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  Waterford   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Waterford ( Irish : Port Lairge) is, historically, the capital of County Waterford in Ireland, though today the city is administered separately from the county, the latter having its seat in Dungarvan.
Waterford's effective population is much larger than this, with many people living in the towns and villages surrounding the city: the largest of these is Tramore (pop.
Waterford remained a Catholic city despite the machinations of king Henry VIII, and participated in the confederation of Kilkenny which was an attempt to break away from British rule.
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 Earl of Shrewsbury - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Earl of Shrewsbury is the senior Earl on the Roll in the Peerage of England (the more senior Earldom of Arundel being held by the Duke of Norfolk).
The 1st Earl of Shrewsbury was created Earl of Waterford, in the Peerage of Ireland, and Hereditary Lord High Steward of Ireland, in 1446, and the two earldoms have been united since.
The Earldom of Waterford is sometimes called the "Premier Earldom of Ireland on the Roll ", as the oldest Irish Earldom, that of Kildare, has been a subsidiary title of the Duke of Leinster for centuries and the Earl held the oldest Irish earldom held by anyone ranked as an earl.
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 HEREDITARY PEERAGES IN THE PEERAGE OF IRELAND BELOW THE RANK OF A MARQUESS
8 Viscountcy of Callan 22 November 1622(The Viscountcy belongs to the Earldom of Desmond and is held by the Earl of Denbigh and Desmond).
27 Barony of Feilding of Lecaghe 22 November 1622(The Barony belongs to the Earldom of Desmond and is held by the Earl of Denbigh and Desmond).
50 Barony of Beresford of Beresford 4 November 1720(The Barony belongs to the Viscountcy of Tyrone and is held by the Marquess of Waterford).
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 Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, 20th Earl of Shrewsbury - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Major Charles Henry John Chetwynd-Talbot, 20th Earl of Shrewsbury, 20th Earl of Waterford and 5th Earl Talbot ( November 13, 1860 - May 7, 1921) was the only son and heir of the 19th Earl.
His grandfather, the 3rd Earl Talbot, had inherited the earldoms from a very distant cousin, and had to prove his claim to the premier earldoms of England and Ireland on the Roll in the House of Lords, by demonstrating his descent from the 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury and Waterford.
Lord Shrewsbury was the brother of Lady Gertrude Chetwynd-Talbot, wife (without issue) of the 13th Earl of Pembroke, and Lady Theresa Chetwynd-Talbot, wife of the 6th Marquess of Londonderry and a notable hostess.
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 Peerage of Ireland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Earl of Shrewsbury in the Peerage of England;
Earl of Denbigh in the Peerage of England
Earl of Scarbrough in the Peerage of England
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 Marquess of Waterford - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Marquess of Waterford is the senior marquess in the Peerage of Ireland.
The Marquess holds the subsidiary titles of Earl of Tyrone (1746), Viscount Tyrone (1720), Baron Tyrone (1786), Baron La Poer (1375), and Baron Beresford (1720).
George de La Poer Beresford, 2nd Earl of Tyrone ( 1735 - 1800) (became Marquess of Waterford in 1789)
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 Waterford
Waterford was the first Irish centre to be re-occupied, and from his base here, Regnall (after whom Reginald's Tower is named?), waged war in England, becoming the first Norse ruler of York.
Seventy of Waterford's leaders had been captured, and according to Gerald of Wales "...the wretched captives...had their limbs broken and were cast headlong into the sea and drowned".
Waterford had been completely cut off from all outside aid, an outbreak of plague was killing 400 of Waterford's citizens and defenders every week, and the commander, Thomas Preston, had less than 700 half-starved soldiers and townsmen left to defend the walls.
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 EnciclopedyList of Earls -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery ( 1551)
The Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire ( 1603)
The Earl of Crawford and Balcarres ( 1398)
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 WATERFORD
Waterford war ursrünglich die Hauptstadt des County Waterford.
Er kam mit einer großen Flotte nach Waterford um zu verhindern, dass in Irland ein normannisches Königreich in Konkurrenz zu England entstand, sondern Irland statt dessen englische Kolonie wurde.
Jahrhundert widerstand Waterford zwei Aufrühreren und Anwärtern auf den englischen Thron, Lambert Simnel und Perkin Warbeck.
www.toonorama.com /encyclopedia/W/Waterford   (414 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Ireland
O'Neill, renouncing the inheritance of his ancestors, became Earl of Tyrone; Burke became Earl of Clanrickard, O'Brien Earl of Thomond, Fitzpatrick Lord of Ossory; the Earl of Desmond and the other Anglo-Irish nobles were pardoned all their offences, and at a Parliament in Dublin (1541) Anglo-Irish and Irish attended.
The Earl of Tyrone and the Early of Tyroconnell (Rory O'Donnell) was so spied upon and worried by false charges of disloyalty that they fled the country, believing that their lives were in danger; and to all their pleas for justice the king's response was to slander their characters and confiscate their lands.
Waterford repelled Cromwell's attack, and Clonmel and Kilkenny offered him a stout resistance; but other towns were easily captured, or voluntarily surrendered; and when he left Ireland, in May, 1650, Munster and Leinster were in his hands.
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 Lord High Steward biography .ms   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Earl of Shrewsbury, at the trial of the Duke of Norfolk, 1571
The Lord Cowper, Lord Chancellor, at the trial of the Earl of Derwentwater ; Lord Widdrington ; the Earl of Nithsdale ; the Earl of Carnwath ; Viscount Kenmure ; and Lord Nairne, 1716
The Earl of Hardwicke, Lord Chancellor, for the trial of the Earl of Kilmarnock ; the Earl of Cromartie, and Lord Balmerinoch, 1746
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 History travel guide - Waterford, Ireland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Waterford was the most important Viking settlement in Ireland, and its inhabitants were so feared that even the bellicose local Celtic Deisi had to pay them tribute - failure to pay Airgead Sroine (Nose Money) resulted in having your nose chopped off.
Waterford is the oldest continuous urban settlement in Ireland and in that sense can be considered its oldest city.
Waterford flourished as an important European port into the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, trading with England, France, Spain and Portugal, and Newfoundland during the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, as well as maintaining its inland commerce.
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 Earl of Shrewsbury
Because of his effective service, he was created Earl of the County of Salop, or as usually styled, Earl of Shrewsbury on May 20, 1442.
Was a prominent statesman during the reigns of William and Mary, Queen Anne, and George I. He quit the Church of Rome and became a Protestant in 1679.
The current titles of Earl of Shrewsbury, Earl of Waterford, Earl Talbot, Viscount Ingestre, and Baron Talbot are all carried today by Charles Henry John Benedict Crofton Chetwynd Chetwynd-Talbot.
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 The de Clares, earls of Hertford - Genealogy on Pat Patterson's Pages   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
After entrusting Waterford to Gilbert de Borard, Strongbow crossed over to England with Hervey, found the king at Newnham in Gloucestershire, and, after much trouble, succeeded in pacifying him, by the resignation of all his castles and maritime cities.
About the latter part of 1174 the earl led his army into Munster, against Donald of Limerick, and met with the great disaster that forced him back to Waterford, where he was closely besieged by the Irish, while Roderic O'Connor advanced to the very walls of Dublin.
After Ravmond's arrival the earl was buried in the church of the Holy Trinity, where his tomb is still shown.
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 Lismore, County Waterford
Unfortunately, the castle was sacked by the Confederates in 1645 and although the second Earl made it habitable again, neither he nor his successors, who called themselves by their alternative title of Burlington, were interested in Lismore, preferring to live in England.
The castle was acquired by the Cavandish family in 1753 when the daughter and heiress of the fourth Earl of Cork married the fourth Duke of Devonshire.
Their son, the fifth Duke (1748-1811), carried out improvements at Lismore, notably the bridge across the Blackwater in 1775, but it was the sixth Duke (1790-1858), known as the Bachelor Duke, who was responsible for the castle's present appearance.
www.irelandseye.com /aarticles/travel/attractions/houses/lismore.shtm   (448 words)

  
 villstu.htm
After the death of their son, the 1st Earl Grandison, in 1766, there followed the next female interregnum at Dromana; and during these years, the Earl of Tyrone of the day obtained for himself the county governorship and came to dominate the county representation.
Following the withdrawal of the claim in 1876 and Villiers-Stuart's re-election for Co. Waterford in 1880, he was commissioned by the government to visit Egypt and report on the condition of the population after battle of Tek-el-Kebir in 1882.
Dated 1527 are an [original and counterpart?] of an indenture of agreement between Thomas, Earl of Desmond, and John Gerald [Fitzgerald] of the Decies - 'the Desmond Treaty'; with a non-contemporary copy and translations, and a modern MS transcription.
www.proni.gov.uk /records/private/villstu.htm   (9012 words)

  
 Gerald Desmond, 15th Earl   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
He was especially severe against the Earl for the mismanagement of his estates, and being likewise fearful of his strong Catholic procilivities, seized him at Kilmallock, and carried him about in durance the remainder of his progress.
The sons of the Earl of Clanricard were also captured in Connaught, and the Lord-Deputy returned to Dublin with his prisoners the 16th April.
They were extremely officious and insolent to the Earl, reconnoitred the fort at Smerwick, where FitzMaurice and the Spaniards were entrenched, and were on their way back to Cork, when they were murdered by Sir John in a little inn at Tralee.
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 Theatre in Waterford, film in Waterford, television in Ireland, events and music guide of Waterford, Ireland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
He brings with him a band, comprising the top musicians of Nashville and his concert is certain to be one the most noted musical events of the year in Ireland.
Earl has sold millions of albums worldwide throughout his illustrious career spanning more than 6 decades.
Earl is a proud inductee in the Music Hall of Fame, and last year at the age of 79 years, he secured his place in Hollywood history by having his prints cemented in the infamous Hollywood Walk of Fame, alongside other entertainment greats.
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 DESMOND - LoveToKnow Article on DESMOND   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
In 1583 came the attainder of Gerald Fitzgerald, i~th earl of Desmond (q.v.), and in 1586 an act of parliament declared the forfeiture of the Desmo~d estates to the crown.
In 16I9 the title of earl of Desmond was conferred on Richard Preston, Lord Dingwall, at whose death in 1628 it again became extinct.
His son William Feuding succeeded as earl of Denbigh in 1675, and thenceforward the title of Desmond was held in conjunction with that honor.
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 HEREDITARY PEERAGES IN THE PEERAGE OF GREAT BRITAIN BELOW THE RANK OF A MARQUESS
5 Barony of Hay of Pedwardine 31 December 1711(The Barony is held by the Scottish Earl of Kinnoull).
26 Barony of Talbot of Hensol 5 December 1733(The Barony is held by the English Earl of Shrewsbury and Iris Earl of Waterford).
32 Lordship of Longford,Barony of Longford 29 June 1747(The Lordship/Barony belongs to The Viscountcy of Folkestone and is held by the Earl of Radnor).
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 Waterford --  Encyclopædia Britannica
The 2nd Earl of Pembroke, known as Strongbow, captured the place in 1170; and Henry II landed there in 1171.
Waterford glass, particularly the early variety, is characterized by thick walls, deeply incised geometric cutting, and brilliant polish.
Born in County Waterford, Ireland, Walton, with Sir John D. Cockcroft, received the 1951 Nobel prize in physics for the development of the first nuclear-particle...
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 Carrick-on-Suir, County Waterford.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The boundary wall was built as a work-for-food profect during the terrrible famine of the 1840's.
James, 1st Earl of Ormond gave the land to the Franciscans in 1336.
The friary, it's buildings and lands, were surrendered to the crown in 1540 and granted to the Earl of Ormond.
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 Georgetown: The Earl of Shrewsbury Papers
The Earl of Shrewsbury Papers, which concern the estate of Henry John Chetwynd-Talbot (1803 - 1868), the 18th Earl of Shrewsbury and Waterford, and 3rd Earl Talbot of Hensol, consists of 3.0 linear feet of material, including correspondence, documents, deeds, accounts, drawings and related printed material.
The 17th Earl, Bertram Arthur Talbot (1832 - 1856), died unmarried as a young man. The 17th Earl believed himself to be the last descendant in the male line of the first Earl and consequently had willed his extensive property to a son of the Duke of Norfolk.
The 3rd Earl Talbot's claim to the Earldom of Shrewsbury and to the Earldom of Waterford was allowed by the Committee for Priveleges in 1858, and consequently Henry John Chetwynd-Talbot became the 18th Earl of Shrewsbury.
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 Lismore Gardens, Co. Waterford
Its surrounding walls were built in 1626 by Richard Boyle, the Great Earl of Cork, a remarkable Elizabethan adventurer who had acquired the castle from Sir Walter Raleigh in 1602.
Visitors are greeted in the garden by newly planted fruit trees covering part of the area once occupied by the Great Earl's orchard.
The principal feature of this garden is an ancient yew walk said to have been planted in 1707 perhaps as an avenue to one of the town houses which formerly occupied the area.
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 The O'Brien Clan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
A.D. 1177, Henry the Second gave a grant of Desies, or the entire county of Waterford, together with the city, to Robert Le Poer, who was his marshal.
In the reign of Henry the Sixth, A.D. 1447, Sir John Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, got grants in Waterford, together with the castle and land of Dungarvan, and the title of Earl of Waterford, and Viscount of Dungarvan.
The family of Villiers, earls of Jersey in England, got, in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, large possessions in Waterford, by intermarriage with the Fitzgeralds of Dromann, a branch of the earls of Desmond; and were created earls of Grandison.
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 Lord High Steward   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Lord Somers, Lord Chancellor, at the trial of the Earl of Warwick; and of Lord Mohun, 1699
The Lord Cowper, Lord Chancellor, at the trial of the Earl of Derwentwater; Lord Widdrington; the Earl of Nithsdale; the Earl of Carnwath; Viscount Kenmure; and Lord Nairne, 1716
The Earl of Hardwicke, Lord Chancellor, for the trial of the Earl of Kilmarnock; the Earl of Cromartie, and Lord Balmerinoch, 1746
www.mywiseowl.com /articles/Lord_High_Steward   (1104 words)

  
 Maximilian Genealogy Master Database 2000 - pafn1059 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
A contradictory figure, the earl has been described as a man of 'violent temper', with a reputation for cruelty, and he was remembered in France as a bogey man whose name was used to frighten naughty children.
From August 1449 to July 1450, Talbot was again a prisoner of the French, and was only released in 1450 on condition that he undertake a pilgrimage to Rome, as he himself wished to do.
"In 1452, the earl was sent back to France, where he was killed on 17 July 1453, probably by a blow from a battle axe to the back of the skull, during an assault on the town of Castillon."
www.peterwestern.f9.co.uk /maximilia/pafn1059.htm   (381 words)

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