Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl (usually referred to as Earl of Dunraven) was a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created on 5 February 1822 for Valentine Quin, 1st Viscount Mount-Earl. Quin had already been created a Baronet, of Adare in County Limerick, in the Baronetage of Ireland, in 1781, Baron Adare, of Adare in the County of Limerick, on 31 July 1800,[1] and Viscount Mount-Earl on 3 February 1816. He was made Viscount Adare in 1822 at the same time as he was given the earldom. The latter peerage titles were also in the Peerage of Ireland.
Windham Wyndham-Quin, 4th Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl
The family seat until the seventh Earl's death was Kilgobbin House, in Adare, Ireland. The former seat was the palatial Adare Manor in County Limerick. Adare Manor was sold by the Dunraven family in 1982 and is now a luxury hotel. The south Wales home of the Dunraven family, Dunraven House at Dunraven Bay, near Bridgend, no longer exists apart from the walled gardens and some floors and steps. Dunraven Castle, as it was often called, was demolished in 1963 after having been used as a guest house for some years. In the First and Second World Wars, the house served as a military hospital.
The Earl of Dunraven arrived at what would become Estes Park, Colorado in late December 1872, visited repeatedly, and decided to take over the valley for his own private hunting preserve. His land grab did not work, but he controlled 6,000 acres before he changed tactics and opened the area's first resort, the Estes Park Hotel, which was destroyed by fire in 1911.
Hesilrige, Arthur G. M. (1921). Debrett's Peerage and Titles of courtesy. London: Dean & Son. p. 324.
Cokayne, George E. (1910). Gibbs, Vicary (ed.). The complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant. Vol. I, Ab-Adam to Basing. London: St. Catherine Press. p. 56.
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This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations December 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Earl of Dunraven and Mount Earl usually referred to as Earl of Dunraven was a title in the Peerage of Ireland It was created on 5 February 1822 for Valentine Quin 1st Viscount Mount Earl Quin had already been created a Baronet of Adare in County Limerick in the Baronetage of Ireland in 1781 Baron Adare of Adare in the County of Limerick on 31 July 1800 1 and Viscount Mount Earl on 3 February 1816 He was made Viscount Adare in 1822 at the same time as he was given the earldom The latter peerage titles were also in the Peerage of Ireland Windham Wyndham Quin 4th Earl of Dunraven and Mount EarlHis son the second Earl represented County Limerick in the House of Commons from 1806 to 1820 and also sat in the House of Lords as an Irish representative peer from 1839 until his death in 1850 In 1815 the second Earl had assumed by Royal licence his wife s maiden surname of Wyndham in addition to that of Quin His eldest son the third Earl sat as a Conservative Member of Parliament for Glamorganshire from 1836 to 1850 and also served as Lord Lieutenant of County Limerick from 1864 to 1871 In 1866 Dunraven was given the additional title of Baron Kenry of Kenry in County Limerick in the Peerage of the United Kingdom He was succeeded by his son the fourth Earl who served in the Conservative government of Lord Salisbury as Under Secretary of State for the Colonies from 1885 to 1886 A member of the Irish Unionist Party he was also Lord Lieutenant of County Limerick from 1894 to 1926 When the Chief Secretary for Ireland George Wyndham called a Land Conference in 1902 Lord Dunraven was chairman representing the landlord side and together with William O Brien played a decisive role in attaining agreement on the enactment of the Wyndham Land Purchase Ireland Act 1903 which enabled tenants to purchase lands from their landlords under favourable financial provisions He was a Senator of the Irish Free State from 1922 to 1926 He had no male heirs and on his death the barony of Kenry became extinct The Fourth Earl published his memoir Past Times and Pastimes in 1922 Hodder and Stoughton He was succeeded in the other titles by his cousin the fifth Earl He had previously represented South Glamorganshire in Parliament as a Conservative from 1895 to 1906 The titles became extinct when the seventh Earl died on 25 March 2011 at his residence Kilgobbin House 2 The family seat until the seventh Earl s death was Kilgobbin House in Adare Ireland The former seat was the palatial Adare Manor in County Limerick Adare Manor was sold by the Dunraven family in 1982 and is now a luxury hotel The south Wales home of the Dunraven family Dunraven House at Dunraven Bay near Bridgend no longer exists apart from the walled gardens and some floors and steps Dunraven Castle as it was often called was demolished in 1963 after having been used as a guest house for some years In the First and Second World Wars the house served as a military hospital The Earl of Dunraven arrived at what would become Estes Park Colorado in late December 1872 visited repeatedly and decided to take over the valley for his own private hunting preserve His land grab did not work but he controlled 6 000 acres before he changed tactics and opened the area s first resort the Estes Park Hotel which was destroyed by fire in 1911 Contents 1 Earls of Dunraven and Mount Earl 1822 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksEarls of Dunraven and Mount Earl 1822 editValentine Richard Quin 1st Earl of Dunraven and Mount Earl 1752 1824 Windham Henry Quin 2nd Earl of Dunraven and Mount Earl 1782 1850 Edwin Richard Wyndham Quin 3rd Earl of Dunraven and Mount Earl 1812 1871 Windham Thomas Wyndham Quin 4th Earl of Dunraven and Mount Earl 1841 1926 Windham Henry Wyndham Quin 5th Earl of Dunraven and Mount Earl 1857 1952 Richard Southwell Windham Robert Wyndham Quin 6th Earl of Dunraven and Mount Earl 1887 1965 Thady Windham Thomas Wyndham Quin 7th Earl of Dunraven and Mount Earl 1939 2011 See also editDunraven SchoolReferences edit Cokayne 1910 p 56 Eugene Phelan 28 March 2011 Earl of Dunraven passes away after short illness Limerick Leader Archived from the original on 1 April 2011 Retrieved 19 December 2011 External links editBunbury Turtle Adare Manor The Renaissance of an Irish Country House Adare Manor Publishing 2019 ISBN 9781527246706 Hesilrige Arthur G M 1921 Debrett s Peerage and Titles of courtesy London Dean amp Son p 324 Cokayne George E 1910 Gibbs Vicary ed The complete peerage of England Scotland Ireland Great Britain and the United Kingdom extant extinct or dormant Vol I Ab Adam to Basing London St Catherine Press p 56 Leigh Rayment s Peerage Pages self published source better source needed Death of the 7th Earl of Dunraven amp Mount Earl 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