Baron Fortescue of Credan
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Baron Fortescue of Credan, in the County of Waterford, was 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 on 15 August 1746 for John Fortescue Aland
John Fortescue Aland, 1st Baron Fortescue of Credan
John Fortescue Aland, 1st Baron Fortescue of Credan was an English lawyer, politician and judge. He was also a writer on English legal and constitutional history, said to have influenced Thomas Jefferson....

. The title became extinct on the death of his son, the second Baron, in 1781.

Barons Fortescue of Credan (1746)

  • John Fortescue Aland, 1st Baron Fortescue of Credan
    John Fortescue Aland, 1st Baron Fortescue of Credan
    John Fortescue Aland, 1st Baron Fortescue of Credan was an English lawyer, politician and judge. He was also a writer on English legal and constitutional history, said to have influenced Thomas Jefferson....

    (1670-1746)
  • Dormer Fortescue-Aland, 2nd Baron Fortescue of Credan (1723-1781)
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