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'''Baron Fermoy''' is a title in the [[Peerage of Ireland]]. The title was created by [[Queen Victoria]] by [[letters patent]] of 10 September 1856 for [[Edmond Roche, 1st Baron Fermoy|Edmond Roche]]. |
'''Baron Fermoy''' is a title in the [[Peerage of Ireland]]. The title was created by [[Queen Victoria]] by [[letters patent]] of 10 September 1856 for [[Edmond Roche, 1st Baron Fermoy|Edmond Roche]]. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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The first Baron represented [[County Cork (UK Parliament constituency)|County Cork]] and then [[Marylebone (UK Parliament constituency)|Marylebone]] in the British [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]], taking the [[Chiltern Hundreds]] the day the spurious 1855 patent was issued. He also served as [[Lord Lieutenant of County Cork]]. His younger son, the third Baron, sat as |
The first Baron represented [[County Cork (UK Parliament constituency)|County Cork]] and then [[Marylebone (UK Parliament constituency)|Marylebone]] in the British [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]], taking the [[Chiltern Hundreds]] the day the spurious 1855 patent was issued. He also served as [[Lord Lieutenant of County Cork]]. His younger son, the third Baron, sat as [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Kerry East (UK Parliament constituency)|Kerry East]]. He was succeeded by his son, the fourth Baron. He notably represented [[King's Lynn (UK Parliament constituency)|King's Lynn]] in Parliament. The title is currently held by his grandson, the sixth Baron, who succeeded his father in 1984. |
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The family seat is Nethercote House, near Nethercote, [[Warwickshire]]. The first Baron was named after his relative [[Edmund Burke]], and they are descended from the [[House of Burke]]. |
The family seat is Nethercote House, near Nethercote, [[Warwickshire]]. The first Baron was named after his relative [[Edmund Burke]], and they are descended from the [[House of Burke]]. |
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===Royal connections=== |
===Royal connections=== |
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[[Diana, Princess of Wales]], was a great-great-granddaughter of the 1st Baron Fermoy through her mother, [[Frances Shand Kydd]]. Shand Kydd was the younger daughter of the [[Maurice Roche, 4th Baron Fermoy|4th Baron Fermoy]], a friend of [[George VI|King George VI]] and the elder of the twin sons of the American heiress [[Frances Ellen Work]] and her first husband, [[James Roche, 3rd Baron Fermoy|James Boothby Burke Roche]], who, after their divorce, became the 3rd Baron Fermoy. Diana's maternal grandmother, [[Ruth Roche, Baroness Fermoy]], was a confidante and lady-in-waiting to [[Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother]], and the founder of the annual [[King's Lynn]] Festival (of classical music) in [[Norfolk]], England. |
[[Diana, Princess of Wales]], was a great-great-granddaughter of the 1st Baron Fermoy through her mother, [[Frances Shand Kydd]]. Shand Kydd was the younger daughter of the [[Maurice Roche, 4th Baron Fermoy|4th Baron Fermoy]], a friend of [[George VI|King George VI]] and the elder of the twin sons of the American heiress [[Frances Ellen Work]] and her first husband, the Hon. [[James Roche, 3rd Baron Fermoy|James Boothby Burke Roche]], who, after their divorce, became the 3rd Baron Fermoy. Diana's maternal grandmother, [[Ruth Roche, Baroness Fermoy]], was a confidante and lady-in-waiting to [[Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother]], and the founder of the annual [[King's Lynn]] Festival (of classical music) in [[Norfolk]], England. |
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==Barons Fermoy== |
==Barons Fermoy== |
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* (Patrick) Maurice Burke Roche, 6th Baron Fermoy (born 1967) |
* (Patrick) Maurice Burke Roche, 6th Baron Fermoy (born 1967) |
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The [[heir presumptive]] is the present holder's brother, Edmund Hugh Burke Roche (born 1972).<br /> |
The [[heir presumptive]] is the present holder's brother, the Hon. Edmund Hugh Burke Roche (born 1972).<br /> |
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The heir presumptive's [[heir apparent]] is his son, Archie Edmund Roche (born 2007). |
The heir presumptive's [[heir apparent]] is his son, Archie Edmund Roche (born 2007). |
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[[Category:1856 establishments in Ireland]] |
[[Category:1856 establishments in Ireland]] |
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[[Category:Noble titles created in 1856]] |
[[Category:Noble titles created in 1856]] |
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[[Category:Noble titles created for UK MPs]] |