Baron Rossmore
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Baron Rossmore, of Monaghan in the County of Monaghan, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland.[1] It was created in 1796 for the soldier Robert Cuninghame, with remainder to his wife Elizabeth's nephews Henry Alexander Jones (the son of Theophilus Jones and Anne Murray, eldest sister of Elizabeth; Henry Alexander Jones died childless before his uncle Lord Rossmore) and Warner William Westenra, son of Henry Westenra and Harriet Murray, youngest sister of Elizabeth. Cuninghame was a General in the Army and served as Commander-in-Chief of Ireland. From January to August 1801 he also sat in the House of Lords as an Irish representative peer.
Lord Rossmore died childless (his death gave rise to the legend of the Rossmore
The Westenra family is of
The family seat was Rossmore Park, near Monaghan, County Monaghan, in Ireland.
Baron Rossmore (1796, 1838)
- Robert Cuninghame, 1st Baron Rossmore (1726–1801)
- Warner William Westenra, 2nd Baron Rossmore (1765–1842)
- Henry Robert Westenra, 3rd Baron Rossmore (1792–1860)
- Henry Cairnes Westenra, 4th Baron Rossmore (1851–1874)
- Derrick Warner William Westenra, 5th Baron Rossmore (1853–1921)
- William Westenra, 6th Baron Rossmore (1892–1958)
- William Warner Westenra, 7th Baron Rossmore (1931–2021)
- Benedict William Westenra, 8th Baron Rossmore (b. 1983)
There is currently no heir to the title.
References
- ^ "No. 13944". The London Gazette. 25 October 1796. p. 1017.
- ^ "No. 19629". The London Gazette. 26 June 1838. p. 1445.
- Kidd, Charles, ed. (1903). Debrett's peerage, baronetage, knightage, and companionage. London: Dean and son. p. 750.
- "Westenra Lord Rossmore". 18 May 2021. Archived from the original on 27 October 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
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