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WELCOME TO
IRELAND
HISTORY & GENEALOGY

Source:
DOD'S
PEERAGE, BARONETAGE
KNIGHTAGE, Etc.
of
GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND

for 1865
including all the Titled Classes.
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TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR.
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By Robert P. Dod, Esq.
Captain 54th Shropshire Regiment of Militia,
Associate of King's College, London
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London:
Whittaker and Co. Ave Maria Lane
MDCCCLXV
1865
 


CONTENTS

Introduction 7
List of Abbreviations alphabetically arranged 12
Illustrations.: -  
     The Royal Crown 13
     The Orb or Mound ib.
     Coronet of the Prince of Wales ib.
     Prince of Wales' Plume ib.
     The Sceptre Royal ib.
     Coronet of Princes of the Blood Royal ib.
     Mitre of an Archbishop 15
     Mitre of a Bishop ib.
     Coronet of a Duke ib.
     Coronet of a Duke ib.
     Coronet of a Marquis ib.
     Coronet of an Earl ib.
     Coronet of a Viscount ib.
     Coronet of a Baron ib.
     Usual mode of bearing the Ulster Hand ib.
     Badge of the Baronets of Nova Scotia ib.
     Helmet used in the armorial bearings of Esquires ib.
     Star, Collar, and Badge of the most noble Order of the Barter 19
     Star, Collar, and Badge of the most ancient Order of the Thistle 21
     Star, Collar, and Badge of the most illustrious Order of St. Patrick 23
     Star, Collar, and Badge of the Civil Knights Grand Cross of the most honourable Order of the Bath. 25
     Star and Badge of the Military Knights Grand Cross of the most honourable Order of the Bath 27
     Star of the Knights Commander of the most honourable Order of the Bath 29
     Star, Collar, and Badge of the Knights Grand Cross of the most distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George 31
     Star, Collar, and Badge of the Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Hanoverian Guelphic Order 33
Precedence 35
General Table of Precedence 36
Knightly Precedence 50
Judicial and Legal Precedence 51
Clerical Precedence 52
University Precedence ib.
Naval Precedence ib.
Military Precedence 52
Comparative Rank in the Navy and Army 56
Diplomatic Precedence ib.
Precedence in Ireland 57
Precedence in the East Indies 59
Precedence amongst Ladies 61
Precedence of Foreigners in England 64
All the Inferior Titles of Peers, whether borne by eldest sons or not 65
The Queen and Royal Family including -  
     Her Majesty 75
     The late Prince Consort Note to p. 75
     The Prince of Wales, &c. 75
     The King of Hanover 77
     The Duke of Cambridge ib.


PART I.

The Peers, Peeresses, Bishops, Lords of Session, Privy Councillors, Baronets, and Knights of the British Empire, together with the Widows of Baronets whose titles have become extinct, and of Knights of every class, their several titles, parentage and descent, ages, places of birth, marriages, professions, residences, public services, offices, Church patronage, the occasions on which their titles were conferred, their works in literature, science, and the arts with numerous personal, historical, and parliamentary details 79


PART II.

Sons, Daughters, &c. of Peers, bearing courtesy titles, alphabetically arranged - with their births, marriages, parentage, connexions, offices, professions, & c. - Partial 616
Courtesy Titles and Second Marriages 746
Second titles of Peers who at present have no male issue 748
Brief view of titular distinctions and terms relating to ranks 750
Formal modes of addressing letters to persons of title 754
Lists of the Orders of Knighthood (distinguishing the individuals who are included in Part I., and giving the date of each Knight's election), viz.: -  
     The Order of the Garter 758
     The Order of the Thistle 759
     The Order of St. Patrick ib.
     The Order of the Bath ib.
     The Order of the Star of India 766
     The Order of St. Michael and St. George ib.
     The Order of the Guelphs of Hanover 767
Lists of the Privy Council of Great Britain and of Ireland 769

End of the FIRST VOLUME.
 

 

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