Mary FitzMaurice, 4th Countess of Orkney
Encyclopedia
Mary FitzMaurice, 4th Countess of Orkney (4 September 1755 – 30 December 1831) was a Scottish
suo jure
peeress
, the only surviving child of Murrough O'Brien, 1st Marquess of Thomond
and Mary O'Brien, 3rd Countess of Orkney
.
Born Mary O'Brien, she was married to the Hon. Thomas FitzMaurice, younger brother of the 1st Marquess of Lansdowne
, on 21 December 1777. Their son, born in 1778, was John FitzMaurice, Viscount Kirkwall
(who was the father of the 5th Earl of Orkney
, Thomas John Hamilton FitzMaurice
). She succeeded her mother 10 May 1791. Her husband died in 1793.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
suo jure
Suo jure
Suo jure is a Latin phrase meaning "in her [or his] own right".It is commonly encountered in the context of titles of nobility, especially in cases where a wife may hold a title in her own right rather than through her marriage....
peeress
Peerage of Scotland
The Peerage of Scotland is the division of the British Peerage for those peers created in the Kingdom of Scotland before 1707. With that year's Act of Union, the Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of England were combined into the Kingdom of Great Britain, and a new Peerage of Great Britain was...
, the only surviving child of Murrough O'Brien, 1st Marquess of Thomond
Murrough O'Brien, 1st Marquess of Thomond
Murrough O'Brien, 1st Marquess of Thomond KP, PC , known from 1777 to 1800 as the 5th Earl of Inchiquin, was an Irish peer, soldier and politician.-Life:Murrough O'Brien was born in 1726 to Hon...
and Mary O'Brien, 3rd Countess of Orkney
Mary O'Brien, 3rd Countess of Orkney
Mary O'Brien, 3rd Countess of Orkney was the eldest daughter of Anne O'Brien, 2nd Countess of Orkney and William O'Brien, 4th Earl of Inchiquin, and Countess of Orkney in her own right....
.
Born Mary O'Brien, she was married to the Hon. Thomas FitzMaurice, younger brother of the 1st Marquess of Lansdowne
William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne
William Petty-FitzMaurice, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne, KG, PC , known as The Earl of Shelburne between 1761 and 1784, by which title he is generally known to history, was an Irish-born British Whig statesman who was the first Home Secretary in 1782 and then Prime Minister 1782–1783 during the final...
, on 21 December 1777. Their son, born in 1778, was John FitzMaurice, Viscount Kirkwall
John FitzMaurice, Viscount Kirkwall
John Hamilton FitzMaurice, Viscount Kirkwall , known as John FitzMaurice until 1791, was a British politician.-Background:...
(who was the father of the 5th Earl of Orkney
Earl of Orkney
The Earl of Orkney was originally a Norse jarl ruling Orkney, Shetland and parts of Caithness and Sutherland. The Earls were periodically subject to the kings of Norway for the Northern Isles, and later also to the kings of Alba for those parts of their territory in mainland Scotland . The Earl's...
, Thomas John Hamilton FitzMaurice
Thomas FitzMaurice, 5th Earl of Orkney
Thomas FitzMaurice, 5th Earl of Orkney , was born 8 August 1803 and died 16 May 1877. He married Charlotte Irby on 14 March 1826. Their son George William Hamilton FitzMaurice became the 6th Earl of Orkney. Their fourth son, Alexander Temple FitzMaurice, became a Groom of the Bedchamber in 1867...
). She succeeded her mother 10 May 1791. Her husband died in 1793.