Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl
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. It was created on 5 February 1822 for Valentine Quin, 1st Viscount Mount-Earl
Valentine Quin, 1st Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl
Valentine Richard Quin, 1st Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl, 1st Baronet was an Irish Peer.He had presumably chosen the title of ‘Dunraven’ in honour of his daughter-in-law, Caroline Wyndham, who had married his eldest son in 1810. His earldom lasted only two years and in 1824 his son, Windham...
. Quin was created a Baronet
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, of Adare
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-General information:Adare's origin is as a settlement by a crossing point on the river Maigue. It is situated 16 km from Limerick City. Renowned as one of Ireland's prettiest villages, Adare is designated as a Heritage Town by the Irish government...
in County Limerick
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It is thought that humans had established themselves in the Lough Gur area of the county as early as 3000 BC, while megalithic remains found at Duntryleague date back further to 3500 BC...
, in the Baronetage of Ireland, in 1781, Baron
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Adare in 1800 and Viscount
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Mount-Earl in 1816. He was made Viscount Adare in 1822 at the same time as he was given the earldom of Dunraven and Mount-Earl. The latter peerage titles were also in the Peerage of Ireland.
His son, the second Earl, represented County Limerick in the House of Commons
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from 1806 to 1820 and also sat in the House of Lords as an Irish Representative Peer
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from 1839 until his death in 1850. In 1815 the second earl had assumed by Royal licence his wife's maiden surname of Wyndham in addition to that of Quin. His eldest son, the third Earl, sat as a Conservative
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for Glamorganshire
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from 1836 to 1850 and also served as Lord Lieutenant of County Limerick
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from 1864 to 1871. In 1866, Dunraven was given the additional title of Baron Kenry, of Kenry in County Limerick
County Limerick
It is thought that humans had established themselves in the Lough Gur area of the county as early as 3000 BC, while megalithic remains found at Duntryleague date back further to 3500 BC...
, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
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.
He was succeeded by his son, the fourth Earl
Windham Wyndham-Quin, 4th Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl
Windham Thomas Wyndham-Quin, 4th Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl KP PC , styled Viscount Adare between 1850 and 1871, was an Irish journalist, landowner, entrepreneur, sportsman and Conservative politician. He served as Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies under Lord Salisbury from 1885 to...
, who served in the Conservative
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government of Lord Salisbury
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as Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies
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from 1885 to 1886. A member of the Irish Unionist Party
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, he was also Lord Lieutenant of County Limerick
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from 1894 to 1926. When the Chief Secretary for Ireland
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, George Wyndham
George Wyndham
George Wyndham PC was a British Conservative politician, man of letters, noted for his elegance, and one of The Souls.-Background and education:...
, called a Land Conference
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in 1902, Lord Dunraven was chairman representing the landlord side and together with William O'Brien
William O'Brien
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MP. played a decisive role in attaining agreement on the enactment of the Wyndham Land Purchase Act (1903)
Irish Land Acts
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which enabled tenants to purchase lands from their landlords under favourable financial provisions. Was Senator
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of the Irish Free State
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from 1922 to 1926. He had no male heirs and on his death the barony of Kenry became extinct. The Fourth Earl published his memoir 'Past Times and Pastimes' in 1922 (Hodder and Stoughton). He was succeeded in the other titles by his cousin, the fifth Earl. He had previously represented South Glamorganshire
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in Parliament as a Conservative
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from 1895 to 1906. The seventh Earl, Thady Windham Thomas Wyndham Quin, died on 25 March 2011 at his residence, Kilgobbin House, and the titles became extinct.
The family seat until seventh earl's death was Kilgobbin House
Kilgobbin House
Kilgobbin House is a stately home in Adare, County Limerick, Ireland. It was the family home of Thady Wyndham-Quin, 7th Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl, who formerly owned Adare Manor....
, in Adare
Adare
-General information:Adare's origin is as a settlement by a crossing point on the river Maigue. It is situated 16 km from Limerick City. Renowned as one of Ireland's prettiest villages, Adare is designated as a Heritage Town by the Irish government...
, Ireland
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. The former seat was the palatial Adare Manor
Adare Manor
Adare Manor is a 19th century manor house located on the banks of the River Maigue in the village of Adare, County Limerick, Ireland, the former seat of the Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl, now a luxury resort hotel - the Adare Manor Hotel & Golf Resort....
in County Limerick. Adare Manor was sold by the Dunraven family in 1982 and is now one of Ireland's most prestigious luxury hotels and resorts. Since 1987 it is owned by the American businessman Thomas F. Kane. The South Wales home of the Dunraven family, Dunraven House at Dunraven Bay, near Bridgend, no longer exists apart from the walled gardens and some floors and steps. Dunraven Castle
Dunraven Castle
Dunraven Castle was a mansion on the South Wales coast near Southerndown. It was built in 1803 and demolished in 1963.The site of the castle was the location for several earlier buildings, the first of which is said to have been built by Armand Botiler in the mid-12th century...
, as it was often called, was demolished in 1963 after having been used as a guest house for some years. In the First and Second World Wars the house served as a military hospital.
Earls of Dunraven and Mount-Earl (1822)
- Valentine Richard Quin, 1st Earl of Dunraven and Mount-EarlValentine Quin, 1st Earl of Dunraven and Mount-EarlValentine Richard Quin, 1st Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl, 1st Baronet was an Irish Peer.He had presumably chosen the title of ‘Dunraven’ in honour of his daughter-in-law, Caroline Wyndham, who had married his eldest son in 1810. His earldom lasted only two years and in 1824 his son, Windham...
(1752–1824) - Windham Henry Quin, 2nd Earl of Dunraven and Mount-EarlWindham Quin, 2nd Earl of Dunraven and Mount-EarlWindham Henry Quin, 2nd Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl was an Irish Peer.The eldest son of Valentine Richard Quin, 1st Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl, he was styled Lord Adare from 1816 to 1822 and Viscount Adare thereafter until he succeeded to the Earldom on the death of his father in 1824.He...
(1782–1850) - Edwin Richard Wyndham-Quin, 3rd Earl of Dunraven and Mount-EarlEdwin Wyndham-Quin, 3rd Earl of Dunraven and Mount-EarlEdwin Richard Wyndham-Quin, 3rd Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl KP, FRS was a British Peer. He was styled Viscount Adare from 1824 to 1850....
(1812–1871) - Windham Thomas Wyndham-Quin, 4th Earl of Dunraven and Mount-EarlWindham Wyndham-Quin, 4th Earl of Dunraven and Mount-EarlWindham Thomas Wyndham-Quin, 4th Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl KP PC , styled Viscount Adare between 1850 and 1871, was an Irish journalist, landowner, entrepreneur, sportsman and Conservative politician. He served as Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies under Lord Salisbury from 1885 to...
(1841–1926) - Windham Henry Wyndham-Quin, 5th Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl (1857–1952)
- Richard Southwell Windham Robert Wyndham-Quin, 6th Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl (1887–1965)
- Thady Windham Thomas Wyndham-Quin, 7th Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl (1939–2011)