Baron Bloomfield
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Baron Bloomfield, of Oakhampton and Redwood in the County of Tipperary, was a title in the Peerage of Ireland
. It was created in 1825 for Lieutenant-General Sir Benjamin Bloomfield
, an Irish-born British soldier, diplomat, politician and court official. In 1871 his son, the second Baron, was created Baron Bloomfield, of Ciamhaltha in the County of Tipperary, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
, on his retirement as British Ambassador to Austria. However, both titles became extinct upon the latter's death in 1879.
Peerage of Ireland
The Peerage of Ireland is the term used for those titles of nobility created by the English and later British monarchs of Ireland in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland. The creation of such titles came to an end in the 19th century. The ranks of the Irish peerage are Duke, Marquess, Earl,...
. It was created in 1825 for Lieutenant-General Sir Benjamin Bloomfield
Benjamin Bloomfield, 1st Baron Bloomfield
Lieutenant-General Benjamin Bloomfield, 1st Baron Bloomfield GCB GCH was Private Secretary to the Sovereign 1817–1822....
, an Irish-born British soldier, diplomat, politician and court official. In 1871 his son, the second Baron, was created Baron Bloomfield, of Ciamhaltha in the County of Tipperary, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great Britain...
, on his retirement as British Ambassador to Austria. However, both titles became extinct upon the latter's death in 1879.
Barons Bloomfield (1825)
- Benjamin Bloomfield, 1st Baron BloomfieldBenjamin Bloomfield, 1st Baron BloomfieldLieutenant-General Benjamin Bloomfield, 1st Baron Bloomfield GCB GCH was Private Secretary to the Sovereign 1817–1822....
(1762–1846) - John Arthur Douglas Bloomfield, 2nd Baron BloomfieldJohn Bloomfield, 2nd Baron BloomfieldJohn Arthur Douglas Bloomfield, 2nd Baron Bloomfield, GCB, PC, DL was a British peer and diplomatist.-Background:...
(1802–1879)