Viscount Bulkeley,
of Cashel in the County of Tipperary, was 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 on 19 January 1644 for
Thomas Bulkeley, the son of
Sir Richard Bulkeley of Beaumaris and a supporter of King
Charles I of England
Charles I (19 November 1600 – 30 January 1649) was King of Kingdom of England, England, Kingdom of Scotland, Scotland, and Kingdom of Ireland, Ireland from 27 March 1625 until Execution of Charles I, his execution in 1649.
Charles was born ...
. The title descended from father to son until the death of his great-great-grandson, the 5th Viscount, in 1738. The late Viscount was childless and was succeeded by his younger brother, the 6th Viscount. The latter was succeeded by his son, the 7th Viscount. The 7th Viscount was also created Baron Bulkeley, of Beaumaris, in the County of Anglesey, in the
Peerage of Great Britain
The Peerage of Great Britain comprises all extant peerages created in the Kingdom of Great Britain between the Acts of Union 1707 and the Acts of Union 1800. It replaced the Peerage of England and the Peerage of Scotland, but was itself repla ...
on 14 May 1784, which entitled him to a seat in the
House of Lords
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. In 1802 he assumed by Royal licence the additional surname of Warren, which was that of his father-in-law,
Sir George Warren. On his death in 1822 both titles became extinct.
Sir Richard Williams, of Penrhyn, succeeded to the Bulkeley estates and assumed by Royal licence the additional surname of Bulkeley.
From the 2nd to the 6th viscount, all viscounts were
Members of Parliament.
Viscounts Bulkeley (1644)
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Thomas Bulkeley, 1st Viscount Bulkeley
Thomas Bulkeley, 1st Viscount Bulkeley (1585–1659) was a landowner from North Wales who supported the Royalist cause during the English Civil War.
The son of Sir Richard Bulkeley of Beaumaris and his first wife Mary Burgh, daughter of William, ...
(died c.1659)
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Robert Bulkeley, 2nd Viscount Bulkeley
Robert Bulkeley, 2nd Viscount Bulkeley of Cashel (died 18 October 1688) was a British peer and politician.
He was born the second son of Thomas Bulkeley, 1st Viscount Bulkeley of Baron Hill, Beaumaris and inherited the title from his father af ...
(died 1688)
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Richard Bulkeley, 3rd Viscount Bulkeley
Richard Bulkeley, 3rd Viscount Bulkeley ( – 9 August 1704) was a Welsh politician and peer.
Bulkeley was the eldest son of Robert Bulkeley, 2nd Viscount Bulkeley and Sarah, daughter of Daniel Harvey of London and sister of Sir Daniel Harvey. ...
(–1704)
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Richard Bulkeley, 4th Viscount Bulkeley (1682–1724)
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Richard Bulkeley, 5th Viscount Bulkeley (1708–1738)
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James Bulkeley, 6th Viscount Bulkeley (1717–1752)
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Thomas Bulkeley, 7th Viscount Bulkeley
Thomas James Bulkeley, 7th Viscount Bulkeley, later Warren-Bulkeley, (12 December 1752 – 3 June 1822) was a Welsh people, Welsh aristocrat and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1774 to 1784 when he was raised to the peerage.
Ea ...
(1752–1822)
See also
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Williams-Bulkeley Baronets
Notes
References
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Extinct viscountcies in the Peerage of Ireland
Viscount
A viscount ( , for male) or viscountess (, for female) is a title used in certain European countries for a noble of varying status. The status and any domain held by a viscount is a viscounty.
In the case of French viscounts, the title is ...
Noble titles created in 1644