Viscount Cullen of Tipperary was a title in the
Peerage of Ireland created on 11 August 1642, along with the title Baron Cullen, for Charles Cokayne.
Derbyshire
The ancient family of Cokayne had its origins in
Ashbourne, Derbyshire
Ashbourne is a market town in the Derbyshire Dales district in Derbyshire, England. Its population was measured at 8,377 in the 2011 census and was estimated to have grown to 9,163 by 2019. It has many historical buildings and independent sho ...
. Charles Cokayne
High Sheriff of Northamptonshire in 1636, was the son of Sir
William Cokayne of Rushton Hall, Northamptonshire, Lord Mayor of London in 1619. The family seat was
Rushton Hall
Rushton Hall in Rushton, Northamptonshire, England, was the ancestral home of the Tresham family from 1438, when William Tresham, a veteran of the Battle of Agincourt and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster bought the estate. In the 20th centu ...
.
On the death of the 6th Viscount in 1810, both titles became dormant. Although the issue male of the 1st Viscount thus became extinct, the titles devolved by special remainder, through the female line, upon
Albemarle Bertie, 9th Earl of Lindsey
Lieutenant-General Albemarle Bertie, 9th Earl of Lindsey (17 September 1744 – 18 September 1818) was a British nobleman and general.
Early life
Bertie was born on 17 September 1744. He was the son of Peregrine Bertie, a barrister of Lincoln's ...
, who, however, never claimed them.
They became extinct upon the death of
Montague Bertie, 12th Earl of Lindsey
Montague Peregrine Albemarle Bertie, 12th Earl of Lindsey, DL (3 September 1861 – 2 January 1938), styled Lord Bertie from 1877 until 1899, was an English nobleman, the only son of Montague Bertie, 11th Earl of Lindsey.
Early life
Bertie was ...
, in 1938.
George Cokayne—The Complete Peerage
Mary Anne Cokayne, daughter of William Cokayne, brother of the fifth Viscount, married William Adams. Their son George Adams changed his name to
George Cokayne in 1873 and his son Brien was created
Baron Cullen of Ashbourne
Baron Cullen of Ashbourne, of Roehampton in the County of Surrey, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 21 April 1920 for Brien Cokayne, 1st Baron Cullen of Ashbourne, Sir Brien Cokayne, Governor of the Bank of Engla ...
in 1920.
Viscounts Cullen (1642)
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Charles Cokayne, 1st Viscount Cullen (1602–1661)
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Brien Cokayne, 2nd Viscount Cullen Brien is a surname and male given name. Notable people with this name include:
Surname
* Alan Brien (1925–2008), English journalist
* Alizée Brien (born 1993), Canadian racing cyclist
* Chris Brien, drummer, percussionist and drum clinician
* D ...
(1631–1687)
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Charles Cokayne, 3rd Viscount Cullen
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "f ...
(1658–1688)
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Charles Cokayne, 4th Viscount Cullen
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "f ...
(1687–1716)
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Charles Cokayne, 5th Viscount Cullen
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "f ...
(1710–1802)
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Borlase Cokayne, 6th Viscount Cullen
Borlase is a surname and masculine given name.
A branch of the family De Taillefer, of Périgord, who were descended from the Count of Angoulême, came to England before the reign of Henry III (1207–1272). A king granted lands in the parish o ...
(1740–1810)
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Albemarle Bertie, 9th Earl of Lindsey, 7th Viscount Cullen (1744–1818)
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George Augustus Frederick Albemarle Bertie, 10th Earl of Lindsey, 8th Viscount Cullen (1814–1877)
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Montague Peregrine Bertie, 11th Earl of Lindsey, 9th Viscount Cullen (1815–1899)
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Montague Peregrine Albemarle Bertie, 12th Earl of Lindsey, 10th Viscount Cullen (1861–1938)
See also
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Cokayne Baronets
The Baronetcy of Cockayne of Ashbourne was created in the Baronetage of England on 10 January 1642 for Aston Cockayne, Lord of Ashbourne Hall, Derbyshire and Pooley Hall, Polesworth, Warwickshire.
Sir Aston Cockayne was a cavalier and author. ...
References
Cokayne pedigree on Stirnet*
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Extinct viscountcies in the Peerage of Ireland
1642 establishments in Ireland
Noble titles created in 1642