Earl of Ranfurly
Earldom of Ranfurly | |
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Heir apparent | Edward Knox, Viscount Northland |
Subsidiary titles | Viscount Northland Baron Welles Baron Ranfurly (United Kingdom) |
Status | Extant |
Seat(s) | Maltings Chase |
Motto | MOVEO ET PROFICIO (I move and make progress) |
Earl of Ranfurly, of
The first
His grandson, the sixth Earl, mainly known as Dan Ranfurly, became well known for his exploits in the
The Hon. William Knox, younger son of the second Earl, served as Member of Parliament for Dungannon.
The earldom of Ranfurly, pronounced "Ran-fully", is the last earldom created in the Peerage of Ireland. Despite its territorial designation and the fact that it is in the Peerage of Ireland, the name of the earldom (like that of the UK barony) references the village of Ranfurly (Scottish Gaelic: Rann Feòirling) in Renfrewshire in the south-west of Scotland.
The Earls of Ranfurly owned a large
The family seat is
.Viscounts Northland (1791)
- Thomas Knox, 1st Viscount Northland (1729–1818)
- Thomas Knox, 2nd Viscount Northland (1754–1840) (created Earl of Ranfurly in 1831)
Earls of Ranfurly (1831)
- Thomas Knox, 1st Earl of Ranfurly (1754–1840)
- Thomas Knox, 2nd Earl of Ranfurly (1786–1858)
- Thomas Knox, 3rd Earl of Ranfurly (1816–1858)
- Thomas Granville Henry Stuart Knox, 4th Earl of Ranfurly (1849–1875)
- Uchter John Mark Knox, 5th Earl of Ranfurly (1856–1933)
- Thomas Daniel Knox, 6th Earl of Ranfurly (1913–1988)
- Lieutenant-Commander Gerald Francoys Needham Knox, 7th Earl of Ranfurly (1929–2018)
- Edward John Knox, 8th Earl of Ranfurly (b. 1957)
Present peer
Edward John Knox, 8th Earl of Ranfurly (born 21 May 1957) is the son of the 7th Earl and his wife Rosemary Beatrice Vesey Holt. He was educated at
He was formally known as Viscount Northland between 1988, when his father inherited the peerages from a distant cousin, and 2018, when he succeeded his father as Earl of Ranfurly, Viscount Northland, Baron Ranfurly of Ramphorlie, and Baron Welles of Dungannon.[8]
In 1980, Knox married firstly, Rachel Sarah Lee, daughter of Frank Hilton Lee, and they were divorced in 1984. In 1994 he married secondly Johannah Humphrey Walton, daughter of Squadron Leader Harry Richard Walton, and they have two children:[8]
- Adam Henry Knox, Viscount Northland (born 1994), heir apparent
- Lady Helen Catherine Knox (born 1996)
In 2003, Knox was living at 9 Parkgate, London SE3.[8]
References
- ^ "No. 18846". The London Gazette. 9 September 1831. p. 1834.
- ^ "No. 18259". The London Gazette. 17 June 1826. p. 1478.
- ^ "No. 12146". The London Gazette. 23 December 1780. p. 1.
- ^ "No. 13322". The London Gazette. 5 July 1791. p. 387.
- ^ Colm J. Donnelly, Emily V. Murray and Ronan McHugh, 'Dungannon Castle: its history, architecture and archaeology' in Dúiche Néill: Journal of the O'Neill Country Historical Society - Number 17, p. 21. Dungannon and Monaghan, 2008.
- ^ Proinsias Ó Conluain, 'The Dungannon Conventions of 1782 to 1783' in Dúiche Néill: Journal of the O'Neill Country Historical Society - Number 17, pp. 59-60. Dungannon and Monaghan, 2008.
- , 1979).
- ^ a b c d Burke's Peerage, vol. 3 (2003), p. 3270
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.