Viscount Sarsfield
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The title Viscount Sarsfield was created in 1627 in the Peerage of Ireland
for Sir Dominick Sarsfield
.who was Chief Justice of the Irish Common Pleas
. The title was forfeit in 1691 by the 4th Viscount for his part in the Williamite war in Ireland
.
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,...
for Sir Dominick Sarsfield
Dominick Sarsfield, 1st Viscount Sarsfield
Dominick Sarsfield, 1st Viscount Sarsfield of Kilmallock was an Irish peer and judge who became Chief Justice of the Irish Common Pleas, but was removed from office for corruption and died in disgrace.-Early history:...
.who was Chief Justice of the Irish Common Pleas
Chief Justice of the Irish Common Pleas
The Chief Justice of the Common Pleas for Ireland was the senior judge of the Court of Common Pleas ,known in its early stage as the Common Bench or simply Bench, one of the senior courts of common law in Ireland. It was a mirror of the Court of Common Pleas in England...
. The title was forfeit in 1691 by the 4th Viscount for his part in the Williamite war in Ireland
Williamite war in Ireland
The Williamite War in Ireland—also called the Jacobite War in Ireland, the Williamite-Jacobite War in Ireland and in Irish as Cogadh an Dá Rí —was a conflict between Catholic King James II and Protestant King William of Orange over who would be King of England, Scotland and Ireland...
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Baronets Sarsfield of Carrickleamlery (1619)
- Sir Dominick Sarsfield, 1st BaronetDominick Sarsfield, 1st Viscount SarsfieldDominick Sarsfield, 1st Viscount Sarsfield of Kilmallock was an Irish peer and judge who became Chief Justice of the Irish Common Pleas, but was removed from office for corruption and died in disgrace.-Early history:...
(d. 1636)
Viscounts Sarsfield (1627)
- Dominick Sarsfield, 1st Viscount SarsfieldDominick Sarsfield, 1st Viscount SarsfieldDominick Sarsfield, 1st Viscount Sarsfield of Kilmallock was an Irish peer and judge who became Chief Justice of the Irish Common Pleas, but was removed from office for corruption and died in disgrace.-Early history:...
(d. 1636) - William Sarsfield, 2nd Viscount Sarsfield (d. 1648)
- David Sarsfield, 3rd Viscount Sarsfield (d. 1687)
- Dominick Sarsfield, 4th Viscount Sarsfield (d. 1701)