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Ignatius White was an Irish advisor of Limerick origins to James II of England, who sent him to The Hague in 1687 as an envoy extraordinary. His father, Dominick White, was Mayor of Limerick in 1636. Both the father and son (and their descendants) were granted the titles Marquess of Albyville (or Albeville) and Count of Alby, as well as greatly augmented arms and other privileges, in 1679 by
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.


Family

White, one of six brothers, was born in Ireland about 1626. He was the son of Sir Dominick White,
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of
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in 1636, and Christina, daughter of Thomas, 4th
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. By his wife, Mary Warron, he was the father of daughters: *Anna White, who married Don Julián de O'Kallaghan. *Catherine White, who married Antoine de Sartine, Knight of the
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. Their son,
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, Comte d'Alby, was Secretary of State for the Navy under
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of France. *Winifred White, who married Antonio Álvarez de Bohorques, Marqués de Ruchena. *Mary White, who married Timon Connock, Brigadier and sub-governor for the Infante D. Phelipe. *Theresa White, who married William (Guillermo) Lacy, Knight of the
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, Marshal de Camp for the King of Spain and Inspector of Irish Infantry.


Activities

White and some of his brothers (notably his brother Richard, alias Don Ricardo White) were acting as spies for various European governments by the mid-1650s and raising troops for the Spanish army. Ignatius White also performed some diplomatic services for the British government. In 1679 he and his father were created
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of Alby and
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or
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of Albeville or Albyville by Emperor Leopold I, for themselves and their descendants. The titles of
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and
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were added to titles in the
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inherited from their direct ancestor, another Dominick White, who was knighted upon the field of battle by
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and created a
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(
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) of the Holy Roman Empire in 1513. Upon
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's accession to the British throne, Ignatius White of Albeville became a royal advisor and in 1687 went to
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as envoy extraordinary. After the
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, Albeville followed James into exile at
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. He died in St Germain on 21 August 1694, and was buried three months later (15 December 1694) at
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, London.


Titles

*Hereditary
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. Holy Roman Empire, 1513 *
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(
Freiherr (; male, abbreviated as ), (; his wife, abbreviated as , literally "free lord" or "free lady") and (, his unmarried daughters and maiden aunts) are designations used as titles of nobility in the German-speaking areas of the Holy Roman Empire ...
) of Alby, Holy Roman Empire, 1513 *
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de Vique, Netherlands, date uncertain *
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, England *
Count Count (feminine: countess) is a historical title of nobility in certain European countries, varying in relative status, generally of middling rank in the hierarchy of nobility. Pine, L. G. ''Titles: How the King Became His Majesty''. New York: ...
of Alby, Holy Roman Empire. 1679 *
Marquis A marquess (; french: marquis ), es, marqués, pt, marquês. is a nobleman of high hereditary rank in various European peerages and in those of some of their former colonies. The German language equivalent is Markgraf (margrave). A woman wi ...
of Albeville or Albyville. Holy Roman Empire, 1679


References

*E.S. De Beer, "The Marquis of Albeville and his brothers," ''English Historical Review'', vol. XLV, no. 179 (July 1930), pp. 397–408 *Hungarian National Archives: MOL A 35 - Magyar Kancelláriai Levéltár - Conceptus expeditionum - 1681 - No. 123 (memorandum from the chancellery in
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of the 1679 grants) *Testimonio literal de una Certificación expedida por el Cronista D. Ramón Zazo y Ortega sobre el abolengo y ascendencia de la Sra. Da. Maria Fernanda Connock y Whit a requerimiento del Sr. Marqués de Matallana ante D. Francisco Valverde Rodriguez, Notario del Ilustre Colegio de Cáceres con residencia en Jerez de los Caballeros, en 30 de Junio de 1893 (Notarial Document, Archivo Histórico Provincial de
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, Spain) *College of Arms, London: Ms. I.26/101 (
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's Book, memorial in Latin of the Grants to Ignatius White by Leopold I) *College of Arms, London: Ms. I.26/100 (
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's Book, Royal Licence of Charles II to Ignatius White to accept foreign titles, in Latin)


External links

* The Albeville MSS (at
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* "The Marquis of Albeville and his Brothers" by E.S. DeBee

{{DEFAULTSORT:White, Ignatius English politicians Counts of the Holy Roman Empire 1626 births 1694 deaths Burials at St Margaret's, Westminster