George Browne, 3rd Marquess of Sligo
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George Browne, 3rd Marquess of Sligo (31 January 1820 – 30 August 1896) was an Irish peer.
The son of Howe Browne, 2nd Marquess of Sligo
, George Browne was educated at Eton
and Trinity College, Cambridge
. He married three times but died without male issue. He married,
The son of Howe Browne, 2nd Marquess of Sligo
Howe Browne, 2nd Marquess of Sligo
Howe Peter Browne, 2nd Marquess of Sligo, KP, PC, PC , , was an Irish peer and colonial governor, styled Viscount Westport until 1800 and Earl of Altamont from 1800 to 1809....
, George Browne was educated at Eton
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
and Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...
. He married three times but died without male issue. He married,
- firstly, Ellen Smythe, daughter of the 6th Viscount Strangford,
- secondly, Julia Nugent, daughter of the 9th Earl of Westmeath and
- thirdly, Isabelle de Peyronnet, daughter of the Vicomte de Peyronnet.
Sources
- G. E. C., ed. Geoffrey F. White. The Complete Peerage. (London: St. Chaterine Press, 1953) Vol. XII, Part 1, p. 25–26.