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Cokayne, George Edward (1998) [1910]. Vicary Gibbs (ed.). The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant, Volume 12 part 2. London: The St. Catherine Press. pp. 654–657.
edward, ligonier, earl, ligonier, lieutenant, general, 1740, june, 1782, british, soldier, courtier, illegitimate, francis, augustus, ligonier, brother, john, ligonier, earl, ligonier, earl, ligonier, served, with, prince, ferdinand, brunswick, during, seven, . Lieutenant General Edward Ligonier 1st Earl Ligonier KB 1740 14 June 1782 was a British soldier and courtier He was the illegitimate son of Col Francis Augustus Ligonier the brother of John Ligonier 1st Earl Ligonier The 1st Earl Ligonier He served with Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick during the Seven Years War and was appointed a captain in the 1st Regiment of Foot Guards In 1763 he was appointed a royal aide de camp and from 1763 until 1765 he was secretary to the embassy at Madrid On 12 November 1764 he was appointed a Groom of the Bedchamber to the Duke of Gloucester On 6 December 1766 he married Penelope Pitt daughter of George Pitt 1st Baron Rivers Her relationship with Vittorio Amadeo Count Alfieri provoked a duel between her husband and her lover in Green Park 1 on 7 May 1771 and Ligonier was able to obtain a divorce by Act of Parliament in 1772 2 He married Lady Mary Henley daughter of Robert Henley 1st Earl of Northington on 14 December 1773 In the meantime upon the death of his uncle the Earl Ligonier in 1770 he became Viscount Ligonier of Clonmel which title had been created with a special remainder to him and inherited Cobham Park He was promoted major general in 1775 and lieutenant general in 1777 On 19 July 1776 he was created Earl Ligonier of Clonmel in the Peerage of Ireland The last honour conferred upon him was his investiture as a Knight Companion of the Order of the Bath on 17 December 1781 He died on 14 June 1782 before he could be installed and left no posterity Cobham would be sold in 1806 References edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Edward Ligonier 1st Earl Ligonier Green Park a Royal park Private Act 12 George III c 43 UK Parliament Archives Archived from the original on 28 January 2021 Retrieved 19 January 2021 Bibliography edit Cokayne George Edward 1998 1910 Vicary Gibbs ed The Complete Peerage of England Scotland Ireland Great Britain and the United Kingdom extant extinct or dormant Volume 12 part 2 London The St Catherine Press pp 654 657 Military offices Preceded byWilliam Whitmore Colonel of the 9th Regiment of Foot1771 1782 Succeeded byThe Lord Saye and Sele Peerage of Ireland New title Earl Ligonier1776 1782 Extinct Preceded byJohn Ligonier Viscount Ligonier1770 1782 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Edward Ligonier 1st Earl Ligonier amp oldid 1189068252, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
