Baron Castlemaine
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Moydrum Castle
Moydrum Castle is a ruined castle situated in the locality of Moydrum , outside the town of Athlone, County Westmeath, Ireland.-Background:...
in the County of Westmeath, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland
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 1812 for William Handcock
William Handcock, 1st Viscount Castlemaine
William Handcock, 1st Viscount Castlemaine, PC was an Irish MP and supporter of Union with Great Britain....
, with remainder to his younger brother Richard Handcock. Handcock represented Athlone
Athlone (UK Parliament constituency)
Athlone was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, which from 1801 to 1885 returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.-Boundaries:...
in Parliament and also served as Governor of County Westmeath
County Westmeath
-Economy:Westmeath has a strong agricultural economy. Initially, development occurred around the major market centres of Mullingar, Moate, and Kinnegad. Athlone developed due to its military significance, and its strategic location on the main Dublin–Galway route across the River Shannon. Mullingar...
. In 1822 he was further honoured when he was made Viscount Castlemaine in the Peerage of Ireland, with remainder to the heirs male of his body.
On Lord Castlemaine's death the viscountcy became extinct as he died childless, but he was succeeded in the barony according to the special remainder by his brother Richard, the second Baron. He also represented Athlone in Parliament. His son, the third Baron, was also Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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for Athlone and sat in the House of Lords
House of Lords
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as an Irish Representative Peer
Representative peer
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from 1841 to 1869. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the fourth Baron. He served as an Irish Representative Peer from 1874 to 1892 and was Lord Lieutenant of County Westmeath
Lord Lieutenant of Westmeath
This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Westmeath. The office was created on 23 August 1831.* George Nugent, 1st Marquess of Westmeath 7 October 1831 – April 1871...
from 1888 to 1892.
On his death the title passed to his son, the fifth Baron. He was an Irish Representative Peer from 1898 to 1937 and served as Lord Lieutenant of County Westmeath
Lord Lieutenant of Westmeath
This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Westmeath. The office was created on 23 August 1831.* George Nugent, 1st Marquess of Westmeath 7 October 1831 – April 1871...
from 1899 to 1937. On the death of his younger brother, the sixth Baron, the line of the eldest son of the third Baron failed. He was succeeded by his first cousin once removed, the seventh Baron. He was the grandson of the Hon. Robert John Handcock, second son of the third Baron. the title is held by his son, the eighth Baron, who succeeded in 1973.
The ancestral seat of the Handcock family was Moydrum Castle
Moydrum Castle
Moydrum Castle is a ruined castle situated in the locality of Moydrum , outside the town of Athlone, County Westmeath, Ireland.-Background:...
near Athlone, County Westmeath
County Westmeath
-Economy:Westmeath has a strong agricultural economy. Initially, development occurred around the major market centres of Mullingar, Moate, and Kinnegad. Athlone developed due to its military significance, and its strategic location on the main Dublin–Galway route across the River Shannon. Mullingar...
. However, the house was destroyed in 1921 and is now in ruins.
Barons Castlemaine (1812)
- William Handcock, 1st Viscount Castlemaine, 2nd Baron CastlemaineWilliam Handcock, 1st Viscount CastlemaineWilliam Handcock, 1st Viscount Castlemaine, PC was an Irish MP and supporter of Union with Great Britain....
(1761–1839) - Richard Handcock, 2nd Baron CastlemaineRichard Handcock, 2nd Baron CastlemaineRichard Handcock, 2nd Baron Castlemaine , known as Richard Handcock until 1839, was an Irish peer and politician.-Background and education:...
(1767–1840) - Richard Handcock, 3rd Baron CastlemaineRichard Handcock, 3rd Baron CastlemaineRichard Handcock, 3rd Baron Castlemaine was an Irish peer and Tory politician.-Background and education:Castlemaine was the eldest son of Richard Handcock, 2nd Baron Castlemaine, and Anne, daughter of Arthur French...
(1791–1869) - Richard Handcock, 4th Baron CastlemaineRichard Handcock, 4th Baron CastlemaineRichard Handcock, 4th Baron Castlemaine , styled The Honourable from 1840 to 1869, was an Irish peer.Born at Athlone, he was the oldest son of Richard Handcock, 3rd Baron Castlemaine and his wife Margaret Harris, daughter of Michael Harris. In 1869, he succeeded his father as baron...
(1826–1892) - Albert Edward Handcock, 5th Baron CastlemaineAlbert Handcock, 5th Baron CastlemaineAlbert Edward Handcock, 5th Baron Castlemaine , styled The Honourable from 1869 to 1892, was an Irish peer. He was a major landowner with .-Background:...
(1863–1937) - Robert Arthur Handcock, 6th Baron Castlemaine (1864–1954)
- John Michael Schomberg Staveley Handcock, 7th Baron Castlemaine (1904–1973)
- Roland Thomas John Handcock, 8th Baron Castlemaine (b. 1943)
The heir apparent
Heir apparent
An heir apparent or heiress apparent is a person who is first in line of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting, except by a change in the rules of succession....
is the present holder's son the Hon. Ronan Michael Handcock (b. 1989)