Viscount Dillon, of
Costello-
Gallen Gallen may refer to:
;Places:
* Gallen (barony), a barony in Ireland
* Sankt Gallen (disambiguation), various locations in German-speaking countries
;People:
* Saint Gall, Irish missionary, ''Sankt Gallus'' in German
* Conal Gallen (b. 1955), Iris ...
in the
County of Mayo, is a title in the
Peerage of Ireland
The peerage of Ireland consists of those Peerage, titles of nobility created by the English monarchs in their capacity as Lordship of Ireland, Lord or Monarchy of Ireland, King of Ireland, or later by monarchs of the United Kingdom of Great B ...
. It was created in 1622 for
Theobald Dillon,
Lord President of Connaught
The Lord President of Connaught was a military leader with wide-ranging powers, reaching into the civil sphere, in the English government of Connacht, Connaught in Ireland, in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The office was created in 1569 ...
. The Dillons were a
Hiberno-Norman
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landlord family from the 13th century in a part of County
Westmeath
County Westmeath (; or simply ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster and is part of the Eastern and Midland Region. It formed part of the historic Kingdom of ...
called 'Dillon's Country'. His great-grandson, the seventh Viscount, was a supporter of the Catholic
King James II of England
James II and VII (14 October 1633 – 16 September 1701) was King of England and Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII from the death of his elder brother, Charles II, on 6 February 1685, until he was deposed in the 1688 Glori ...
and was outlawed after the
Glorious Revolution
The Glorious Revolution, also known as the Revolution of 1688, was the deposition of James II and VII, James II and VII in November 1688. He was replaced by his daughter Mary II, Mary II and her Dutch husband, William III of Orange ...
. He founded '
Dillon's Regiment
Dillon's Regiment ( French: ''Régiment de Dillon'') was first raised in Ireland in 1688 by Theobald, 7th Viscount Dillon, for the Jacobite side in the Williamite War. He was then killed at the Battle of Aughrim in 1691.
Williamite War
Dillon' ...
' of the
Irish Brigade in the French Army, which was supported by the
Wild Geese and achieved success at
Fontenoy in 1745.
However, his son Henry, the eighth Viscount, managed to obtain a reversal of the outlawry in 1694 and later served as
Lord Lieutenant of County Roscommon. His younger brother,
Lieutenant-General Arthur Dillon, was given the
French
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** French language, which originated in France
** French people, a nation and ethnic group
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Arts and media
* The French (band), ...
title of ''Count Dillon'' in 1711 and was also created "Viscount Dillon" and "Earl of Dillon" by
James Francis Edward Stuart
James Francis Edward Stuart (10 June 16881 January 1766), nicknamed the Old Pretender by Whigs (British political party), Whigs or the King over the Water by Jacobitism, Jacobites, was the House of Stuart claimant to the thrones of Ki ...
, the
Jacobite claimant to the throne. His son Henry, the eleventh Viscount, was a Colonel in the
French Army
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, but Dillon's Regiment was disbanded in 1793 due to the turmoils of the
French Revolution. His son Charles, the twelfth Viscount, notably represented
Westbury in Parliament and conformed to
Anglican
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ism in 1767. His son Henry Augustus, the thirteenth Viscount, sat as a
Member of Parliament for
Harwich
Harwich is a town in Essex, England, and one of the Haven ports on the North Sea coast. It is in the Tendring district. Nearby places include Felixstowe to the north-east, Ipswich to the north-west, Colchester to the south-west and Clacton-o ...
and
County Mayo
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. His great-grandson, the nineteenth Viscount, was a
Brigadier
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in the Army. the title is held by the latter's great-grandson, the twenty-second Viscount, who succeeded his father in 1982.
Viscounts Dillon (1622)
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Theobald Dillon, 1st Viscount Dillon
Theobald Dillon, 1st Viscount Dillon (died 1624), was an Irish military commander and adventurer. He held extensive lands in eastern Connacht and north-western Leinster, some acquired by sharp practices. He was a loyal supporter of Elizabeth I ...
(died 1624)
*Lucas Dillon, 2nd Viscount Dillon (1610–1629)
*Theobald Dillon, 3rd Viscount Dillon (1629–1630)
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Thomas Dillon, 4th Viscount Dillon
Thomas Dillon, 4th Viscount Dillon PC (Ire) (March 1615 – 1673) held his title for 42 years that saw Strafford's administration, the Irish Rebellion of 1641, the Irish Confederate Wars and the Cromwellian Conquest of Ireland. He was a royal ...
(1615–1672)
*Thomas Dillon, 5th Viscount Dillon (died 1674)
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Lucas Dillon, 6th Viscount Dillon (died 1682)
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Theobald Dillon, 7th Viscount Dillon
Theobald Dillon, 7th Viscount Dillon of Costello-Gallin (died 1691) supported James II of England, King James II, was Attainder, attainted on 11 May 1691, and fell in the Battle of Aughrim during the Williamite War. His attainder was rever ...
(died 1691)
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Henry Dillon, 8th Viscount Dillon
Henry Dillon, 8th Viscount Dillon (died 1714) was an Irish soldier and politician. In 1689 he sat in the Patriot Parliament. He fought for the Jacobites during the Williamite War, defending Galway against Ginkel and surrendering it in 1691 a ...
(died 1713)
*Richard Dillon, 9th Viscount Dillon (1688–1737)
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Charles Dillon, 10th Viscount Dillon (1701–1741)
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Henry Dillon, 11th Viscount Dillon
Henry Dillon, 11th Viscount Dillon (1705–1787) was an Irish peer and a soldier in French service. He was the colonel proprietor of Dillon's Regiment, an Irish regiment of foot in French service, in 1741–1744 and again in 1747–1767. In th ...
(1705–1787)
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Charles Dillon, 12th Viscount Dillon
Charles Dillon-Lee, 12th Viscount Dillon, KP, PC (Ire) (1745–1813) conformed to the established religion in 1767 and inherited Ditchley in England from his mother.
Birth and origins
Charles was born on 6 November 1745 in London. He was ...
(1745–1813)
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Henry Augustus Dillon, 13th Viscount Dillon (1777–1832)
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Charles Henry Dillon, 14th Viscount Dillon (1810–1865)
*Theobald Dominick Geoffrey Dillon, 15th Viscount Dillon (1811–1879)
*Arthur Edmund Denis Dillon, 16th Viscount Dillon (1812–1892)
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Harold Arthur Dillon, 17th Viscount Dillon (1844–1932)
*Arthur Henry Dillon, 18th Viscount Dillon (1875–1934)
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Eric FitzGerald Dillon, 19th Viscount Dillon (1881–1946)
*Michael Eric Dillon, 20th Viscount Dillon (1911–1979)
*Charles Henry Robert Dillon, 21st Viscount Dillon (1945–1982)
*Henry Benedict Charles Dillon, 22nd Viscount Dillon (b. 1973)
The
heir apparent
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is the present holder’s son, Hon. Francis Charles Robert Dillon (b. 2013)
See also
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Earl of Roscommon
Earl of Roscommon was a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created on 5 August 1622 for James Dillon, 1st Baron Dillon. He had already been created Baron Dillon on 24 January 1619, also in the Peerage of Ireland. The fourth Earl was a court ...
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Baron Clonbrock
Baron Clonbrock, of Clonbrock in County Galway, was a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created on 3 June 1790 for Robert Dillon, 1st Baron Clonbrock, Robert Dillon, who had earlier represented Lanesborough (Parliament of Ireland constituen ...
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Peerage of France
The Peerage of France () was a hereditary distinction within the French nobility which appeared in 1180 during the Middle Ages.
The prestigious title and position of Peer of France () was held by the greatest, highest-ranking members of the Fr ...
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Jacobite Peerage
The Jacobite peerage includes those peerages created by James II and VII, and the subsequent Jacobite pretenders, after James's deposition from the thrones of England, Scotland and Ireland following the Glorious Revolution of 1688. These creati ...
Notes
References
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*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,
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Viscountcies in the Peerage of Ireland
Viscountcies in the Jacobite peerage
Noble titles created in 1622