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Marquess of Waterford is a title in the Peerage of Ireland and the premier marquessate in that peerage. It was created in 1789 for the Anglo-Irish politician George Beresford, 2nd Earl of Tyrone . The title is presently held by Henry Beresford, 9th Marquess of Waterford.
The Marquess of Bute: 1796 John Bryson Crichton-Stuart, 8th Marquess of Bute: Great Britain Lord Anthony Crichton-Stuart (uncle) 12 The Marquess of Waterford: 1789 Henry Beresford, 9th Marquess of Waterford: Ireland Richard de la Poer Beresford, Earl of Tyrone: 13 The Marquess of Downshire: 1789 Nicholas Hill, 9th Marquess of Downshire: Ireland
This is an incomplete index of the current and historical principal family seats of clans, peers and landed gentry families in Ireland. Most of the houses belonged to the Old English and Anglo-Irish aristocracy, and many of those located in the present Republic of Ireland were abandoned, sold or destroyed following the Irish War of Independence and Irish Civil War of the early 1920s.
The title of Marquess of Dublin, which is perhaps best described as Anglo-Irish, was the first to be created, in 1385, but like the next few creations, the title was soon forfeit. The title of Marquess of Pembroke , created in 1532 by Henry VIII for Anne Boleyn , has the distinction of being the first English hereditary peerage granted to a ...
The current Lord Waterford, Henry Nicholas de la Poer Beresford, 9th Marquess of Waterford inherited the title on the death of his father John Hubert de La Poer Beresford, 8th Marquess of Waterford in February 2015 and moved into Curraghmore. Lord and Lady Waterford plan to develop the estate, promote tourism and open the house more regularly. [5]
John Hubert de la Poer Beresford, 8th Marquess of Waterford (14 July 1933 – 11 February 2015) was an Irish peer. He succeeded to the marquessate in 1934. He succeeded to the marquessate in 1934. He was educated at Eton , and later served as a lieutenant in the Royal Horse Guards ' Supplementary Reserve.
Henry de la Poer Beresford, 3rd Marquess of Waterford, KP (26 April 1811 – 29 March 1859), styled Lord Henry Beresford before 1824 and Earl of Tyrone between 1824 and 1826, was an Irish peer. Referred to as the "Mad Marquis", he is also remembered as an eccentric .
Reverend John de la Poer Beresford, 4th Marquess of Waterford (27 April 1814 – 6 November 1866) was an Irish peer and Church of Ireland minister. Beresford was the third son of the Henry Beresford, 2nd Marquess of Waterford and his wife, Susanna. [1] He was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge. [2]