Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Mountnorris
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Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Mountnorris FRS (7 August 1744 - 4 July 1816) was an Irish peer.
He was the son of Richard Annesley, 6th Earl of Anglesey
, and the Countess Juliana Donovan
, who belonged to the junior sept
of the O'Donovan
s of Clan Loughlin, the Donovans of Ballymore
in County Wexford
. She was initially rumoured to be of lower birth, the ancient pedigrees of some Irish families not being widely known in the English-speaking world at that time, and hers deriving from a remote region of Ireland, the Barony of Carbery
. The Countess Juliana was the great-great-great-granddaughter of Donel Oge na Cartan O'Donovan, the 1st Lord of Clan Loughlin to hold his territories from the Crown, from 1616 (see surrender and regrant
).
He married, Lucy Lyttelton, daughter of George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton
of Frankley, and Lucy Fortescue, on 10 May 1767. They had, among other children:
He next married Sarah Cavendish, daughter of Sir Henry Cavendish, 2nd Baronet
, and Sarah Bradshaw, 1st Baroness Waterpark, on 20 December 1783. They had, among other children:
He succeeded to the title of 6th Baron Altham
, of Altham, co. Cork, on 14 February 1761.
He succeeded to the title of 8th Viscount Valentia
on 14 February 1761.
On 22 April 1771, the House of Lords decided that his claim to his father's English titles was not valid, and that therefore these titles had become extinct on his father's death in 1761. He was created 1st Earl of Mountnorris [Ireland] on 3 December 1793.
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He was the son of Richard Annesley, 6th Earl of Anglesey
Richard Annesley, 6th Earl of Anglesey
Richard Annesley, 6th Earl of Anglesey , known as The Lord Altham between 1727 and 1737, was an Irish peer and governor of Wexford. He is known for the doubts surrounding his claim to the barony of Altham, and for the questions as to the legitimacy of his marriages and therefore his son's claim to...
, and the Countess Juliana Donovan
Juliana Donovan, Countess of Anglesey
Juliana Donovan, Countess of Anglesey , was the 2nd or 3rd wife and later widow of the notorious Richard Annesley, 6th Earl of Anglesey, and mother of his son and heir Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Mountnorris...
, who belonged to the junior sept
Sept
A sept is an English word for a division of a family, especially a division of a clan. The word might have its origin from Latin saeptum "enclosure, fold", or it can be an alteration of sect.The term is found in both Ireland and Scotland...
of the O'Donovan
O'Donovan
O'Donovan or Donovan is an Irish surname, as well as a hereditary Gaelic title. It is also written Dhonnabháin in certain grammatical contexts, and Donndubháin, being originally composed of the elements donn, meaning lord or dark brown, dubh, meaning dark or black, and the diminutive suffix án...
s of Clan Loughlin, the Donovans of Ballymore
Ballymore
Ballymore may refer to:*Ballymore , an Irish property company*Ballymore, County Cork, village on Great Island, Cork Harbour, Ireland*Ballymore, County Donegal, Ireland*Ballymore, County Westmeath, Ireland*Ballymore, County Wexford, Ireland...
in County Wexford
County Wexford
County Wexford is a county in Ireland. It is part of the South-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Wexford. In pre-Norman times it was part of the Kingdom of Uí Cheinnselaig, whose capital was at Ferns. Wexford County Council is the local...
. She was initially rumoured to be of lower birth, the ancient pedigrees of some Irish families not being widely known in the English-speaking world at that time, and hers deriving from a remote region of Ireland, the Barony of Carbery
Barony of Carbery
Carbery, or the Barony of Carbery, was once the largest barony in Ireland, and essentially a small, semi-independent kingdom on the southwestern coast of Munster, in what is now County Cork, from its founding in the 1230s by Donal Gott MacCarthy to its gradual decline in the late 16th and early...
. The Countess Juliana was the great-great-great-granddaughter of Donel Oge na Cartan O'Donovan, the 1st Lord of Clan Loughlin to hold his territories from the Crown, from 1616 (see surrender and regrant
Surrender and regrant
During the Tudor conquest of Ireland , "surrender and regrant" was the legal mechanism by which Irish clans were to be converted from a power structure rooted in clan and kin loyalties, to a late-feudal system under the English legal system...
).
He married, Lucy Lyttelton, daughter of George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton
George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton
George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton PC , known as Sir George Lyttelton, Bt between 1751 and 1756, was a British politician and statesman and a patron of the arts.-Background and education:...
of Frankley, and Lucy Fortescue, on 10 May 1767. They had, among other children:
- George Annesley, 2nd Earl of MountnorrisGeorge Annesley, 2nd Earl of MountnorrisGeorge Annesley, 2nd Earl of Mountnorris FRS , styled Viscount Valentia between 1793 and 1816, was a British peer and politician.-Background:Mountnorris was the son of Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Mountnorris, and the Hon...
(2 Nov 1769 - 23 July 1844)
He next married Sarah Cavendish, daughter of Sir Henry Cavendish, 2nd Baronet
Sir Henry Cavendish, 2nd Baronet
Sir Henry Cavendish, 2nd Baronet PC was an Irish politician noted for his extensive recording of parliamentary debates in the late 1760s and early 1770s.-Early life:...
, and Sarah Bradshaw, 1st Baroness Waterpark, on 20 December 1783. They had, among other children:
- Catherine Annesley (? - 25 June 1865) - married John Thomas Somerset, a younger son of Henry Somerset, 5th Duke of BeaufortHenry Somerset, 5th Duke of BeaufortHenry Somerset, 5th Duke of Beaufort KG was the only son of Charles Noel Somerset, 4th Duke of Beaufort and his wife, Elizabeth Berkeley. Styled Marquess of Worcester from 1746, on his father's death on 28 October 1756, he succeeded him as Duke of Beaufort.He succeeded to the title of 13th Lord...
, and had issue.
He succeeded to the title of 6th Baron Altham
Baron Altham
Baron Altham was a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1681 for the Hon. Altham Annesley, younger son of Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Anglesey. See the Viscount Valentia for the history of the title until its extinction in 1844....
, of Altham, co. Cork, on 14 February 1761.
He succeeded to the title of 8th Viscount Valentia
Viscount Valentia
Viscount Valentia is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It has been created twice. The first creation came in 1621 for Henry Power. A year later, his kinsman Sir Francis Annesley, 1st Baronet, was given a "reversionary grant" of the viscountcy, which stated that on Power's death Annesley would be...
on 14 February 1761.
On 22 April 1771, the House of Lords decided that his claim to his father's English titles was not valid, and that therefore these titles had become extinct on his father's death in 1761. He was created 1st Earl of Mountnorris [Ireland] on 3 December 1793.
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