Jeremy Ulick Browne, 11th Marquess of Sligo (b. 4 June 1939), styled Earl of Altamont until 1991, is the 11th, and current, holder of the Marquessate of Sligo

Marquess of Sligo

Marquess of Sligo is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1800 for John Browne, 3rd Earl of Altamont. The Marquess holds the subsidiary titles of Baron Mount Eagle, of Westport in the County of Mayo , Viscount Westport, of Westport in the County of Mayo , Earl of Altamont, in the...

, a title created in 1800 in the Peerage of Ireland

Peerage of Ireland

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. Until the House of Lords Act 1999

House of Lords Act 1999

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 he was entitled to sit in the House of Lords

House of Lords

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 under the Barony of Mounteagle, created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom

Peerage of the United Kingdom

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The son of Denis Browne, 10th Marquess of Sligo and Jose Gauche, Lord Sligo was married, in 1961, to Jennifer Cooper, daughter of Derek Cooper

Derek Cooper

Major George Derek Cooper OBE MC was a British Army officer, campaigner for refugees, and supporter of the Palestinian people.-Early life and career:...

 (d. 2007) by his first wife (md. 1937 and div. 1949) Pamela Armstrong-Lushington-Tulloch. His new wife was stepdaughter of the former Viscountess Ruthven of Canberra

Pamela Cooper

Pamela Margaret Cooper was a British courtier, campaigner for refugees, and a supporter of the Palestinian people.-Biography:...

 (d. 2006), and her father became in 1952 stepfather of two young stepsons, now the present Earl of Gowrie and his brother the journalist and Islamic scholar Malise Ruthven

Malise Ruthven

Malise Ruthven is an Irish academic and writer. He was born in Dublin of Irish-British parentage. He obtained an MA in English Literature at Cambridge University, before working as a scriptwriter with the BBC Arabic and World Service, and a consultant on Middle Eastern affairs. He also gained a...

. The Marquess and Marchioness have five daughters - Sheelyn (b. 1963), Karen (b. 1964), Lucinda (b. 1969), Clare (b. 1974), Allanagh (b. 1980).

He currently resides in Westport House

Westport House

Westport House in Westport, Ireland is the stately home of Lord Altamont the Marquess of Sligo. It was built by the Browne family in the 18th Century, on the site of an O'Malley castle whose dungeons are still present today...

, Republic of Ireland

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The heir presumptive is his first cousin, Sebastian Ulick Browne (b. 1964).

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