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by jenjunebugFebruary 1, 2024September 17, 2024

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The excellent site of Timothy William Ferres tells us of the Hamiltons, of Stackallen in County Meath:

GUSTAVUS HAMILTON (1642-1723), having abandoned the fortunes of JAMES II, to whom he was a privy counsellor, and distinguished himself as a military officer in the service of WILLIAM III, particularly at the battle of the Boyne, and the siege of Derry, was sworn of the Privy Council of the latter monarch, appointed Brigadier-General of his armies, and further rewarded with a grant of forfeited lands. General Hamilton was MP for County Donegal, 1692-1713, and for Strabane, 1713-15. He was elevated to the peerage, 1715, in the dignity of Baron Hamilton of Stackallan, County Meath. His lordship was advanced to a viscountcy, in 1717, as VISCOUNT BOYNE.

*Gustavus Hamilton (1642-1723) 1st Viscount Boyne, c. 1680 unknown artist.*

He married Elizabeth, second daughter of SIR HENRY BROOKE, Knight, of Brookeborough, County Fermanagh. They had issue:

FREDERICK (c. 1663-1715), father of GUSTAVUS, 2nd Viscount;
Gustavus, father of 3rd and 4th Viscounts;
Henry, MP for Donegal, 1725-43;
Elizabeth.

*Mary Preston youngest daughter of the Hon. Henry Hamilton, MP for Donegal, 1725-43*, by Hugh Douglas Hamilton, courtesy of Adam’s auction 20 Sept 2015. Mary Hamilton married in 1764 (as his second wife) the second Nathaniel Preston (1724-1796), Reverend, of Swainstown, Co. Meath. Her father was a younger son of Gustavus Hamilton 1st Viscount Boyne of Stackallan, Co. Meath and her parents were intimate with Mrs Delaney who of them said – “I never saw a couple better suited than Mr Hamilton and his wife, their house like themselves looks cheerful and neat…., they have four children, whose behaviour shows the sense of their parents”. Mary’s brother, Sackville Hamilton became a competent and respected Civil Servant.

The 1st Viscount was succeeded by his grandson, GUSTAVUS, 2nd Viscount (1710-46).

*Gustavus Hamilton (1710-46) 2nd Viscount Boyne with a “*bauta* masque” i.e. the Venetian type supposedly worn by Cassanova, on his ear, by Rosalba Carriera around 1730*. He was a founder member of The Society of Dilettanti (founded 1734), a British society of noblemen and scholars that sponsored the study of ancient Greek and Roman art, and the creation of new work in the style.

*Gustavus Hamilton, 2nd Viscount Boyne, (1710-1746) Engraver Andrew Miller, English, fl.1737-1763 After William Hogarth, English, 1697-1764, courtesy of National Gallery of Ireland.*

*Gustavus Hamilton, 2nd Viscount Boyne, (1710-1746)* *courtesy of National Trust Castle Ward.*

Gustavus 2nd Viscount died unmarried, and the honours devolved upon his cousin, Frederick, 3rd Viscount (1718-72).

*James Hamilton (1559/1560 or 1568-1643) 1st Viscount Clandeboye, courtesy of National Trust Castle Ward.*

James Hamilton (1559/1560 or 1568-1643) 1st Viscount Clandeboye married Ursula, daughter of Edward Brabazon, 1st Lord Brabazon, Baron of Ardee. They had no children and after her death he married Jane Philipps, who gave birth to their heir James Hamilton (1617/18-1643) 1st Earl of Clanbrassil, County Armagh.

*James Hamilton (1617/1618-1659) 1st Earl of Clanbrassil and 2nd Viscount Clandeboye, courtesy of National Trust Castle Ward.*

James Hamilton (1617/18-1643) 1st Earl of Clanbrassil married Anne Carey (d. 1688/89), who gave birth to their heir Henry Hamilton (1647-1675), 2nd Earl of Clanbrassil. They had no children and after his death the title became extinct. The name Claneboye was revived in a title in 1800 when his great-great-grandniece Dorcas Blackwood was made 1st Baroness Dufferin and Claneboye.

*Van Dyck – Lady Anne Carey, Later Viscountess Claneboye and Countess of Clanbrassil, ca. 1636 ©The Frick Collection Photo Credit Michael Bodycomb*. *She married James Hamilton 1st Earl of Clanbrassil, Co Armagh.*

Dorcas Blackwood née Stevenson (1730-1808), *Baroness*, by Gilbert Stuart *22.737* Museum of Fine Arts https://www.mfa.org/collections/object/dorcas-lady-blackwood-dorcas-stevenson-baroness-31992 She married John Blackwood 2nd Baronet of Ballyleidy, County Down.

*Henry Hamilton (1647-1675), 2nd Earl of Clanbrassil; National Trust, Castle Ward, attributed to Jacob Huysmans 1650*; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/henry-hamilton-16471675-2nd-earl-of-clanbrassil-132220 *His family alleged that he was murdered by his wife, Lady Alice Moore (Lady Clanbrassil), so that she could inherit his estate.*

There were lots of creations of Earls of Clanbrassil! There was James Hamilton (1697-1758) 1st Earl of Clanbrassill, Co. Armagh. He was the son of James Hamilton (d. 1693) and Anne Mordaunt.

*Anne Hamilton née Mordaunt (b. 1666) later Mrs James Hamilton (d. 1693) of Tollymore, attributed to Mary Beale, courtesy of National Trust Castle Ward*. *She was the sister of Sophia Mordaunt who married James Hamilton of Bangor (1640-1707).*

*Sophia Hamilton née Mordaunt, wife of James Hamilton *(1640-1707)* of Bangor, in style of Charles Jervas, courtesy of National Trust Castle Ward.*

*Lord Clanbrassil (probably James Hamilton (1729-1798) 2nd Earl of Clanbrassil of second creation) by Thomas Hickey (Irish 1741-1824) courtesy of Wooley and Wallis sale 2010*.

*Anne Chichester née Hamilton, Countess of Donegall (1731-1780), who married Arthur Chichester 5th Earl of Donegall.* *She was the daughter of James Brandon Douglas Hamilton 5th Duke of Hamilton, Scotland.* Photograph © Jennifer Winder-Baggot, www.irishhistorichouses.com

William Rowan Hamilton (1805-1865), Astronomer Royal and President of the Royal Irish Academy for Dublin University Magazine vol. xix January 1842, engraver John Kirkwood after Charles Grey, courtesy of National Gallery of Ireland.

Anne Hamilton (1692-1760) who married Michael Ward (1683-1759), by Godrey Kneller, courtesy of National Trust, Castle Ward. She was the daughter of James Hamilton (1640-1707) of Bangor and Sophia née Mordaunt.

Anne Hamilton (1692-1760) who married Michael Ward (1683-1759) by Charles Jervas, courtesy of National Trust, Castle Ward. She was the daughter of James Hamilton (1640-1707) of Bangor and Sophia née Mordaunt.

James Hamilton (1575-1618) 1st Earl of Abercorn, Co. Linlithgow [Scotland] was Member of the Council of the province of Munster on 20 May 1615. His son Claud Hamilton (d. 1638) was created 2nd Lord Hamilton, Baron of Strabane, County Tyrone. Another son was the heir, James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Abercorn. The 2nd Earl had a son, George Hamilton who became 3rd Earl of Abercorn but had no children.

Claud Hamilton (d. 1638) 2nd Lord Hamilton, Baron of Strabane, County Tyrone was succeeded by his son James Hamilton (1633-1655) 3rd Lord Hamilton, Baron of Strabane but he died without issue and was succeeded by his brother, George Hamilton (d. 1668) 4th Lord Hamilton, Baron of Strabane.

George’s son Claud Hamilton (1659-1691) succeeded as 5th Lord Hamilton, Baron of Strabane, Co. Tyrone and 4th Earl of Abercorn. He held the office of Lord of the Bedchamber to King James II. He fought in the Battle of the Boyne on 1 July 1690. On 11 May 1691 he was outlawed in Ireland, and his Irish titles were forfeited. He fought in the Battle of Aughrim on 12 July 1691, where he commanded a regiment of horse. [1]

*Claud Hamilton (1659–1691) 4th Earl of Abercorn courtesy of* http://www.thepeerage.com

Claud Hamilton (1659–1691) 4th Earl of Abercorn didn’t have offspring and was succeeded by his brother, Charles (d. 1701) who became 5th Earl of Abercorn. His brother John (1713/4-1755) had a son, John James Hamilton, who succeeded as 5th Baronet Hamilton, of Donalong, Co. Tyrone and of Nenagh, Co. Tipperary, 9th Earl of Abercorn, and was later created 1st Marquess of Abercorn.

With his death, the senior line of the Abercorns and the Strabanes failed as he had no surviving offspring. With regard to the Abercorns, the succession reverted to the next of the cadet branches descending from the five sons of the 1st Earl of Abercorn as it already had done in about 1650 when George, the 3rd Earl, died unmarried in Padua. As the 1st Earl’s third son, William, 1st Baronet of Westport, had no children, the succession passed to the descendants of the fourth son, Sir George Hamilton (d. 1679) 1st Baronet, of Donalong, County Tyrone and his wife Mary Butler (d. 1680) daughter of Thomas Butler Viscount Thurles. The 5th Earl was therefore succeeded as Earl of Abercorn by his second cousin, James Hamilton (d. 1734) the grandson of Sir George. James Hamilton would thus become the 6th Earl of Abercorn.

James Hamilton, 6th Earl of Abercorn, also 2nd Baronet Hamilton, of Donalong, Co. Tyrone and of Nenagh, Co. Tipperary and 1st Baron Mountcastle, Co. Tyrone was succeeded by his son, James Hamilton, (1685/6-1743/4) 7th Earl of Abercorn, who was succeeded by his son, James Hamilton (1712-1789) 8th Earl of Abercorn, who died unmarried.

*James Hamilton, 8th Earl of Abercorn (1712-1789) Engraver John Dean, British, c.1750-1798 After Thomas Gainsborough, English, 1727-1788, courtesy of National Gallery of Ireland.*

The next in line was John James Hamilton (1756-1818) who succeed as 5th Baronet Hamilton, of Donalong, Co. Tyrone and of Nenagh, Co. Tipperary, 9th Earl of Abercorn and was later created 1st Marquess of Abercorn. He was the posthumous son of Captain Hon. John Hamilton and his wife Harriet, and grandson of James Hamilton, 7th Earl of Abercorn

Lawrence, Thomas; John James Hamilton (1756-1818) 1st Marquess of Abercorn; The National Trust for Scotland, Haddo House; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/john-james-hamilton-1st-marquess-of-abercorn-196780

John James Hamilton (1756-1818) 1st Marquess of Abercorn married first Catherine Copley and they had several children including a son James (1786-1814), called Viscount Hamilton. He married Harriet Douglas who gave birth to their heir James Hamilton (1811-1885), who was to become 1st Duke of Abercorn.

*Cecil Frances Howard née Hamilton, Countess of Wicklow (1795-1860), Wife of William Howard (1788-1869) 4th Earl of Wicklow; After George Henry Harlow, British, 1787-1819,* *courtesy of National Gallery of Ireland.* *She was the daughter of John James Hamilton 1st Marquess and 9th Earl of Abercorn.*

*James Hamilton (1811-1885) 1st Duke of Abercorn, Landowner and politician; Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, possibly by John Watkins 1860s courtesy of National Portrait Gallery NPG Ax21858.*

John James Hamilton (1756-1818) 1st Marquess of Abercorn married secondly a cousin, Cecil Hamilton, but they later divorced. He then married Anne Jane Gore, daughter of Arthur Saunders Gore, 2nd Earl of Arran of the Arran Islands.

Anne Jane née Gore daughter of Arthur Saunders Gore, 2nd Earl of Arran of the Arran Islands who married Henry Hatton of Great Clonard in County Wexford and secondly, John James Hamilton, 1st Marquess of Abercorn. Painting by John Opie.

*Alexander Hamilton 1690-1768, of Hamwood House, County Meath, photograph courtesy of Hamwood house website.*

*Hugh Hamilton (1729-1805), Protestant Bishop of Ossory, by engraver William Evans, after artist Gilbert Stewart, courtesy of National Gallery of Ireland, NGI.10622.* *He was a son of Alexander Hamilton 1690-1768*.

*Charles Hamilton (1772-1857), of Hamwood House, County Meath, photograph courtesy of Hamwood house website.*

*Marianne Caroline Hamilton née Tighe (1777-1861), photograph courtesy of Hamwood house website. Wife of Charles Hamilton (1772-1857), daughter of William Tighe (1738-1782) of Rossana, County Wicklow.*

*Charles Hamilton (1738-1818) who built Hamwood, photograph courtesy of Hamwood House website.*

*Charles William Hamilton (1802-1880), photograph courtesy of Hamwood house website.*

*Charles Robert Hamilton (1846-1913), photograph courtesy of Hamwood house website. He is probably seated with his wife Louisa Caroline Elizabeth née Brooke (1850-1922).*

*Self Portrait, c.1906 by Eva Henrietta Hamilton (1876-1960), courtesy of Whyte’s auction Sept 2009.*

*Francis Charles Hamilton (1877-1961), photograph courtesy of Hamwood house website.*

*Charles Hamilton (1918-2005) was called “The Major,” photograph courtesy of Hamwood house website.*

Simon Harcourt, 1st Earl Harcourt, (1714-1777), holding a plan of Nuneham, Oxfordshire, (later Lord Lieutenant of Ireland) Engraver James McArdell, Irish, c.1729-1765 After Benjamin Wilson, English, 1721-1788, *courtesy of National Gallery of Ireland.*

Samuel Hayes *(1743-1795), who built Avondale House.* Photograph © Jennifer Winder-Baggot, www.irishhistorichouses.com

*Joseph Henry of Straffan, Co. Kildare by Francis Hayman, R.A. (c. 1708-1776) courtesy of Christies Irish Sale 2001*.

*The children of Charles John Herbert (d. 1823) of Muckross, County Kerry, and his wife Louisa Middleton, by Richard Rothwell, courtesy of National Trust Powis Castle.*

*Hervey, John, Baron Hervey of Ickworth by Jean-Baptiste van Loo (studio of) courtesy of National Portrait Gallery London.*

*John Hervey (1665-1751) 1st Earl of Bristol* *by John Fayram, courtesy of West Suffolk Heritage Service.*

*Frederick Augustus Hervey (1730-1803) 4th Earl of Bristol and Bishop of Derry, of Downhill Demesne, County Derry, by Hugh Douglas Hamilton, courtesy of National Trust, Ickworth.*

Elizabeth Hervey née Davers (1730-1800) Countess of Bristol with her daughter Lady Louisa Theodosia Hervey (1770-1821) later Countess of Liverpool after Antonio de Bittio by Dorofield Hardy courtesy of National Trust Ickworth. She was wife of Frederick Augustus Hervey 4th Earl of Bristol, Bishop of Derry who built Downhill, Co Derry.

Mary née Hervey was George “Fighting Fitzgerald”s mother, of Turlough Park, County Mayo. She was the granddaughter of John Hervey 1st Earl of Bristol, sister of Frederick Augustus Hervey 4th Earl of Bristol, Bishop of Derry who built Downhill, Co Derry. *She married George Fitzgerald (c. 1712-1782) of Turlough Park, County Mayo.*

*Lady Elizabeth Foster (1759-1824) née Hervey, as the Tiburtine Sibyl c. 1805 by Thomas Lawrence, National Gallery of Ireland NGI788*. *She was the daughter of Frederick Augustus Hervey 4th Earl of Bristol, Bishop of Derry who built Downhill, Co Derry.* *She married John Thomas Foster MP (1747-1796) and later, William Boyle Cavendish 5th Duke of Devonshire. Last, she married Valentine Richard Quin 1st Earl of Dunraven and Mount Earl.* Photograph © Jennifer Winder-Baggot, www.irishhistorichouses.com

*Elizabeth Foster née Hervey (1759-1824), later Duchess of Devonshire, c. 1805 by Thomas Lawrence, photograph courtesy of National Gallery of Ireland.* *She was the daughter of Frederick Augustus Hervey 4th Earl of Bristol, Bishop of Derry who built Downhill, Co Derry.* *She married John Thomas Foster MP (1747-1796) and later, William Boyle Cavendish 5th Duke of Devonshire. Last, she married Valentine Richard Quin 1st Earl of Dunraven and Mount Earl.*

Elizabeth Christina Foster née Hervey (1759-1824) later Duchess of Devonshire by Angelica Kauffmann courtesy of National Trust Ickworth. She was the daughter of Frederick Augustus Hervey 4th Earl of Bristol, Bishop of Derry who built Downhill, Co Derry. *She married John Thomas Foster MP (1747-1796) and later, William Boyle Cavendish 5th Duke of Devonshire. Last, she married Valentine Richard Quin 1st Earl of Dunraven and Mount Earl.*

*Frederick William Hervey (1769-1859) 1st Marquess of Bristol, courtesy of West Suffolk Heritage Service.*

*Wills Hill (1718-1793) 1st Earl of Hillsborough later 1st Marquess of Downshire, courtesy of National Gallery of Ireland.*

*Alice Maria Taylour née Hill (1842-1928), Countess of Bective, by Camille Silvy 1860, courtesy of National Portrait Gallery NPG Ax50375.* *She was from England and married Thomas Taylour Earl of Bective.*

Anne Wellesley née Hill (1742-1831), Countess of Mornington, by Thomas Hodgetts, published by Welch & Gwynne, after Priscilla Anne Fane (née Wellesley-Pole) 1839, Countess of Westmorland, Courtesy of National Portrait Gallery NPG D39043. *She was the daughter of Arthur Hill Trevor 1st Viscount Dungannon, and married Garret Wellesley or Wesley, 1st Earl of Mornington*.

*Georgina, Lady Gore-Booth, née Hill (1846-1927), by Sarah Purser.* Photograph © Jennifer Winder-Baggot, www.irishhistorichouses.com

*James Hoban (1755-1831), from information board in exhibition in Irish Architecture Foundation, Leinster House, a house with three lives.*

*Ralph Howard, later 1st Viscount Wicklow (1726-1786) by Pompeo Batoni, courtesy of Speed Art Museum.*

*Lt. Col. Charles Howard-Bury (1883-1963), of Belvedere, County Westmeath.*

*William Hoare Hume, of Humewood by ROBERT LUCIUS WEST (C.1774 – 1850) courtesy of Adam’s auction 10th Oct 2023.*

Anne Hunt, daughter of John Hunt of Glangoole, Tipperary and Curragh Chase. She married William Odell (d. 1722) in 1712. By a follower of Godfrey Kneller, Provenance Castletown Cox, Co. Killkenny, courtesy of Adam’s auction 12 Oct 2014.

*Walter Hussey Burgh, (1742-1783), Chief Baron of Exchequer in Ireland Date c.1779; Engraving Date 1779, courtesy of National Gallery of Ireland.*

*Henry Hyde (1638-1709 (?)) 2nd Earl of Clarendon, as Lord Privy Seal and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Irish school courtesy of National Trust Castle Ward*.

*Jane Hyde Daughter of Henry Hyde, Earl of Clarendon courtesy of Adam’s 14 Sept 2005.* *This is probably Jane (1694-1723/4) daughter of the 4th Earl, who married William Capell, 3rd Earl of Essex.*

[1] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 4. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.

Portraits Q-R

by jenjunebugSeptember 29, 2023February 5, 2025

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*Windham Quin (1717-1789) of Adare, County Limerick by Stephen Slaughter, courtesy of Yale Center for British Art.*

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Walter Raleigh (1552-1618) by Unknown English artist 1588, National Portrait Gallery of London ref. 7.

JOHN RAWDON, 1ST EARL OF MOIRA (1719-1793),by a follower of Thomas Hudson, courtesy Christies Property from two ducal collections Wodburn Abbey Bedford.

*Francis Rawdon-Hastings (1754-1826) 2nd Earl of Moira by John Hoppner courtesy of Lady Lever Art Gallery.*

*John Redmond (1856-1918) by Harry Jones Thaddeus, 1901, National Gallery of Ireland NGI889.*

*William Robinson, from “In Harmony with Nature, The Irish Country House Garden 1600-1900” in the Irish Georgian Society, July 2022, curated by Robert O’Byrne*. Photograph © Jennifer Winder-Baggot, www.irishhistorichouses.com

*Richard Harcourt Robinson, died in 1910. Rokeby, County Louth*

*Archbishop Richard Robinson (1708-1794) by Angelica Kauffmann or Joshua Reynolds, courtesy of Armagh Robinson Library.*

*Richard Robinson (1787-1847), Baronet, English School (c.1847) with a depiction of his armorials and campaign medals issued to survivors of the Napoleonic Wars courtesy Adam’s auction 6 Oct 2009.* This must be Richard Robinson 2nd Baronet of Rokeby Hall in County Louth. He was the son of John Freind, who married a sister of Richard Robinson Baron of Rokeby, and who took the name of Robinson when he inherted Rokeby.

*John Loftus Robinson, architect of Dun Laoghaire County Hall. Dun Laoghaire County Hall.* Photograph © Jennifer Winder-Baggot, www.irishhistorichouses.com

*William Robinson (1644-1712) Royal Hospital Kilmainham, 15th October 2023.*

*James Rochfort (executed in 1652 after killing someone in a duel) usually known by his nickname “Prime Iron,” by Garret Morphy.* *He married Thomasine Pigott of Dysart.*

James Rochfort (“Prime Iron”) and Thomasine Pigott had several children including Charles who married Marbella, daughter of Theophilus Jones and Alice Ussher, and Robert (1652-1727), who became Speaker of the Irish House of Commons and Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer. He married Hannah Hancock (d. 1733) of Twyford, County Westmeath.

*Robert Rochfort (1652-1727) as Speaker of the Irish House of Commons by an unknown artist, Photograph of a painting owned by Michael O’Reilly.*

Robert Rochfort (1652-1727) and Hannah née Hancock had sons George Rochfort (1682-1730), later of Gaulstown, Co. Westmeath and John (1690-1771). George married Elizabeth, daughter of Henry Hamilton-Moore, 3rd Earl of Drogheda. John married, first, Deborah Staunton (d. 1737) then Emilia (d. 1770), daughter of John Eyre (1659-1709) of Eyre Court.

*George Rochfort (1682-1730), of Gaulstown, Co. Westmeath, M.P. for Co. Westmeath by Charles Jervas courtesy of Christies Auction 2002*

George and Elizabeth née Moore had lots of children. The heir was Robert (1708-1774) who was later created 1st Earl of Belvedere.

*Robert Rochfort, 1st Earl of Belvedere (1708-1774), three-quarter-length, in van Dyck costume, by Robert Hunter It is possible that the present portrait was executed posthumously.*

Other children included Mary (1705-1729) who married Henry Tuite, 6th Baronet. Alice (1710-1738) married Thomas Loftus (1701-1768). Thomasine, born 1716, married Gustavus Lambart of Beauparc, County Meath (a section 482 property, see my entry). Anne married Henry Lyons, High Sheriff for King’s County. William (1719-1772) married Henrietta Ramsay. Arthur married Sarah Singleton and became MP for County Westmeath. George (1713-1794) married Alice, daughter of Gustavus Hume, 3rd Baronet.

Jane Butler née Rochfort Countess of Lanesborough (1737-1828) Attributed to Thomas Pope Stevens courtesy Christies Irish Sale 2002. She was the daughter of Robert Rochfort, 1st Earl of Belvedere and married Brinsley Butler, 2nd Earl of Lanesborough.

Sarah Rochfort (nee Singleton) was the daughter of The Rev. Rowland Singleton (1696-1741) of Drogheda, later Vicar of Termonfeckin, County Louth, wife of Arthur Rochfort (1711-1774) of Bellfield House Co Westmeath, sold at Shepphards.

The first Earl of Belvedere is infamous for locking up his wife, Mary Molesworth, daughter of the 3rd Viscount of Swords (see my entry about Belvedere, County Westmeath). Their daughter Jane (d. 1828) married Brinsley Butler, 2nd Earl of Lanesborough. Robert 1st Earl’s son George (1738-1813) succeeded as 2nd Earl of Belvedere.