Skeffington (disambiguation)

Last updated

Skeffington is a village in Leicestershire. It may also refer to:

Contents

People

Surname

Given name

Fictional characters

Titles

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Viscount Massereene</span> Title in the peerage of Ireland

Viscount Massereene is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1660, along with the subsidiary title of Baron Loughneagh. From 1665 to 1816 the Skeffington Baronetcy of Fisherwick was attached to the viscountcy and from 1756 to 1816 the Viscounts also held the title of Earl of Massereene. Since 1843 the peerages are united with titles of Viscount Ferrard, of Oriel and Baron Oriel, both in the Peerage of Ireland, and Baron Oriel, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The Viscount also holds the subsidiary titles of Baron Loughneagh (1660) and Baron Oriel (1790) in the Peerage of Ireland and Baron Oriel (1821) in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. As Baron Oriel, he sat in the House of Lords until 1999.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Arthur Chichester, 3rd Earl of Donegall</span> Irish nobleman and soldier

Arthur Chichester, 3rd Earl of Donegall was an Irish nobleman and soldier.

Nathaniel Clements, 2nd Earl of Leitrim, KP PC (Ire), styled The Honourable from 1783 to 1795, and then Viscount Clements to 1804, was an Irish nobleman and politician.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">John Clotworthy, 1st Viscount Massereene</span> Anglo-Irish politician (died 1665)

John Clotworthy, 1st Viscount Massereene was a prominent Anglo-Irish politician.

This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Louth.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Thomas Taylour, 1st Marquess of Headfort</span> Irish politician

Thomas Taylour, 1st Marquess of Headfort, styled Viscount Headford from 1766 to 1795, and known as The Earl of Bective from 1795 to 1800, was an Irish peer and politician.

Thomas Henry Skeffington, 2nd Viscount Ferrard, styled The Honourable from 1790 until 1824, was an Irish peer and politician.

The Governor of Londonderry and Culmore was a British military appointment. The Governor was the officer who commanded the garrison and fortifications of the city of Derry and of Culmore fort. The Governor was paid by The Honourable The Irish Society.

Francis Mathew, 1st Earl Landaff was an Anglo-Irish politician and peer.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Clotworthy Skeffington, 1st Earl of Massereene</span> Anglo-Irish peer

Clotworthy Skeffington, 1st Earl of Massereene PC (I) was an Anglo-Irish peer.

Clotworthy Skeffington, 4th Viscount Massereene was an Anglo-Irish politician and peer.

Clotworthy John Eyre Skeffington, 11th Viscount Massereene was an Anglo-Irish peer.

Henry Skeffington, 3rd Earl of Massereene was an Anglo-Irish British Army officer, politician and peer.

Chichester Clotworthy Skeffington, 4th Earl of Massereene was an Anglo-Irish politician and peer.

Hercules Langford Rowley PC was an Irish politician and landowner.

Clotworthy is a surname derived from Clotworthy near Wembworthy, Devon, England. The family inherited the manor of Rashleigh in Wembworthy in the 16th century. Sir Hugh Clotworthy (1569–1630) gained land in Ireland in the Plantation of Ulster and built Antrim Castle there. Clotworthy was used as a given name by his descendants.

John Skeffington may refer to:

John Skeffington, 2nd Viscount Massereene was an Anglo-Irish politician, official, and peer. He was one of the leading Presbyterians in Ireland during his lifetime.

Clotworthy Skeffington, 3rd Viscount Massereene was an Anglo-Irish soldier, politician and peer.

Clotworthy Skeffington may refer to: