HERA 
and was created by George tt . March 20, 1756, baron 
of Caftle Martyr, in the county of Cork, vifcourtt Boyle 
of Bandon, and.earl of Shannon, in the kingdom of Ire¬ 
land. He married, firft, Catharine, daughter of Chid- 
ley Coote, efq. of Kiltelter, nephew of Charles earl of 
Mountrath, who died without ilfne, May 5, 1725 ; and 
his lord (hip married, fecondly, Henrietta Boyle, youngeft 
daughter of Charles, third earl of Cork ; by which lady, 
who died December 13, 1746, he had ilfue, 1, Richard 
vifcount Boyle. 2. Henry, who aflumed the name and 
«rms of Walfingham, and married Lucy, daughter of 
John Martin, efq. and died March 27, 1736, leaving 
ilfue, Henry, who died in 1737. 3. William, died April 
s'3, 1740. 4. Charles, died June 6, 1738. 5. Robert, 
who alfumed the name of Wallirigh'am, on the death of 
his brother, Henry, and was loll: on-board the Thun¬ 
derer, of'which he was commander, in a violent hurt i- 
cane in the Weft Indies, October 1779 ; married Char¬ 
lotte, daughter and co-heir of fir Charles-Hanbury Wil¬ 
liams, knight of the bath ; and had ilfue, Richard, born 
in 1762, died October 13, 1788; and Charlotte, baronefs 
deRofs in her own right, who married, Auguft 4, 1791, 
lord Henry Fitzgerald, third fon of James duke of Lein- 
Iter. 6. Juliana, married Somerfet-Hamilton Butler, earl 
of Carrick, and died February 22, 1804. 7. Mary, died 
April 11, 1740. 8. Jane, died April 23, 1748. The 
earl, dying September 21, 1764, was fucceeded by his 
eldeft fon, Richard, the fecqnd earl, born January 30, 
1727; appointed mafter-general of the ordnance, and a 
privy counfellor, in 1766; a lord of the treafury in 1781, 
knight of St. Patrick in 1783, and created a peer of 
Great Britain, by the title of baron Carleton. He mar¬ 
ried, December 13, 1763, Catharine, eldeft daughter of 
the right honourable John Ponfonby, fpeaker of the 
houfe of commons in Ireland, and brother of William, 
fecond earl of Belborough ; by which lady he had iflue, 
Henry vifcount Boyle ; and Catharine-Henrietta, mar¬ 
ried, February 12, 1784, Francis Bernard, earl of Ban- 
dbru The earl, dying May 20, 1807, was 1'ucCeeded by 
his only fon, Henry, the third and prefent earl. 
Creations.—B aron, Vifcount, and Earl, March ao, 
1756; Baron Carleton, in England, September 1786. 
Residences. —Caftle Martyr, in the county of Cork.. 
—Town-houfe, George-ftreet, Hanover-fquare. 
Motto. — Vivit pojl funera virtus. —“ Virtue'furviy.es 
the grave.” 
SKEFFINGTON (HENRY), Earl of MASSE- 
REENE, Vifcount Malfereene, Baron of Loughneagh; 
Succeeded his brother, the late earl, in February 1805. 
Clotworthy, the fourth vifcount, was the firft earl of 
Malfereene; and married, firft, March 10, 1738, Anne, 
daughter of Richard Daniel, dean of Down ; who, dying 
March 27, 1740, without ilfue, the earl married, fecond- 
ly, November 3, 1741, Elizabeth, daughter of Henry 
Eyre, efq. of Derby, who died May 20, 1803, leaving 
iflue, Clotworthy, the fecond earl ; Henry, the prefent 
earl; William; John, married, July 14, 1784, Mifs 
Carter ; Chichefter; Alexander, deceafed; Elizabeth, 
married to Robert, firft earl of Leitrim ; .Catharine, mar¬ 
ried to Francis earl of Landaff. His lordlliip died Sep¬ 
tember 17, 1757, and was fucceeded by Clotworthy, the 
fecond earl, born January 28, 1742 ; married, Auguft 18, 
x 789, mademoifelle Mary-Anne Barcier; by which lady, 
who died October 1800, he had no iflue; and, dying in 
February 1803, was fucceeded by his brother, Henry, 
the third and prefent earl.—The prefumptive heir is 
William, brother of the earl. 
Creations. — Vifcount and Baron, November 21, 
1600; Earl, July 3, 1736. 
Motto. — Peraugujla , ad augujla. —“ By noble actions 
come noble honours.” 
BUTLER (BRINSLEY), Earl of LANESBO- 
■ ROUGH, Vifcount Lanelborough, Baron of Newton- 
Vol. IX. No. 615. 
LDRY. 643 
Butler•$ born October 27, 1783; fucceeded his father, 
the late earl, April 17, i8o5\ 
Humphrey Butler, the fecond vifcount, was the firft 
earl of Lanelborough; and married Mary, heir of Ri¬ 
chard Berry, efq. of Wardenftown, in Weftmeath ; by 
which lady he had ilfue, Brinfley, the fecond earl, born 
March 4, 1728; married, June 2,6, 1754, lady Jane Roch- 
fort, only daughter of Robert, firft earl of Belvidere, 
and by her, who afterwards married John King, efq. lie 
had iflue, Robert lord Newton-Butler; Auguftus-Ri- 
chard, married, firft, March 8, 1792, Mifs Danvers, 
foie heir of fir John Danvers, bart. of Swithlaridhall, in 
Leicefterihire, who died May 10, 1802; and, fecondly, 
May 1802, Eliza-Bizarre, daughter of Humphrey Sturt, 
efq. of Critchill-houfe, in Dorfetfliire ; Mary, married 
to George. Ponfonby, efq. fon of the right honourable 
John Ponfonby; Catharine, married George Marlay, 
c(q. Charlotte, married, in February' 1806, Clement 
Debbieg, efq. fon of general Hugh Debbieg ; Louifa ; 
Caroline; Sophia, married, Auguft 11, 1787, at Milan, 
the marquis Marefcotti. The earl, dying January 24, 
1779, was fucceeded by Robert, the third earl, bom 
Auguft 1, 1759,; married, January 3, 1781, Elizabeth,' 
eldeft daughter of the right honourable David Latouche ; 
and by her, who died Sept. 22, 1788, he had iflue. Brini- 
lev, the prefent earl; David, born April 1785, deceafed. 
The earl, dying April 17, 1806, was fucceeded by his 
fon, Brinfley, the prefent and fourth earl. The pre¬ 
fumptive heir is_ the honourable Auguftus-Richard- 
Butler Danvers, uncle of the earl. 
Creations. —Baron, October 21, 1715; Vifcount, 
Auguft 12, 1728; Earl, July 3, 1736. 
Residence. —Hill Houfe, in the county of Glou- 
cefttr. 
Motto — Liberte toute entiere. — “ Liberty entire.” 
ROCHFORT (GEORGE), Eap.l of BELVIDERE, 
Vifcount and Baron of Belfield, Governor of Weft¬ 
meath ; born Odtober 12, 1738 ; fucceeded his father, 
the late earl, November 5, 1774; married, Auguft 20, 
1 775>. Dorothea, fecond daughter of John Bloomfield, 
eiq. of Redwood, who died without iflue, April 6, 
1803; and his lordlhip married, fecondly, November 
10, 1803, Mifs M £ Cay, daughter of the reverend James 
M‘Cay, of Philiplborough. 
Robert, the firft earl of Belvidere, was horn March 
26, 1708; and married, firft, December 16, 1731, Eliza¬ 
beth, daughter of Richard Tennifon, efq. of Thomaf- 
town; who, dying in 1732, without iflue, his lordlliip 
married, fecondly, Auguft 7, 1736, Mary, eldeft daugh¬ 
ter ol R:ichard, third vifcount Molefworth; by which 
lady he had ilfue, j. George, lord Belfield. 2. Richard, 
lieutenant-colonel of the 39th regiment of foot; married, 
June 9, 1764, the daughter and heir of James Mervyn, 
elq. and died without ilfue, January 26, 1773. 3. Ro¬ 
bert, married the daughter of John Nugent, efq. of 
Clenloft, who died without ilfue, in November 1783; 
and he married, fecondly, February 1789, the daughter 
of William Smith, efq. who died without ilfue, October 
7> 1797-. 4- Jane, married to Brinfley Butler, fecond 
earl of Lanelborough. The earl, dying in November 3, 
17,74, was fucceeded by his eldeft fon, George, the le- 
cond and prefent earl. 
Creations, —Baron, March 16, 1737; Vifcount, 
October 3, 1731 ; Earl, November 13, 1756. 
Motto. — Candor dat viribus alas. —“ Truth gives vi¬ 
gilance to ftrength.” 
DUFF (JAMES), Earl of FIFE,. Vifcount Mac- 
dulf, Baron Braco, of Kilbryde, in the county of Ca¬ 
van; created an Englilh peer, by the title of Baron 
Fife, in Great Britain ; Lord Lieutenant of Bamffshire ; 
F.R.S. and F.S.A. fucceeded his father, the late earl, 
September 30, 1763; married, in 1766, lady Dorothea 
Sinclair, heir of Alexander, ninth earl of Caithnefs, by 
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