Viscount Ranelagh was a title in the

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. It was created on 25 August 1628 for Sir Roger Jones, son of Thomas Jones,

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and

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. He was made Baron Jones of Navan, in the County of Meath, at the same time also in the Peerage of Ireland. Thomas Jones's father was Henry Jones, of Middleton in

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. The first Viscount was succeeded by his eldest son, Arthur, the second Viscount, who represented

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in the English Parliament. Arthur was succeeded by his son, Richard, the third Viscount, who was created Earl of Ranelagh in the Peerage of Ireland in 1677. On Richard's death in 1712 the earldom became extinct while the barony and viscountcy became dormant. They remained dormant until 1759 when Charles Wilkinson Jones successfully claimed the titles and became the fourth Viscount. He was the great-grandson of Thomas Jones, younger son of the first Viscount. He was succeeded by his son Charles, the fifth Viscount, a

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in the

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. The fifth Viscount was unmarried and was succeeded by his younger brother Thomas, the sixth Viscount. Thomas was succeeded by his son Thomas, the seventh Viscount, who is known for his involvement in the

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. The titles became extinct on the seventh Viscount's death in 1885. Alexander Montgomery Jones, younger son of the fourth Viscount, was a vice-admiral in the

. After the earldom had become extinct and the viscountcy dormant in 1712, the Ranelagh title was revived in 1715 in favour of Sir Arthur Cole, 2nd Baronet, of Newland, who was made Baron Ranelagh. He was the son of

Sir John Cole, 1st Baronet Sir John Cole, 1st Baronet (died 1691) was an Anglo-Irish politician. He was the second son of William Cole (planter), Sir William Cole (died 1653), a key figure in the Plantation of Ulster, and his second wife Catherine Parsons, daughter of Sir L ...

, by Elizabeth Chichester, daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel John Chichester and Mary Jones, daughter of

Roger Jones, 1st Viscount Ranelagh Sir Roger Jones, 1st Viscount Ranelagh PC (Ire) (before 1589 – 1643) was joint Lord President of Connaught with Charles Wilmot, 1st Viscount Wilmot. He commanded the government forces in Connaught during the Irish Rebellion of 1641 and the b ...

, and aunt of

Richard Jones, 1st Earl of Ranelagh Richard Jones, 1st Earl of Ranelagh (8 February 1641 – 5 January 1712), known as The Viscount Ranelagh between 1669 and 1677, was an Irish peer, politician both in the Parliaments of England and Ireland. Background He was the eldest son of Ar ...

. This title became extinct on Lord Ranelagh's death in 1754.

Viscounts Ranelagh (1628)

(before 1612–1643) *

Arthur Jones, 2nd Viscount Ranelagh Arthur Jones, 2nd Viscount Ranelagh (died 1669) was an Irish peer and politician who sat in both the Irish House of Commons and the English House of Commons. Jones was the son of Roger Jones, 1st Viscount Ranelagh and his wife Frances Moore, daug ...

(before 1625–1669) * Richard Jones, 3rd Viscount Ranelagh (1641–1711) (created Earl of Ranelagh in 1674)

Earls of Ranelagh (1674)

(1641–1711)

Viscounts Ranelagh (1628; Revived 1759)

*Charles Wilkinson Jones, 4th Viscount Ranelagh (died 1798) * Charles Jones, 5th Viscount Ranelagh (1761–1800) *Thomas Jones, 6th Viscount Ranelagh (1763–1820) * Thomas Heron Jones, 7th Viscount Ranelagh (1812–1885)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ranelagh Extinct viscountcies in the Peerage of Ireland 1628 establishments in Ireland Noble titles created in 1628

Viscounts Ranelagh (1628)

Earls of Ranelagh (1674)

Viscounts Ranelagh (1628; Revived 1759)

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