Marquess of Sligo is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1800 for John Browne, 3rd Earl of Altamont. The Marquess holds the subsidiary titles of Baron Mount Eagle, of Westport in the County of Mayo (created 10 September 1760), Viscount Westport, of Westport in the County of Mayo (created 24 August 1768), Earl of Altamont, in the County of Mayo (created 4 December 1771), Earl of Clanricarde (created 1800) and Baron Monteagle, of Westport in the County of Mayo (created 20 February 1806). All these titles are in the Peerage of Ireland, except the Barony of Monteagle, which is in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The latter peerage entitled the Marquesses to a seat in the House of Lords prior to the House of Lords Act 1999. The Earldom of Clanricarde was inherited by the sixth Marquess in 1916 according to a special remainder in the letters patent.
Marquessate of Sligo
Arms: Sable, three Lions passant in bend Argent, between four Bendlets Argent. Crest: An Eagle displayed Vert. Supporters: Dexter: A Talbot gorged with a Baron’s Coronet proper; Sinister: A Horse Argent.
The Browne family descends from Colonel John Browne, younger son of Sir John Browne, 1st Baronet, of The Neale, County Mayo, whose eldest son, the second Baronet, was the ancestor of the Barons Kilmaine. The baronetcy was created in 1636. Colonel John Browne's grandson John Browne represented Castlebar in the Irish House of Commons. He was created Baron Mount Eagle in 1760,[1]Viscount Westport in 1768 and Earl of Altamont in 1771,[2] the titles of Mount Eagle and Altamont deriving from Croagh Patrick near Westport. Both his son, the second Earl, and grandson, the third Earl, represented County Mayo in the Irish Parliament. In 1800 the latter was elected as one of the 28 original Irish Representative Peers and later that year he was created Marquess of Sligo.[3]
In 1800, Lord Clanricarde was given a new Earldom of Clanricarde, with remainder, failing heirs male of his own, to the heirs male of his two daughters.[5] Lord Sligo's younger son, the fourth Marquess, represented County Mayo in Parliament from 1857 to 1868. His nephew, the sixth Marquess, succeeded to the Earldom of Clanricarde (1800 creation) in 1916 on the death of his cousin Hubert George de Burgh-Canning, 2nd Marquess of Clanricarde. As of 2014, the titles are held by his great-nephew, the twelfth Marquess, who succeeded his first cousin in 2014. He is a property consultant living in the central highlands of regional Victoria, Australia.
The family seat was Westport House, near Westport, County Mayo in Ireland. After the death of the 11th Marquess, it passed to his five daughters, in accordance with a private legislation passed by the Irish Senate in 1993.[6] Westport House was sold by Lord Sligo's daughters in October 2017, breaking the formal link between Westport House and the family which had been ongoing for 380 years. The house was sold to the Hughes family, a local family of entrepreneurs with Portwest clothing manufacturing operations and a hotel in Westport.[7]
Barons Mount Eagle (1760), Viscounts Westport (1768), Earls of Altamont (1771)
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Marquess of Sligo is a title in the Peerage of Ireland It was created in 1800 for John Browne 3rd Earl of Altamont The Marquess holds the subsidiary titles of Baron Mount Eagle of Westport in the County of Mayo created 10 September 1760 Viscount Westport of Westport in the County of Mayo created 24 August 1768 Earl of Altamont in the County of Mayo created 4 December 1771 Earl of Clanricarde created 1800 and Baron Monteagle of Westport in the County of Mayo created 20 February 1806 All these titles are in the Peerage of Ireland except the Barony of Monteagle which is in the Peerage of the United Kingdom The latter peerage entitled the Marquesses to a seat in the House of Lords prior to the House of Lords Act 1999 The Earldom of Clanricarde was inherited by the sixth Marquess in 1916 according to a special remainder in the letters patent Marquessate of SligoArms Sable three Lions passant in bend Argent between four Bendlets Argent Crest An Eagle displayed Vert Supporters Dexter A Talbot gorged with a Baron s Coronet proper Sinister A Horse Argent Creation date29 December 1800Created byGeorge IIIPeeragePeerage of IrelandFirst holderJohn Browne 3rd Earl of AltamontPresent holderSebastian Browne 12th Marquess of SligoHeir apparentChristopher Browne Earl of AltamontRemainder toHeirs male of the first Marquess s body lawfully begottenSubsidiary titlesEarl of Altamont Earl of Clanricarde Viscount Westport Baron Mount Eagle Baron MonteagleStatusExtantFormer seat s Westport HouseMottoSUIVEZ RAISON Follow the right Contents 1 History 2 Barons Mount Eagle 1760 Viscounts Westport 1768 Earls of Altamont 1771 3 Marquesses of Sligo 1800 Barons Monteagle 1806 Earls of Clanricarde 1916 4 Line of succession 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditThe Browne family descends from Colonel John Browne younger son of Sir John Browne 1st Baronet of The Neale County Mayo whose eldest son the second Baronet was the ancestor of the Barons Kilmaine The baronetcy was created in 1636 Colonel John Browne s grandson John Browne represented Castlebar in the Irish House of Commons He was created Baron Mount Eagle in 1760 1 Viscount Westport in 1768 and Earl of Altamont in 1771 2 the titles of Mount Eagle and Altamont deriving from Croagh Patrick near Westport Both his son the second Earl and grandson the third Earl represented County Mayo in the Irish Parliament In 1800 the latter was elected as one of the 28 original Irish Representative Peers and later that year he was created Marquess of Sligo 3 In 1806 he was made Baron Monteagle in the Peerage of the United Kingdom 4 which gave the Marquesses an automatic seat in the House of Lords He was succeeded by his son the second Marquess He was Lord Lieutenant of County Mayo from 1842 to 1845 Lord Sligo married Lady Hester Catherine de Burgh eldest daughter of John Thomas de Burgh 13th Earl of Clanricarde In 1800 Lord Clanricarde was given a new Earldom of Clanricarde with remainder failing heirs male of his own to the heirs male of his two daughters 5 Lord Sligo s younger son the fourth Marquess represented County Mayo in Parliament from 1857 to 1868 His nephew the sixth Marquess succeeded to the Earldom of Clanricarde 1800 creation in 1916 on the death of his cousin Hubert George de Burgh Canning 2nd Marquess of Clanricarde As of 2014 the titles are held by his great nephew the twelfth Marquess who succeeded his first cousin in 2014 He is a property consultant living in the central highlands of regional Victoria Australia The family seat was Westport House near Westport County Mayo in Ireland After the death of the 11th Marquess it passed to his five daughters in accordance with a private legislation passed by the Irish Senate in 1993 6 Westport House was sold by Lord Sligo s daughters in October 2017 breaking the formal link between Westport House and the family which had been ongoing for 380 years The house was sold to the Hughes family a local family of entrepreneurs with Portwest clothing manufacturing operations and a hotel in Westport 7 Barons Mount Eagle 1760 Viscounts Westport 1768 Earls of Altamont 1771 EditJohn Browne 1st Earl of Altamont c 1709 1776 Peter Browne 2nd Earl of Altamont c 1731 1780 John Denis Browne 3rd Earl of Altamont 1756 1809 created Marquess of Sligo In 1800 Marquesses of Sligo 1800 Barons Monteagle 1806 Earls of Clanricarde 1916 EditJohn Denis Browne 1st Marquess of Sligo 1756 1809 Howe Peter Browne 2nd Marquess of Sligo 1788 1845 George John Browne 3rd Marquess of Sligo 1820 1896 John Thomas Browne 4th Marquess of Sligo 1824 1903 Henry Ulick Browne 5th Marquess of Sligo 1831 1913 George Ulick Browne 6th Marquess of Sligo 1856 1935 Ulick de Burgh Browne 7th Marquess of Sligo 1898 1941 Arthur Howe Browne 8th Marquess of Sligo 1867 1951 Terence Morris Browne 9th Marquess of Sligo 1873 1952 Denis Edward Browne 10th Marquess of Sligo 1908 1991 Jeremy Ulick Browne 11th Marquess of Sligo 1939 2014 Sebastian Ulick Browne 12th Marquess of Sligo b 1964 The heir apparent is the present holder s son Christopher Ulick Browne Earl of Altamont b 1988 Line of succession EditLine of succession Peter Browne 2nd Earl of Altamont c 1731 1780 John Browne 1st Marquess of Sligo 1756 1809 Howe Browne 2nd Marquess of Sligo 1788 1845 Henry Browne 5th Marquess of Sligo 1831 1913 Lord Alfred Eden Browne 1878 1918 Lord Ulick Browne 1915 1979 Sebastian Browne 12th Marquess of Sligo b 1964 1 Christopher Ulick Browne Earl of Altamont b 1988 Lord Richard Howe Brown 1834 1912 Percy Howe Browne 1868 1940 Anthony Howe Browne 1905 1940 2 Patrick Ulick Anthony Howe Browne b 1935 3 Patrick Alexander Howe Browne b 1965 4 Anthony Howe Browne b 1967 5 son Browne 6 Michael John le Roy Browne b 1936 7 Richard Howe Browne b 1962 8 Jeremy Ulick Browne b 1963 8 References Edit No 10029 The London Gazette 26 August 1760 p 1 No 11196 The London Gazette 16 November 1771 p 3 No 15326 The London Gazette 10 January 1801 p 40 No 15889 The London Gazette 15 February 1806 p 192 No 15326 The London Gazette 10 January 1801 p 40 Marquess of Sligo Jeremy Browne Altamont dies at 75 BBC News Bbc com 14 July 2014 Retrieved 23 July 2017 Irish Times culture heritage Westport House sold to County Mayo hotelier Morris Susan Bosberry Scott Wendy Belfield Gervase eds 2019 Sligo Marquess of Debrett s Peerage and Baronetage Vol 1 150th ed London Debrett s Ltd pp 4393 4398 ISBN 978 1 999767 0 5 1 External links EditWestport House website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Marquess of Sligo amp oldid 1130090879, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
