Jerome, 4th Count de Salis-Soglio
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Deputy Lieutenant
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(14 February 1771 – 2 October 1836), Illustris et Magnificus was an Anglo-Grison-Irish noble, visionary, vegetarian and landowner.
Salis was the eldest surviving son of Peter De Salis
Peter, 3rd Count de Salis
Peter de Salis, Count of the Holy Roman Empire Peter de Salis, Count of the Holy Roman Empire (Nobile Signor Don Pietro Podesta di Salis) Peter de Salis, Count of the Holy Roman Empire (Nobile Signor Don Pietro Podesta di Salis) (28 June 1738, parish of St. James, Westminster -...
by his third wife Ann, daughter of Bundespresident Antonio de Salis. His paternal grandfather was Jerome, 2nd Count de Salis
Jerome, 2nd Count de Salis
Jérôme de Salis, 2nd Count de Salis-Soglio was a Fellow of the Royal Society, and sometime British Resident in the Grisons...
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Chiavenna (SO)
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14 February and baptised at Soglio
Soglio, Switzerland
Soglio is a former municipality in the district of Maloja in the Swiss canton of Graubünden close to the border with Italy. It's now part of the municipality of Bregaglia.-Geography:...
17 February 1771, he died 2 October 1836 at Dawley Lodge, Middlesex, and lies buried in Harlington-by-Heathrow
Harlington, London
Harlington is a suburban area in the London Borough of Hillingdon, on the northern perimeter of London Heathrow Airport. It is situated west of Charing Cross.-Etymology:...
, Middlesex.
In a letter of 1830 he proposed spending the winter in Madeira
Madeira
Madeira is a Portuguese archipelago that lies between and , just under 400 km north of Tenerife, Canary Islands, in the north Atlantic Ocean and an outermost region of the European Union...
whence:
- '...should the AntichristAntichristThe term or title antichrist, in Christian theology, refers to a leader who fulfills Biblical prophecies concerning an adversary of Christ, while resembling him in a deceptive manner...
appear next year, I can easily get a passage to ChilliChileChile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
... by the dream I had in 1815, or rather a waking vision during an illness I had in Dublin, the application of aerial navigation to military operations will be a sign of the coming of the Antichrist.'
Salis was a friend of Samuel Wix (1771–1861), the pre-Tractarian high-churchman (i.e. pre-Oxford Movement
Oxford Movement
The Oxford Movement was a movement of High Church Anglicans, eventually developing into Anglo-Catholicism. The movement, whose members were often associated with the University of Oxford, argued for the reinstatement of lost Christian traditions of faith and their inclusion into Anglican liturgy...
), and paid for his Reflections concerning the expediency of a council of the Church of England and the Church of Rome being holden, with a view to accommodate religious differences (1818) to be translated into several languages.
He married thrice:
- (1) 12 August 1797 (Shirburn CastleShirburn CastleShirburn Castle is at the village of Shirburn, south of Thame, Oxfordshire.Shirburn Castle was the seat of the Earls of Macclesfield. George Parker, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield , celebrated as an astronomer, spent much time conducting astronomical observations at Shirburn Castle, which his father...
): Sophia (1765 - 14 June 1803), daughter of Admiral Francis William DrakeFrancis William DrakeFrancis William Drake born in Buckland Monachorum, Devon the third son of Anne Heathcote and Sir Francis Henry Drake. Francis William is often confused with his younger brother, also a naval officer whose death occurred around the same time...
(1724–87), brother of Sir Francis Henry Drake, 5th and last Bart. Mother of Petrus JohannesPeter, 5th Count de Salis-SoglioPeter John de Salis, 5th Count de Salis-Soglio DL, JP was a soldier and landowner in the Irish counties Limerick and Armagh. He was Grand Prior of the Venerable English Langue of the Order of St...
, 5th Count. - (2) 14 March 1807 (Stoke PogesStoke PogesStoke Poges is a village and civil parish in the South Buckinghamshire district of Buckinghamshire, England. It is in the south of the county, about three miles north of Slough and a mile east of Farnham Common....
): Penelope (died 20 December 1807), daughter of Dr. Robert Freeman, MD, of UxbridgeUxbridgeUxbridge is a large town located in north west London, England and is the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Hillingdon. It forms part of the ceremonial county of Greater London. It is located west-northwest of Charing Cross and is one of the major metropolitan centres...
. Mother of one daughter. - (3) 10 May 1810 (St. Thomas's, Dublin): Henrietta (Harriet) (9 October 1785 - 26 October 1856), daughter of Rt. Rev. William FosterWilliam Foster (bishop)William Foster, D.D. was a Church of Ireland bishop.The younger son of Anthony Foster he was chaplain to the Irish House of Commons . Then successively Bishop of Cork and Ross , Bishop of Kilmore and Bishop of Clogher.-Family:He married Catharina-Letitia daughter of Rev. Dr...
, DD (1744–97), chaplain to the Irish House of Commons (1780–89), and then variously Bishop of Cork and Ross; Kilmore; and of Clogher. Brother of John FosterJohn Foster, 1st Baron OrielJohn Foster, 1st Baron Oriel was an Irish peer and politician.He was the son of Anthony Foster of Louth, an Irish judge . He was elected Member of Parliament to the Irish House of Commons for Dunleer in 1761, a seat he held until 1769...
, of CollonCollonCollon is a village and townland in the south west corner of County Louth, Ireland on the N2 national primary road. The village is home to the Cistercian Abbey of New Mellifont.-Facilities:...
, county Louth, Baron Oriel, and last Speaker of the Irish House of Commons. She was second cousin to one or two of the children of Lady Bess FosterElizabeth Cavendish, Duchess of DevonshireElizabeth Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire , , is best known as an early woman novelist, and as the close friend of Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire...
. John Leslie FosterJohn Leslie FosterJohn Leslie Foster, FRS was an Irish Tory Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom Parliament.The son of Lord Bishop Foster , he was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge and St John's College, Cambridge. He represented Dublin University from 1807 to 1812, having first contested the seat in 1806...
was her brother.
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- Mother of nine children.
Early life residences
- Chiavenna (1771-
- GöttingenGeorg-August University of GöttingenThe University of Göttingen , known informally as Georgia Augusta, is a university in the city of Göttingen, Germany.Founded in 1734 by King George II of Great Britain and the Elector of Hanover, it opened for classes in 1737. The University of Göttingen soon grew in size and popularity...
- Upper Seymour street (1791–94)
- 21 Portman square (c1800-1808).
His children were born in
- St. Marylebone, Westminster (February 1799, Petrus JohannesPeter, 5th Count de Salis-SoglioPeter John de Salis, 5th Count de Salis-Soglio DL, JP was a soldier and landowner in the Irish counties Limerick and Armagh. He was Grand Prior of the Venerable English Langue of the Order of St...
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- Langley, Bucks (December 1807, Sophia Juliana Penelope), married William Filgate of Lissrenny, co. Louth;
- Dublin (May 1811, Rodolphus Johannes Leslie Hibernicus), Colonel of the 8th Hussars;
- St. Marylebone, Westminster (October 1812, (Willy) William Andreas SalicusWilliam Andreas Salicus Fane De SalisWilliam Andreas Salius Fane de Salis was a businessman, colonialist, and barrister.De Salis was the third son of Jerome, 4th Count de Salis-Soglio , by his third wife, Henrietta Foster . Peter John Fane, Count de Salis was an elder half-brother. William Foster Stawell was a first cousin, and the...
(Fane)); - Dublin (May 1814, (Nina) Catherina Barbara), (see her son John Warren, 3rd Baron de TableyJohn Warren, 3rd Baron de TableyJohn Byrne Leicester Warren, 3rd Baron De Tabley was an English poet, numismatist, botanist and an authority on bookplates.-Biography:...
); - Florence (April 1816, (Leo) Leopold Fabricius (Fabius) Dieteganus), went to New South Wales
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- Paris (November 1817, Henrietta Maria Felicitas);
- Paris (December 1819, (Johnny) John Jenry Anthony Gubertus) went to India;
- Dublin (Dublin 1821, (Charly) Charles Louis Maximilian), Captain the Hon. C. Louis Fane De Salis (d. Pimlico, July 1845);
- Bath (May 1824, (Hadie) Henrietta Emma Helena), wife to Col. ChallonerThomas-Chaloner Bisse-Challoner (1788-1872)Thomas-Chaloner Bisse-Challoner was an English militia colonel, magistrate and Deputy Lieutenant..-Life:He was the only son of the Rev...
; and - Pisa (February 1828, (Harry) Henry Jerome Augustine), Rector of FringfordFringfordFringford is a village and civil parish in Oxfordshire, about northeast of Bicester. The parish is bounded to the east by the Roman road that linked Alchester Roman Town with Roman Towcester, to the south by a brook that joins the River Bure, to the north mostly by a brook that is a tributary of...
. (see his fourth son, CharlesCharles Fane de SalisCharles Fane de Salis , MA, DD , was Bishop of Taunton from 1911 to 1930.-Biography:Born in Fringford, Oxfordshire on 18th or 9 March 1860 into an occasionally clerical family, he was educated at Eton and Exeter College, Oxford. Ordained in 1883 he was Curate at St...
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Some events
- Appointed Deputy Lieutenant county Middlesex 9 April 1797.
- Commissioned as a lieutenant in the Loyal Uxbridge Volunteers (Corps of Yeomanry), 5 September 1803.
- In Armagh and Limerick settling Partition of estates with Lord SandwichJohn Montagu, 5th Earl of SandwichJohn Montagu, 5th Earl of Sandwich PC , styled Viscount Hinchingbrooke until in 1792, was a British peer and Tory politician.-Background and education:...
, September 1805-February 1806. - Elected a Fellow of the Royal Society, December 1808. His proposers were:
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- H J De SalisHenry Jerome de SalisHenry Jerome de Salis, MA, DD, FRS, FSA, was an English churchman. He was Rector of St. Antholin, and Vicar of Wing. He was also known as: Revd Henry Jerome de Salis, MA; Dr. de Salis; Rev. Dr. Henry Jerome de Salis, and, from 1809, Rev...
(his uncle); - Chas AbbotCharles Abbot, 1st Baron ColchesterCharles Abbot, 1st Baron Colchester PC, FRS was a British barrister and statesman. He served as Speaker of the House of Commons between 1802 and 1817.-Background and education:...
(1st Lord Colchester (1757-1829); - William Scott (Lord Stowell);
- Joseph Planta (d.1827, aetat suae 84, a cousin and fellow Grison. See the monumental inscription to him in St George's, Bloomsbury);
- George PearsonGeorge Pearson (doctor)George Pearson, MD, FRS , physician, chemist and early advocate of Jenner's cowpox vaccination.Davies Gilbert, who was then President of the Royal Society, began his 1829 memoir of Dr. Pearson thus:He continued:...
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- SelseyBaron SelseyBaron Selsey, of Selsey in the County of Sussex, was a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1794 for Sir James Peachey, 4th Baronet, Master of the Robes to King George III. He was succeeded by his son, the second Baron. He represented St Germans and Shoreham in Parliament. His...
[John Peachey, 2nd Lord Selsey (1749-1816)]; and - Edward Ash
- Succeeds his father, 20 November 1807.
- Royal License to use title Count in the UK granted by George III, 4 April 1809.
- Appointed deputy-governor of county Armagh, 21 July 1809.
- He was appointed High Sheriff of ArmaghHigh Sheriff of ArmaghThe High Sheriff of Armagh is the Sovereign's judicial representative in County Armagh. Initially an office for lifetime, assigned by the Sovereign, the High Sheriff became annually appointed from the Provisions of Oxford in 1258...
in 1810. - Rev. Dr. Henry Jerome de Salis, his uncle dies 2 May 1810.
- Patron of the new school at Mullavilly, LaurelvaleLaurelvaleMullavilly-Laurelvale is a village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It was once two settlements but they have since merged. The village is 3 miles south of Portadown and 1.5 miles northwest of Tandragee. In the 2001 Census Mullavilly-Laurelvale had a population of 1,258.-Name:The village covers...
, Ballylisk, Tandragee, county Armagh, 1811. - Takes 21 year lease on Rokeby Hall, near DunleerDunleerDunleer is a town and townland in County Louth, Ireland.Dunleer town is situated midway between Dundalk and Drogheda. It is the principal Town Borough in the Barony of Ferrard. It has a Charter dating back to 1252...
, from 29 April 1822, (550 pounds per annum). - Royal License to use the name (& arms) of Fane before that of Salis, 1835.
- Ends his translation of all the extant works of St. CyrillusCyril of JerusalemCyril of Jerusalem was a distinguished theologian of the early Church . He is venerated as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, and the Anglican Communion. In 1883, Cyril was declared a Doctor of the Church by Pope Leo XIII...
of Jerusalem, 26 May 1835. - Elected member of the Zoological Society of LondonZoological Society of LondonThe Zoological Society of London is a charity devoted to the worldwide conservation of animals and their habitats...
, 1836 (probably). - Recumbent figure made by Richard Cockle LucasRichard Cockle LucasRichard Cockle Lucas was an English sculptor and photographer.-Career:Lucas was born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, the son of Richard Lucas and his wife, Martha Sutton ....
, for HarlingtonHarlington, LondonHarlington is a suburban area in the London Borough of Hillingdon, on the northern perimeter of London Heathrow Airport. It is situated west of Charing Cross.-Etymology:...
church, 1836. - His house 5 Carlton gardensCarlton House TerraceCarlton House Terrace refers to a street in the St. James's district of the City of Westminster in London, England, and in particular to two terraces of white stucco-faced houses on the south side of the street overlooking St. James's Park. These terraces were built in 1827–32 to overall designs by...
, was sold with stables March 1845 for 12,600 pounds. The site is now occupied by BAE SystemsBAE SystemsBAE Systems plc is a British multinational defence, security and aerospace company headquartered in London, United Kingdom, that has global interests, particularly in North America through its subsidiary BAE Systems Inc. BAE is among the world's largest military contractors; in 2009 it was the...
. - His widow lived at Dawley (near Hillingdon); the Continent; and after 1845 at Mivart's hotel and then its successor Claridge'sClaridge'sClaridge's is a luxury hotel in Mayfair, central London. It is located at the corner of Brook Street and Davies Street.-History:Claridge's is a traditional grand hotel. Its extensive and old connections with royalty have led to it being referred to as an "extension to Buckingham Palace"...
. - Recumbent figure made of his widow, Henrietta, by William TheedWilliam TheedWilliam Theed, also known as William Theed, the younger was an English sculptor, the son of the sculptor and painter William Theed the elder . Although versatile and eclectic in his works, he specialised in portraiture, and his services were extensively used by the Royal Family.-Career:Theed was...
the Younger, for Harlington, 1856.
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Some Ancestors
| Jerome De Salis (1771–1836) | Peter De Salis Peter, 3rd Count de Salis Peter de Salis, Count of the Holy Roman Empire Peter de Salis, Count of the Holy Roman Empire (Nobile Signor Don Pietro Podesta di Salis) Peter de Salis, Count of the Holy Roman Empire (Nobile Signor Don Pietro Podesta di Salis) (28 June 1738, parish of St. James, Westminster -... (1738–1807) |
Jerome de Salis Jerome, 2nd Count de Salis Jérôme de Salis, 2nd Count de Salis-Soglio was a Fellow of the Royal Society, and sometime British Resident in the Grisons... (1709–94) |
Peter (1st Count) de Salis-Soglio (Casa Antonio) (1675–1749) |
| Margherita v. Salis-Soglio (Casa di Mezzo) (1678–1747) |
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| Hon. Mary Fane (1710–1785) |
Viscount Fane (1676–1744) |
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| Mary Stanhope (1686–1762) |
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| Anna v. Salis-Soglio (1749–1830) |
Giovanni de Salis-Soglio (1707–90) |
Battista de Salis-Soglio (Casa Battista) (1654–1724) |
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| Anna de Salis-Samedan Samedan Samedan is a town and municipality in the district of Maloja in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.-History:Samedan is first mentioned in 1139 as Samaden. In 1334 it was mentioned as Semeden, in 1367 as Semaden, in 1498 as Sumada and in 1527 as Sameden... (d.1738) |
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| Katherina Barbara de Salis-Soglio (1711–88) |
Rudolfo de Salis-Soglio (Casa di Mezzo) (1652–1735) |
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| Maria Magdalena de Salis-Rietberg (1685–1764) |