Arthur Dillon (1750-1794)
Arthur Dillon may refer to: * Arthur Dillon (1670-1733), an Irish-born soldier in the French army * Arthur Dillon (1750-1794), French-Irish soldier, grandson of Arthur Dillon (1670–1733) * Arthur Dillon (1834-1922), French cavalry officer and Boulangiste, grandson of Arthur Dillon (1750–1794) *Arthur Richard Dillon (1721–1806), French archbishop See also * Dillon (surname) Dillon is an Irish surname of Breton origin, descending from a cadet branch of Viscomte de Leon in Northern Brittany. It first appeared in Ireland with the arrival of Sir Henry de Leon, Prince John's secretary in 1185. Sir Henry married Maud de ...

Arthur Dillon (1670-1733)
Arthur Dillon, Count Dillon (1670–1733) was a Jacobite soldier from Ireland who served as colonel of Dillon's Regiment in the Irish Brigade in French service. He fought in the Nine Years' War and in the War of the Spanish Succession where he excelled at the Battle of Cremona. Birth and origins Arthur was born in 1670 in County Roscommon, Ireland, probably at Kilmore, his parents' habitual residence. He was the third son of Theobald Dillon and his wife Mary Talbot. His father was the 7th Viscount Dillon of Costello-Gallen and supported James II in the Williamite war in Ireland. His father's family was Old English and descended from Sir Henry Dillon, who came to Ireland with Prince John in 1185. Henry's mother was a daughter of Sir Henry Talbot of Templeogue. The Talbots also were Old English. Both his parents were Catholic. He had five brothers and two sisters, who are listed in his father's article. Early life In 1688 his father rais ...
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Arthur Dillon (1750-1794)
Arthur Dillon may refer to: * Arthur Dillon (1670-1733), an Irish-born soldier in the French army * Arthur Dillon (1750-1794), French-Irish soldier, grandson of Arthur Dillon (1670–1733) * Arthur Dillon (1834-1922), French cavalry officer and Boulangiste, grandson of Arthur Dillon (1750–1794) *Arthur Richard Dillon (1721–1806), French archbishop See also * Dillon (surname) Dillon is an Irish surname of Breton origin, descending from a cadet branch of Viscomte de Leon in Northern Brittany. It first appeared in Ireland with the arrival of Sir Henry de Leon, Prince John's secretary in 1185. Sir Henry married Maud de ...

Arthur Dillon (1834-1922)
Arthur Dillon may refer to: *Arthur Dillon (1670-1733), an Irish-born soldier in the French army *Arthur Dillon (1750-1794), French-Irish soldier, grandson of Arthur Dillon (1670–1733) * Arthur Dillon (1834-1922), French cavalry officer and Boulangiste, grandson of Arthur Dillon (1750–1794) *Arthur Richard Dillon (1721–1806), French archbishop See also * Dillon (surname) Dillon is an Irish surname of Breton origin, descending from a cadet branch of Viscomte de Leon in Northern Brittany. It first appeared in Ireland with the arrival of Sir Henry de Leon, Prince John's secretary in 1185. Sir Henry married Maud de ...

Arthur Richard Dillon
Arthur Richard Dillon (1721–1806) was archbishop of Narbonne in France. He was the youngest son of Arthur Dillon (1670–1733), who came to France with Mountcashel's Irish Brigade. At the French Revolution he refused the civil constitution of the clergy and fled first to Coblenz and then to London. Birth and origins Arthur Richard was born on 15 September 1721 at the Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye in France. He was the youngest of the five sons of Arthur Dillon and his wife Christina Sheldon. His father was born in 1670 in Ireland, had fought for the Jacobites in the Williamite War and had gone to France as the colonel of Dillon's Regiment with the Irish Brigade in April 1690 when Irish troops were sent to France in exchange for French troops sent to Ireland with Lauzun. He was a younger son of the 7th Viscount Dillon. His father's family was Old English Irish and descended from Sir Henry Dillon who came to Ireland with Prince John in 1185. Henry's mother was ...
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