The Des Voeux baronetcy, of Indiaville in the Queen's County, was a title in the

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. It was created on 1 September 1787 for Charles des Voeux, who had gained great wealth in India and who later represented

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and Carlingford in the

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. He was the son of Martin Anthony Vinchon de Bacquencourt, who had assumed the surname of Des Voeux. The latter was born in France but had settled in Ireland after incurring the wrath of his family for having abandoned the

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faith. He was a writer of polemical works. The title became extinct when the ninth Baronet (a

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, twice

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) was killed in action in the

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Des Voeux baronets, of Indiaville (1787)

* Sir Charles Phillip Vinchon Des Voeux, 1st Baronet (–1814) – grandfather of Sir George

William Des Vœux Sir George William Des Vœux (22 September 1834 – 15 December 1909) was a British colonial administrator who served as governor of Fiji (1880–1885), Newfoundland (1886–1887), and Hong Kong (1887–1891). Early life Des Vœux was born as ...

, Governor of Hong Kong *Sir Charles Des Voeux, 2nd Baronet (1779–1858) **Charles Des Voeux (1802–1833) *Sir Henry William Des Voeux, 3rd Baronet (1806–1868), vicar of Stapenhill-cum-Caldwell *Sir Frederick Asheton Des Voeux, 4th Baronet (1818–1872) * Sir Henry Dalrymple Des Voeux, 5th Baronet (1824–1894) *Sir Charles Champagne Des Voeux, 6th Baronet (1827–1914) – brother of Sir George

, Governor of Hong Kong *Sir Frederick Des Voeux, 7th Baronet (1857–1937) *Sir Edward Alfred Des Voeux, 8th Baronet (1864–1941), killed in action aged 77 in

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while defending a power station in

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as a private in the

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's Hughes Group. *Sir (William) Richard de Bacquencourt Des Voeux, 9th Baronet (1911–1944)

References

*
Burke, John. ''A General and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire.'' Volume I.

External links

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