Earl of Clanwilliam
| Earldom of Clanwilliam | |
|---|---|
heirs male of the body lawfully begotten | |
| Subsidiary titles | Viscount Clanwilliam Baron Gillford Baron Clanwilliam Baronet 'of Ballintubber' |
| Status | Extant |
| Seat(s) | Meade Mews |
| Former seat(s) | Montalto Estate |
| Motto | TOUJOURS PREST (Always ready) |
4th Earl of Clanwilliam
Earl of Clanwilliam is a title in the
Baronetage of Ireland. His eldest son, Pierce, the second Baronet, died unmarried at an early age and was succeeded by his younger brother Richard, the third Baronet. Richard represented Kinsale
in the Irish Parliament.
He was succeeded by his son
Clanwilliam in the County of Tipperary, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.[3]
He was succeeded by his eldest son, the fourth Earl. He was an
Lord Lieutenant of County Down from 1962 to 1979. He had six daughters but no sons and was succeeded by his first cousin, the seventh Earl. He was the second and youngest son of Admiral the Hon. Sir Herbert Meade-Fetherstonehaugh, third son of the fourth Earl. As of 2014[update]
the titles are held by his son, the eighth Earl, who succeeded in 2009.
Several other members of the Meade family have also gained distinction. The Hon. Robert Meade, second son of the first Earl, had reached the rank of lieutenant general in the army by 1814 at the height of the Napoleonic Wars. The Hon. John Meade, third son of the first Earl, was a
Permanent Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies from 1892 to 1897. The aforementioned Hon. Sir Herbert Meade-Fetherstonhaugh, third son of the fourth Earl, was an admiral in the Royal Navy
.
Christoph Cardinal Graf von Schönborn, Archbishop of Vienna, descends from The 2nd Earl of Clanwilliam. The cardinal heads the Catholic Church
in Austria.
The family seat Is Meade Mews, in London, but during the tenure of the 6th Earl was at Montalto Estate, near Ballynahinch, County Down.
Meade Baronets, of Ballintubber (1703)
- Sir John Meade, 1st Baronet (1642–1707)
- Sir Pierce Meade, 2nd Baronet (1693–1711)
- Sir Richard Meade, 3rd Baronet (1697–1744)
- Sir John Meade, 4th Baronet (1744–1800) (created Viscount Clanwilliam in 1766 and Earl of Clanwilliam in 1776)
Earls of Clanwilliam (1776)
- John Meade, 1st Earl of Clanwilliam (1744–1800), married Theodosia Hawkins Magill
- Richard Meade, 2nd Earl of Clanwilliam (1766–1805)
- Richard Charles Francis Christian Meade, 3rd Earl of Clanwilliam (1795–1879), grandson of Maria Wilhelmine von Thun und Hohenstein
- Richard James Meade, 4th Earl of Clanwilliam (1832–1907)
- Arthur Vesey Meade, 5th Earl of Clanwilliam (1873–1953)
- John Charles Edmund Carson Meade, 6th Earl of Clanwilliam (1914–1989)
- John Herbert Meade, 7th Earl of Clanwilliam (1919–2009)
- Patrick James Meade, 8th Earl of Clanwilliam (born 1960)
As of 2023[update] the heir apparent is the 8th earl's son, John Maximilian Meade, Lord Gillford (born 1998).
References
- ^ "No. 10671". The London Gazette. 28 October 1766. p. 2.
- ^ "No. 11679". The London Gazette. 2 July 1776. p. 1.
- ^ "No. 18433". The London Gazette. 18 January 1828. p. 122.
Attribution
- Hesilrige, Arthur G. M. (1921). Debrett's Peerage and Titles of courtesy. London: Dean & Son. p. 210.
- "Clanwiliam/Meade family history" (PDF). nidirect.gov.uk.
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, [page needed]
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [better source needed]
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by John Charles Edmund Carson Meade, 6th Earl of Clanwilliam
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by John Herbert Meade, 7th Earl of Clanwilliam
