stated that on Power's death Annesley would be...
for the history of the title until its extinction in 1844.
Barons Altham (1681)
- Altham Annesley, 1st Baron Altham (d. 1699)
- James George Annesley, 2nd Baron Altham (d. 1700)
- Richard Annesley, 3rd Baron Altham (1655–1701)
- Arthur Annesley, 4th Baron Altham (1689–1727)
- Richard Annesley, 6th Earl of Anglesey, 5th Baron AlthamRichard Annesley, 6th Earl of AngleseyRichard Annesley, 6th Earl of Anglesey , known as The Lord Altham between 1727 and 1737, was an Irish peer and governor of Wexford. He is known for the doubts surrounding his claim to the barony of Altham, and for the questions as to the legitimacy of his marriages and therefore his son's claim to...
(1694–1761) - Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Mountnorris, 6th Baron AlthamArthur Annesley, 1st Earl of MountnorrisArthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Mountnorris FRS was an Irish peer.He was the son of Richard Annesley, 6th Earl of Anglesey, and the Countess Juliana Donovan, who belonged to the junior sept of the O'Donovans of Clan Loughlin, the Donovans of Ballymore in County Wexford...
(1744–1816) - George Annesley, 2nd Earl of Mountnorris, 7th Baron AlthamGeorge Annesley, 2nd Earl of MountnorrisGeorge Annesley, 2nd Earl of Mountnorris FRS , styled Viscount Valentia between 1793 and 1816, was a British peer and politician.-Background:Mountnorris was the son of Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Mountnorris, and the Hon...
(1769–1844)