John de Courcy, 35th Baron Kingsale
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John de Courcy, 35th Baron Kingsale, (27 January 1941 – 15 September 2005) was the Premier Baron of Ireland.
He succeeded his grandfather to the title in 1969, his father, Lieutenant-Commander The Honourable Michael de Courcy, RN
, having being killed in action in 1940.
Lord Kingsale was educated at Stowe School
, and the Universities of Paris
and Salzburg
. He was a 2nd Lieutenant in the Irish Guards
1962–1965, after which he resigned due to being unable to keep himself on his limited private income.
Lord Kingsale was famous for his varied career. At various times he was a property developer, law student, film extra, white hunter, and bingo caller. He also ran a dating service in Australia
— which was successful although he never managed himself to marry, although he made repeated attempts to acquire a wife. He was director of several companies, Chairman of the National Association for Service to the Realm (which advocated the return of national service) from 1979, and Patron
of L'Orchestre du Monde from 1988.
The family is named for the village of Courcy-sur-Dives, in Calvados
, France
. They were also Lords of the Manor
of Stogursey
, Somerset
. Lord Kingsale died in sheltered housing in Somerset, where he had lived since 1994, on 15 September 2005.
He was succeeded in his peerages by a descendant of the 20th Baron, Nevinson Mark de Courcey, who was born 11 May 1958.
He succeeded his grandfather to the title in 1969, his father, Lieutenant-Commander The Honourable Michael de Courcy, RN
Royal Navy
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, having being killed in action in 1940.
Lord Kingsale was educated at Stowe School
Stowe School
Stowe School is an independent school in Stowe, Buckinghamshire. It was founded on 11 May 1923 by J. F. Roxburgh, initially with 99 male pupils. It is a member of the Rugby Group and Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference. The school is also a member of the G20 Schools Group...
, and the Universities of Paris
University of Paris
The University of Paris was a university located in Paris, France and one of the earliest to be established in Europe. It was founded in the mid 12th century, and officially recognized as a university probably between 1160 and 1250...
and Salzburg
University of Salzburg
The University of Salzburg, or Paris Lodron University after its founder, the Prince Archbishop Paris Lodron, is located in the Austrian city of Salzburg, Salzburgerland, home of Mozart. It is divided into 4 faculties: catholic theology, law, humanities and natural science.Founded in 1622, it...
. He was a 2nd Lieutenant in the Irish Guards
Irish Guards
The Irish Guards , part of the Guards Division, is a Foot Guards regiment of the British Army.Along with the Royal Irish Regiment, it is one of the two Irish regiments remaining in the British Army. The Irish Guards recruit in Northern Ireland and the Irish neighbourhoods of major British cities...
1962–1965, after which he resigned due to being unable to keep himself on his limited private income.
Lord Kingsale was famous for his varied career. At various times he was a property developer, law student, film extra, white hunter, and bingo caller. He also ran a dating service in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
— which was successful although he never managed himself to marry, although he made repeated attempts to acquire a wife. He was director of several companies, Chairman of the National Association for Service to the Realm (which advocated the return of national service) from 1979, and Patron
Patrón
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of L'Orchestre du Monde from 1988.
The family is named for the village of Courcy-sur-Dives, in Calvados
Calvados
The French department of Calvados is part of the region of Basse-Normandie in Normandy. It takes its name from a cluster of rocks off the English Channel coast...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. They were also Lords of the Manor
Lord of the Manor
The Lordship of a Manor is recognised today in England and Wales as a form of property and one of three elements of a manor that may exist separately or be combined and may be held in moieties...
of Stogursey
Stogursey
Stogursey is the name of a small village and civil parish in the Quantock Hills in Somerset, England. It is situated from Nether Stowey, and west of Bridgwater...
, Somerset
Somerset
The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...
. Lord Kingsale died in sheltered housing in Somerset, where he had lived since 1994, on 15 September 2005.
He was succeeded in his peerages by a descendant of the 20th Baron, Nevinson Mark de Courcey, who was born 11 May 1958.