Edmond Roche, 1st Baron Fermoy
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Edmond Burke Roche, 1st Baron Fermoy (August 1815 – 17 September 1874) was an Irish
Member of Parliament
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Fermoy was the son of Edward Roche and Margaret Honoria Curtain. He was elected to the House of Commons
for County Cork in 1837, a seat he held until 1855, and then represented Marylebone
between 1859 and 1865. In 1855 he was raised to the Peerage of Ireland
as Baron Fermoy. From 1856 to 1874 he also served as Lord Lieutenant of County Cork.
Lord Fermoy married Elizabeth Caroline Boothby, daughter of James Brownell Boothby, in 1848. He died in September 1874, aged 59, and was succeeded in the barony by his eldest son Edward. Lady Fermoy died in 1897. James Burke Roche, 3rd Baron Fermoy was also their son. Lord and Lady Fermoy's grandson Edmund Roche, 4th Baron Fermoy, was the maternal grandfather of Diana, Princess of Wales
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A maternal great-great grandfather of the Lord Fermoy was the Jacobite
MP and soldier Donal IV O'Donovan, Lord of Clancahill.http://www.thepeerage.com/p27681.htm#i276802
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
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Fermoy was the son of Edward Roche and Margaret Honoria Curtain. He was elected to the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
for County Cork in 1837, a seat he held until 1855, and then represented Marylebone
Marylebone (UK Parliament constituency)
Marylebone was a parliamentary constituency in Middlesex, England from 1832 to 1885. The parliamentary borough formed part of the built up area of London, and returned two members to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom...
between 1859 and 1865. In 1855 he was raised to 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,...
as Baron Fermoy. From 1856 to 1874 he also served as Lord Lieutenant of County Cork.
Lord Fermoy married Elizabeth Caroline Boothby, daughter of James Brownell Boothby, in 1848. He died in September 1874, aged 59, and was succeeded in the barony by his eldest son Edward. Lady Fermoy died in 1897. James Burke Roche, 3rd Baron Fermoy was also their son. Lord and Lady Fermoy's grandson Edmund Roche, 4th Baron Fermoy, was the maternal grandfather of Diana, Princess of Wales
Diana, Princess of Wales
Diana, Princess of Wales was the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales, whom she married on 29 July 1981, and an international charity and fundraising figure, as well as a preeminent celebrity of the late 20th century...
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A maternal great-great grandfather of the Lord Fermoy was the Jacobite
Jacobitism
Jacobitism was the political movement in Britain dedicated to the restoration of the Stuart kings to the thrones of England, Scotland, later the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the Kingdom of Ireland...
MP and soldier Donal IV O'Donovan, Lord of Clancahill.http://www.thepeerage.com/p27681.htm#i276802