Viscount Castlecomer
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Viscount Castlecomer was a title in the Peerage of Ireland
created on 15 March 1707, along with the title Baron Wandesford, for Sir Christopher Wandesford, Bt. His father, Christopher Wandesford, had been created a baronet
of Kirklington
, Yorkshire
on 5 August 1662 in the Baronetage of England. The 5th Viscount was created Earl Wandesford on 15 August 1758. All three titles and the baronetcy became extinct on his death in 1784.
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,...
created on 15 March 1707, along with the title Baron Wandesford, for Sir Christopher Wandesford, Bt. His father, Christopher Wandesford, had been created a baronet
Baronet
A baronet or the rare female equivalent, a baronetess , is the holder of a hereditary baronetcy awarded by the British Crown...
of Kirklington
Kirklington, North Yorkshire
Kirklington is a village in the English county of North Yorkshire.Administratively Kirklington forms part of the civil parish of Kirklington cum Upsland which is in the district of Hambleton....
, Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
on 5 August 1662 in the Baronetage of England. The 5th Viscount was created Earl Wandesford on 15 August 1758. All three titles and the baronetcy became extinct on his death in 1784.
Baronets of Kirklington (1662)
- Sir Christopher Wandesford, 1st Baronet (1628–1687)
- Sir Christopher Wandesford, 2nd Baronet (1656–1707) (created Viscount Castlecomer in 1707)
Viscounts Castlecomer (1707)
- Christopher Wandesford, 1st Viscount Castlecomer (1656–1707)
- Christopher Wandesford, 2nd Viscount CastlecomerChristopher Wandesford, 2nd Viscount CastlecomerChristopher Wandesford, 2nd Viscount Castlecomer was a British politician.He was a Member of Parliament for Morpeth from 1710 to 1713.He died aged 35....
(1684–1719) - Christopher Wandesford, 3rd Viscount Castlecomer (1717–1736)
- George Wandesford, 4th Viscount Castlecomer (1687–1751)
- John Wandesford, 5th Viscount Castlecomer (1725–1784) (created Earl Wandesford in 1758)