Viscount Mountgarret is a title in the
Peerage of Ireland
The Peerage of Ireland consists of those titles of nobility created by the English monarchs in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland, or later by monarchs of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. It is one of the five divisi ...
.
The title was created in 1550 for the Hon.
Richard Butler, younger son of
Piers Butler, 8th Earl of Ormond
Piers Butler, 8th Earl of Ormond, 1st Earl of Ossory (1539) also known as Red Piers (Irish ''Piers Ruadh''), was from the Polestown–– branch of the Butler family of Ireland. In the succession crisis at the death of Thomas Butler, 7th Earl ...
.
Butler had largely rebuilt the tower house at
Mountgarret in County Wexford.
His grandson, the third Viscount, was
outlaw
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ed and excepted from pardon in 1652, one year after his death. His son, the fourth Viscount, received a pardon for all treasons and rebellions from
King Charles II and was restored to his estates.
He was succeeded by his son, the fifth Viscount who was a supporter of
King James II
James VII and II (14 October 1633 16 September 1701) was King of England and King of Ireland as James II, and King of Scotland as James VII from the death of his elder brother, Charles II, on 6 February 1685. He was deposed in the Glorious Re ...
and led the
siege of Derry
The siege of Derry in 1689 was the first major event in the Williamite War in Ireland. The siege was preceded by a first attempt against the town by Jacobite forces on 7 December 1688 that was foiled when 13 apprentices shut the gates ...
in 1688 to 1689. Lord Mountgarret was taken prisoner and outlawed, with his estates forfeited. However, in 1715 the outlawry was reversed and in 1721 he claimed his seat in the
Irish House of Lords
The Irish House of Lords was the upper house of the Parliament of Ireland that existed from medieval times until 1800. It was also the final court of appeal of the Kingdom of Ireland.
It was modelled on the House of Lords of England, with membe ...
.
His great-grandson, the eleventh Viscount, represented
County Kilkenny
County Kilkenny ( gle, Contae Chill Chainnigh) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Leinster and is part of the South-East Region. It is named after the city of Kilkenny. Kilkenny County Council is the local authority for the cou ...
in the
Irish House of Commons
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.
He was succeeded by his son, the twelfth Viscount. He was made Earl of Kilkenny in the Peerage of Ireland in 1793. The earldom technically became extinct on his death in 1846, when he was succeeded in the viscountcy by his nephew, the thirteenth Viscount.
Despite the official title version, members of the Butler family have been known to refer to themselves as the rightful heirs to both the earldom and dukedom of
Kilkenny
Kilkenny (). is a city in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is located in the South-East Region and in the province of Leinster. It is built on both banks of the River Nore. The 2016 census gave the total population of Kilkenny as 26,512.
Kilken ...
.
His son, the fourteenth Viscount, assumed in 1891 by Royal licence the surname of Rawson-Butler and the arms of Rawson (which were those of his maternal grandfather) when he inherited the
Nidd Hall
Nidd Hall was a 19th-century country house, now a hotel, in the village of Nidd, North Yorkshire, England. It is a Grade II listed building.
It is constructed of coursed squared gritstone and ashlar with grey slate roofs. It is built in 3 storeys ...
estate but in 1902 he resumed by Royal licence the surname of Butler only.
In 1911 he was created Baron Mountgarret, of Nidd in the West Riding of the County of York, in the
Peerage of the United Kingdom
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. the titles are held by his great-great-grandson, the eighteenth Viscount, who succeeded his father in 2004. He is understood to be the likely heir to the ancient
earldom of Ormond (created in 1328) as well as to the 16th century earldom of Ossory, but has not successfully proven the claim.
The family seat is Stainley House, near
Harrogate
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,
North Yorkshire
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. The ancestral family home was
Nidd Hall
Nidd Hall was a 19th-century country house, now a hotel, in the village of Nidd, North Yorkshire, England. It is a Grade II listed building.
It is constructed of coursed squared gritstone and ashlar with grey slate roofs. It is built in 3 storeys ...
, also near Harrogate,
Viscounts Mountgarret (created 1550)
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Richard Butler, 1st Viscount Mountgarret
Richard Butler, 1st Viscount Mountgarret (1500 – 20 May 1571) was the son of Piers Butler, 8th Earl of Ormond and Lady Margaret Fitzgerald. He married his half first cousin Eleanor Butler, daughter of Theobald Butler of Polestown, the illegitima ...
(1500–1571)
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Edmund Butler, 2nd Viscount Mountgarret
Edmund Butler, 2nd Viscount Mountgarret (c. 1562 – 1602), was the son of Richard Butler, 1st Viscount Mountgarret and Eleanor Butler.Burke, John (1832). ''A General and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire, ...
(died 1602)
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Richard Butler, 3rd Viscount Mountgarret
Richard Butler, 3rd Viscount Mountgarret (1578–1651) was the son of Edmund Butler, 2nd Viscount Mountgarret and Grany or Grizzel, daughter of Barnaby Fitzpatrick, 1st Baron Upper Ossory. He is best known for his participation in the Irish Confed ...
(1578–1651)
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Edmund Butler, 4th Viscount Mountgarret
Edmund Butler, 4th Viscount Mountgarret (1595–1679) was the son of Richard Butler, 3rd Viscount Mountgarret. He acceded to his title on the death of his father in 1651 and retained his lands in the north and east of Kilkenny while many others ...
(1595–1679)
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Richard Butler, 5th Viscount Mountgarret Richard Butler, 5th Viscount Mountgarret (died 27 February 1707) was an Irish soldier and politician.
Butler was the son of Edmund Butler, 4th Viscount Mountgarret and Lady Dorothy Tuchet, daughter of Mervyn Tuchet, 2nd Earl of Castlehaven.
He wa ...
(died 1706)
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Edmund Butler, 6th Viscount Mountgarret
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(1663–1735)
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Richard Butler, 7th Viscount Mountgarret
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(1685–1736)
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James Butler, 8th Viscount Mountgarret
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* James (surname), various people with the last name James
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(1686–1749)
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Edmund Butler, 9th Viscount Mountgarret
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(1687–1751)
*Edmund Butler, 10th Viscount Mountgarret (died 1779)
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Edmund Butler, 11th Viscount Mountgarret
Edmund Butler, 11th Viscount Mountgarret (27 July 1745 – 16 July 1793) was an Irish peer and politician.
He was the son of Edmund Butler, 10th Viscount Mountgarret and Charlotte Bradstreet, daughter of Sir Simon Bradstreet, 1st Bart. He mar ...
(1745–1793)
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Edmund Butler, 12th Viscount Mountgarret (1771–1846) (created Earl of Kilkenny in 1793)
Earls of Kilkenny (1793)
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Edmund Butler, 1st Earl of Kilkenny, 12th Viscount Mountgarret (1771–1846)
Viscounts Mountgarret (reverted)
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Henry Edmund Butler, 13th Viscount Mountgarret
Henry may refer to:
People
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Royalty
* Portuguese royalty
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(1816–1900)
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Henry Edmund Butler, 14th Viscount Mountgarret (1844–1912)
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Edmund Somerset Butler, 15th Viscount Mountgarret
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(1875–1918)
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Piers Henry Augustine Butler, 16th Viscount Mountgarret Piers may refer to:
* Pier, a raised structure over a body of water
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* Piers (name), a given name and surname (including lists of people with the name)
* Piers baronets, two titles, in the baronetages ...
(1903–1966)
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Richard Henry Piers Butler, 17th Viscount Mountgarret (1936–2004)
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Piers James Richard Butler, 18th Viscount Mountgarret Piers may refer to:
* Pier, a raised structure over a body of water
* Pier (architecture), an architectural support
* Piers (name), a given name and surname (including lists of people with the name)
* Piers baronets, two titles, in the baronetages ...
(b. 1961)
The
heir apparent
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is the present holder's son, the Hon. Theo Oliver Stafford Butler (b. 2015).
See also
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Irish nobility
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* Gaelic nobility of Ireland descendants in the male line of at least one historical grade o ...
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Butler dynasty
Butler ( ga, de Buitléir) is the name of a noble family whose members were, for several centuries, prominent in the administration of the Lordship of Ireland and the Kingdom of Ireland. They rose to their highest prominence as Dukes of Ormonde. ...
Notes
References
* Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,
* Mosley, Charles (editor). ''Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage'', 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003.
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Noble titles created in 1550
Butler dynasty