Viscount Tara
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Viscount Tara was a title in the Peerage of Ireland
. It was created in 1650 for the soldier Thomas Preston. He was the second son of Christopher Preston, 4th Viscount Gormanston. The title became extinct on the death of his grandson, the third Viscount, in 1674.
Another member of the Preston family was John Preston, 1st Baron Tara
. He was a descendant of a younger brother of the first Viscount Tara.
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,...
. It was created in 1650 for the soldier Thomas Preston. He was the second son of Christopher Preston, 4th Viscount Gormanston. The title became extinct on the death of his grandson, the third Viscount, in 1674.
Another member of the Preston family was John Preston, 1st Baron Tara
John Preston, 1st Baron Tara
John Preston, 1st Baron Tara , was an Irish politician.Preston was the son of John Preston, a descendant of a younger brother of Thomas Preston, 1st Viscount Tara, second son of Christopher Preston, 4th Viscount Gormanston...
. He was a descendant of a younger brother of the first Viscount Tara.
Viscounts Tara (1650
- Thomas Preston, 1st Viscount TaraThomas Preston, 1st Viscount TaraThomas Preston, 1st Viscount Tara was an Irish soldier of the 17th century. He was a descendant of Sir Robert de Preston, who in 1363 purchased the lands of Gormanston, County Meath, and who was keeper of the Great Seal in Ireland some years later....
(1585–1655) - Anthony Preston, 2nd Viscount Tara (1618–1659)
- Thomas Preston, 3rd Viscount Tara (1652–1674)