Earl of Kingston
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Earl of Kingston is a title in the Peerage of Ireland
. It was created in 1768 for Edward King, 1st Viscount Kingston. He had already succeeded his father as fifth Baronet of Boyle Abbey and been created Baron Kingston, of Rockingham in the County of Roscommon
in 1764 and Viscount Kingston in 1766, also in the Peerage of Ireland
. The Baronetcy, of Boyle Abbey in the County of Roscommon, had been created in the Baronetage of Ireland in 1682 for his grandfather Robert King. The latter was the younger brother of John King, 1st Baron Kingston (a title which became extinct in 1761). Sir Robert's grandson, Sir Robert King, 4th Baronet, of Boyle Abbey, was created Baron Kingsborough in the Peerage of Ireland
in 1748. However, this title became extinct on his death. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his aforementioned younger brother, Sir Edward King, 5th Baronet, for whom the barony of Kingston was revived in 1764. His son, the second Earl, represented County Cork in the Irish House of Commons
. He married the heiress Caroline Fitzgerald (d. 1823).http://www.thepeerage.com/p11741.htm#i117402. He was succeeded by his son, George King, the third Earl. He was created Baron Kingston, of Mitchelstown
in the County of Cork, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
in 1821. However, that title became extinct on the death of his younger son, the fifth Earl, in 1869. George's eldest son Edward King, Viscount Kingsborough
was an antiquarian.
Some detail is known about the lives of the second Earl and his wife, as they hired the pioneer educator and proto-feminist Mary Wollstonecraft
as governess to their daughters. Her books Thoughts on the Education of Daughters
and Original Stories from Real Life
draw on her experiences under their roof at Mitchelstown Castle
. The daughter she influenced the most was Margaret King
, who, as Lady Mount Cashell
, undertook a Grand Tour
on the Continent, accompanied by her friend Catherine Wilmot
, whose diaries were eventually published as An Irish Peer on the Continent, 1801-03 (1920). Her eldest son was Stephen Moore, 3rd Earl Mount Cashell
.
General the Hon. Robert Edward King
, younger son of the second Earl of Kingston, was created Baron Erris
and Viscount Lorton
in the Peerage of Ireland
in 1800 and 1806 respectively. He was tried for murder in a family scandal with international ramifications. His son, the second Viscount, succeeded to the earldom of Kingston in 1869.
As of 30 June 2006, the present holder of the Earldom has not successfully proven his succession to the Baronetcy and is therefore not on the Official Roll of the Baronetage. However, the case is under review by the Registrar of the Baronetage (for more information follow this link).
The former seat of the King family was Mitchelstown Castle
in Mitchelstown
, County Cork
. They also owned Kilronan Castle in north County Roscommon
. Kilronan, now a luxury hotel, is very near the village of Ballyfarnon in County Roscommon
.
The heir apparent
is the present holder's son Charles Avery Edward King-Tenison, Viscount Kingsborough (b. 2000).
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 1768 for Edward King, 1st Viscount Kingston. He had already succeeded his father as fifth Baronet of Boyle Abbey and been created Baron Kingston, of Rockingham in the County of Roscommon
Roscommon
Roscommon is the county town of County Roscommon in Ireland. Its population at the 2006 census stood at 5,017 . The town is located near the junctions of the N60, N61 and N63 roads.-History:...
in 1764 and Viscount Kingston in 1766, also in the Peerage of Ireland
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,...
. The Baronetcy, of Boyle Abbey in the County of Roscommon, had been created in the Baronetage of Ireland in 1682 for his grandfather Robert King. The latter was the younger brother of John King, 1st Baron Kingston (a title which became extinct in 1761). Sir Robert's grandson, Sir Robert King, 4th Baronet, of Boyle Abbey, was created Baron Kingsborough in the Peerage of Ireland
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,...
in 1748. However, this title became extinct on his death. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his aforementioned younger brother, Sir Edward King, 5th Baronet, for whom the barony of Kingston was revived in 1764. His son, the second Earl, represented County Cork in the Irish House of Commons
Irish House of Commons
The Irish House of Commons was the lower house of the Parliament of Ireland, that existed from 1297 until 1800. The upper house was the House of Lords...
. He married the heiress Caroline Fitzgerald (d. 1823).http://www.thepeerage.com/p11741.htm#i117402. He was succeeded by his son, George King, the third Earl. He was created Baron Kingston, of Mitchelstown
Mitchelstown
Mitchelstown is a town in County Cork, Ireland with a population of approximately 3300. Mitchelstown is situated in the valley to the south of the Galtee Mountains close to the Mitchelstown Caves and is 28 km from Cahir, 50 km from Cork and 59 km from Limerick...
in the County of Cork, 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...
in 1821. However, that title became extinct on the death of his younger son, the fifth Earl, in 1869. George's eldest son Edward King, Viscount Kingsborough
Edward King, Viscount Kingsborough
Edward King, Viscount Kingsborough was an Irish antiquarian who sought to prove that the indigenous peoples of the Americas were a Lost Tribe of Israel...
was an antiquarian.
Some detail is known about the lives of the second Earl and his wife, as they hired the pioneer educator and proto-feminist Mary Wollstonecraft
Mary Wollstonecraft
Mary Wollstonecraft was an eighteenth-century British writer, philosopher, and advocate of women's rights. During her brief career, she wrote novels, treatises, a travel narrative, a history of the French Revolution, a conduct book, and a children's book...
as governess to their daughters. Her books Thoughts on the Education of Daughters
Thoughts on the Education of Daughters
Thoughts on the education of daughters: with reflections on female conduct, in the more important duties of life is the first published work of the British feminist Mary Wollstonecraft. Published in 1787 by her friend Joseph Johnson, Thoughts is a conduct book that offers advice on female education...
and Original Stories from Real Life
Original Stories from Real Life
Original Stories from Real Life; with Conversations Calculated to Regulate the Affections, and Form the Mind to Truth and Goodness is the only complete work of children's literature by 18th-century British feminist Mary Wollstonecraft. Original Stories begins with a frame story, which sketches out...
draw on her experiences under their roof at Mitchelstown Castle
Mitchelstown Castle
Mitchelstown Castle, the former home of the Irish Earls of Kingston, was located in the north County Cork town of Mitchelstown in Ireland.-15th to 18th century:...
. The daughter she influenced the most was Margaret King
Margaret King
Margaret King was an Irish hostess, writer, traveller, and medical adviser. Despite her wealthy aristocratic background, she had republican sympathies, shaped in part by having been a favoured pupil of Mary Wollstonecraft...
, who, as Lady Mount Cashell
Earl Mount Cashell
Earl Mount Cashell, of Cashell in the County of Tipperary, was a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1781 for Stephen Moore, 2nd Viscount Mount Cashell, who had previously represented Lismore in the Irish House of Commons...
, undertook a Grand Tour
Grand Tour
The Grand Tour was the traditional trip of Europe undertaken by mainly upper-class European young men of means. The custom flourished from about 1660 until the advent of large-scale rail transit in the 1840s, and was associated with a standard itinerary. It served as an educational rite of passage...
on the Continent, accompanied by her friend Catherine Wilmot
Catherine Wilmot
Catherine Wilmot was an Irish traveller and diarist.-Life:She was born in Drogheda, County Louth, where her father was the port surveyor. He was transferred to a similar post in County Cork in 1775, where Catherine was raised...
, whose diaries were eventually published as An Irish Peer on the Continent, 1801-03 (1920). Her eldest son was Stephen Moore, 3rd Earl Mount Cashell
Stephen Moore, 3rd Earl Mount Cashell
Stephen Moore, 3rd Earl Mount Cashell , styled Lord Kilworth until 1822, was an Anglo-Irish aristocrat.-Background and education:...
.
General the Hon. Robert Edward King
Robert King, 1st Viscount Lorton
General Robert Edward King, 1st Viscount Lorton , styled The Honourable from 1797 to 1800, was an Irish peer and politician....
, younger son of the second Earl of Kingston, was created Baron Erris
Erris
Erris is a barony in northwestern County Mayo in Ireland consisting of over , much of which is mountainous blanket bog. It has extensive sea coasts along its west and north boundaries. The main towns are Belmullet and Bangor Erris. The name Erris derives from the Irish 'Iar Ros' meaning 'western...
and Viscount Lorton
Viscount Lorton
Viscount Lorton is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1806 for General the Hon. Robert Edward King, who had already been made Baron Erris in the Peerage of Ireland in 1800. He was the third child and second son of Robert King, 2nd Earl of Kingston. His son, the second Viscount,...
in the Peerage of Ireland
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,...
in 1800 and 1806 respectively. He was tried for murder in a family scandal with international ramifications. His son, the second Viscount, succeeded to the earldom of Kingston in 1869.
As of 30 June 2006, the present holder of the Earldom has not successfully proven his succession to the Baronetcy and is therefore not on the Official Roll of the Baronetage. However, the case is under review by the Registrar of the Baronetage (for more information follow this link).
The former seat of the King family was Mitchelstown Castle
Mitchelstown Castle
Mitchelstown Castle, the former home of the Irish Earls of Kingston, was located in the north County Cork town of Mitchelstown in Ireland.-15th to 18th century:...
in Mitchelstown
Mitchelstown
Mitchelstown is a town in County Cork, Ireland with a population of approximately 3300. Mitchelstown is situated in the valley to the south of the Galtee Mountains close to the Mitchelstown Caves and is 28 km from Cahir, 50 km from Cork and 59 km from Limerick...
, County Cork
County Cork
County Cork is a county in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and is also part of the province of Munster. It is named after the city of Cork . Cork County Council is the local authority for the county...
. They also owned Kilronan Castle in north County Roscommon
County Roscommon
County Roscommon is a county in Ireland. It is located in the West Region and is also part of the province of Connacht. It is named after the town of Roscommon. Roscommon County Council is the local authority for the county...
. Kilronan, now a luxury hotel, is very near the village of Ballyfarnon in County Roscommon
County Roscommon
County Roscommon is a county in Ireland. It is located in the West Region and is also part of the province of Connacht. It is named after the town of Roscommon. Roscommon County Council is the local authority for the county...
.
Kings Baronets, of Boyle Abbey (1682)
- Sir Robert King, 1st Baronet (d. 1708)
- Sir John King, 2nd Baronet (d. 1720)
- Sir Henry King, 3rd Baronet (d. 1740)
- Sir Robert King, 4th Baronet (1724–1755) (created Baron Kingsborough in 1748)
King Baronets, of Boyle Abbey (1682; Reverted)
- Sir Edward King, 5th Baronet (1726–1797) (created Earl of Kingston in 1768)
Earls of Kingston (1768)
- Edward King, 1st Earl of Kingston (1726–1797)
- Robert King, 2nd Earl of Kingston (1754–1799)
- George King, 3rd Earl of Kingston (1771–1839) (elected a Representative Peer in 1807)
- Edward King, Viscount KingsboroughEdward King, Viscount KingsboroughEdward King, Viscount Kingsborough was an Irish antiquarian who sought to prove that the indigenous peoples of the Americas were a Lost Tribe of Israel...
(1795–1837)
- Edward King, Viscount Kingsborough
- Robert Henry King, 4th Earl of KingstonRobert King, 4th Earl of KingstonRobert Henry King, 4th Earl of Kingston , styled the Honourable Robert King until 1837 and Viscount Kingsborough between 1837 and 1839, was an Irish peer, soldier and Whig politician.-Background and education:...
(1796–1867) - James King, 5th Earl of KingstonJames King, 5th Earl of KingstonJames King , 5th Earl of Kingston; 5th Baron Kingston of Rockingham, Co. Roscommon; 5th Viscount Kingston of Kingsborough, Co. Sligo; 3rd Baron Kingston of Mitchelstown, Co. Cork and 9th Baronet King, of Boyle Abbey, Co...
(1800–1869) - Robert King, 6th Earl of Kingston (1804–1869)
- Robert Edward King, 7th Earl of Kingston (1831–1871)
- Henry Ernest Newcomen King-Tenison, 8th Earl of KingstonHenry King-Tenison, 8th Earl of KingstonLieutenant-Colonel Henry Ernest Newcomen King-Tenison, 8th Earl of Kingston was an Irish peer and Conservative politician....
(1848–1896) (elected a Representative Peer in 1887)- Edward King, Viscount Kingsborough (1873–1873)
- Henry Edwyn King-Tenison, 9th Earl of Kingston (1874–1946) (elected a Representative Peer in 1917)
- Robert Henry Ethelbert King-Tenison, 10th Earl of Kingston (1897–1948)
- Barclay Robert Edwin King-Tenison, 11th Earl of Kingston (1943–2002)
- Robert Charles Henry King-Tenison, 12th Earl of Kingston (b. 1969)
The heir apparent
Heir apparent
An heir apparent or heiress apparent is a person who is first in line of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting, except by a change in the rules of succession....
is the present holder's son Charles Avery Edward King-Tenison, Viscount Kingsborough (b. 2000).