Viscount Decies is a title that has been created twice 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 first creation came on 31 January 1569 in favour Maurice Fitzgerald, Baron of Dromana. He had already been created Baron of Dromana on 27 January 1569, also in the Peerage of Ireland. This creation became extinct on his death in 1572. The second creation came on 9 October 1673 in favour of

Richard Power, 6th Baron Power Richard Power, 1st Earl of Tyrone (1630–1690) was an Irish Jacobite nobleman. Early life Power was the eldest son of John Power, 5th Baron Power, of Curraghmore, County Waterford, who died in 1661, by his wife Ruth Pyphoe. About the time of h ...

. See

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for more information on this creation.

Viscount Decies (1569)

Maurice Fitzgerald, 1st Viscount Decies Maurice may refer to: People *Saint Maurice (died 287), Roman legionary and Christian martyr *Maurice (emperor) or Flavius Mauricius Tiberius Augustus (539–602), Byzantine emperor *Maurice (bishop of London) (died 1107), Lord Chancellor and Lo ...

(died 1572)

Viscounts Decies (1673)

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(1673 creation)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Decies Extinct viscountcies in the Peerage of Ireland Noble titles created in 1569 Noble titles created in 1673 1569 establishments in Ireland

Viscount Decies (1569)

Viscounts Decies (1673)

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