Viscount Shannon, in the County of Limerick, was a title in the
Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1660 for the Honourable
Francis Boyle
Francis Anthony Boyle (born March 25, 1950) is a human rights lawyer and professor of international law at the University of Illinois College of Law. He has served as counsel for Bosnia and Herzegovina and has supported the rights of Palesti ...
, fourth son of
Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork. He was succeeded by his grandson, the second Viscount. He was a
Field Marshal
Field marshal (or field-marshal, abbreviated as FM) is the most senior military rank, ordinarily senior to the general officer ranks. Usually, it is the highest rank in an army and as such few persons are appointed to it. It is considered as ...
in the Army and served as
Commander-in-Chief of Ireland
Commander-in-Chief, Ireland, was title of the commander of the British forces in Ireland before 1922. Until the Act of Union in 1800, the position involved command of the distinct Irish Army of the Kingdom of Ireland.
History Marshal of Ireland
...
from 1727 to 1740. The title became extinct
'The Complete Peerage', 1st edition, Volume 7, Page 122
/ref> on his death in 1740.
Viscounts Shannon (1660)
*Francis Boyle, 1st Viscount Shannon
Francis Boyle, 1st Viscount Shannon (1623–1699) was a Privy Counsellor of Ireland and held the office of Governor of County Cork.
He was the sixth son of Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork by his second wife, Catherine Fenton. Upon his father' ...
(1623–1699)
* Richard Boyle, 2nd Viscount Shannon (–1740)
See also
* Earl of Cork
* Earl of Shannon
Notes
References
*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,
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Extinct viscountcies in the Peerage of Ireland
Noble titles created in 1660
Boyle family