John Bligh, 1st Viscount Darnley: Present holder: Ivo Bligh, 12th Earl of Darnley: Heir apparent: Harry Bligh, Lord Clifton: Remainder to: The 1st Earl's heirs male of the body lawfully begotten: Subsidiary titles: Viscount Darnley Baron Clifton of Leighton Bromswold Baron Clifton of Rathmore: Status: Extant: Seat(s) Netherwood Manor: Former seat(s) Cobham Hall: Motto His mother died at the age of (Adam was 70 years old). With Cromwell and the collapse of the Rebellion, much of the land ownership passed to adventurers from England. Catalogued by Nicola Waddington He served as a deputy lieutenant of Kent from 1847 and in 1848 was commissioned a Captain in the Cobham Troop of the West Kent Yeomanry. in 1900 and of the Kent County C.C. Edward Bligh (17691840), second son of the third Earl, was a general in the British Army. John Bligh, 3rd Earl of Darnley (17191781), younger brother, who served as a Member of Parliament for Maidstone and in the Irish House of Commons for Athboy. His wife was Frances Duchess of Lennox and upon her husband's death she took possession of Cobham Hall in contradiction of the terms of his will. He represented Athboy in the IrishHouseofCommons from 1709 to 1721. He was succeeded in the Irish titles by his younger brother the 8th Earl.[17]. In 1875[14] he paid for the restoration of the magnificent monument in Westminster Abbey of LudovicStewart,2ndDukeofLennox,1stDukeofRichmond (15741624), Seigneur d'Aubigny, the childless uncle of James Stewart, 1st Duke of Richmond, 4th Duke of Lennox, the first Stewart owner of Cobham Hall. Items within these sections in the first catalogue are included under Estate. [13][pageneeded] She also wrote Records of the Custfamily of Pinchbeck, Stamford and Belton in Lincolnshire, 1479-1700, 3 vols, 1898. In some cases it has been very difficult to separate the family from the estate. The family would therefore have had to pay two sets of death duties within four years. As it happened, Mr. Bligh was successful in his quest, for, meeting Murdoch's men in three matches the Englishmen, after losing the first by nine wickets, won the second by an innings and 27 runs and the third by 69 runs. TheVeryReverend RobertBligh (c. 17041778), another brother of the first Earl, was an Anglican clergyman who became DeanofElphin. During the famine and depression tenants found it hard to meet their rents which would have reduced their landlord's income even where tenants could be found. All Rights Reserved. Miscellaneous Congratulations on this excellent venture what a great idea! In 1828 he presented a claim as heir-general to the dukedom of Lennox, challenged by the Countess Nugent,[5] but the House of Lords did not come to any decision on the matter. The title of Lord Darnley had previously been held by John Stewart, head of the house of Stewart of Darnley and first Earl of Lennox (1488). The family seat is Netherwood Manor at Thornbury, Herefordshire, near Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire. On his death in 1927 the titles passed to his only son, the ninth Earl. Commenting on Lord Darnleys death, the Dean of Hereford, The Very Revd. Thomas Bligh (16541710), father of the first Earl, represented County Meath as its MP in the Irish Parliament and was sworn of the Irish Privy Council. He was educated at Westminster School. He took up residence at Cobham Hall and the family used this as their principal home and base until the 1950s. DARNLEY, THE 8TH EARL OF (IVO FRANCIS WALTER BLIGH), born in Bruton Street, London, on March 13, 1859, died peacefully in his sleep of heart failure at Puckle Hill, Cobham, Kent, on April. He will be turning 55 in only 98 days from today (09 January, 2023). It is estimated that from this the Bligh lands in County Meath exceeded a total of 25,000 acres. James I then granted Cobham Hall to his relative Lodovic Stuart, 2nd Duke of Lennox. The former was Cobham Hall, near Gravesend, Kent, from the 18th century until 1957, and the family still retains some property in the village. Combined Offices. Predominantly estate papers. The majority of the personal papers are letters written between the various family members and their friends. During the First World War he and his wife set aside the state apartments of Cobham Hall to accommodate 50 Australian officers. Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, Eleven instances where selectors decided to plump for young or inexperienced captains over seasoned campaigners, A silver tray, dating from England's tour of Australia in 1882-83, is expected to fetch up to A$300,000 (82,000) at an auction in New South Wales on October 19, DARNLEY, THE 8TH EARL OF (IVO FRANCIS WALTER BLIGH), born in Bruton Street, London, on March 13, 1859, died peacefully in his sleep of heart failure at Puckle Hill, Cobham, Kent, on April 10, aged 68, Australia vs England at Melbourne - December 30, 1882 - January 02, 1883, Australia vs England at Sydney - February 17 - 21, 1883. 17 April 1968 Last Edited=11 Jul 2017 Ivo Donald Bligh, 12th Earl of Darnley was born on 17 April 1968. Further details will be issued in due course. The Earl of Darnley's home was at Cobham Hall near Gravesend in Kent.Ivo Bligh, who was to become the 8th Earl of Darnley, led an English cricket team to Australia in 1882 to recapture the mythical Ashes. It will enhance any encyclopedic page you visit with the magic of the WIKI 2 technology. [12], He married Florence Rose Morphy, daughter of John Stephen Morphy, of Beechworth, Victoria, Australia on 9 February 1884. In height--and, until ill-health handicapped him, he was a capital long-field and point. In 1721 he was raised to the Peerage of Ireland as Baron Clifton of Rathmore, in the County of Meath. {{app['fromLang']['value']}} -> {{app['toLang']['value']}}, Pronunciation of Ivo Donald Bligh, 12th Earl of Darnley with 1 audio pronunciations. Last Test ODI debut Last ODI ODI shirt no. The Very Reverend Robert Bligh (c. 17041778), another brother of the first Earl, was an Anglican clergyman who became Dean of Elphin. He was the son of Thomas Bligh, the son of John Bligh of Plymouth (son of William Bligh, a prosperous Plymouth merchant), a Commissioner of Customs and Excise despatched to Ireland in search of forfeited estates. To install click the Add extension button. Ivo Donald Bligh, 12th Earl Of Darnley was 29 years old. Ivo Donald Bligh, 12th Earl of Darnley (b. Malcolm Kenneth Murray, 12th Earl of Dunmore (born 17 September 1946 in Launceston, Tasmania) is an Australia-based Scottish peer who is a native-born Australian and lives in Tasmania. Bligh is commemorated by a poem inscribed on the side of the urn: Bligh also played for Cambridge University and Kent in a first-class cricket career which lasted from 1877 to 1883. Any application in respect of reproduction will be processed by Medway Council. His wife, Florence 8th Countess of Darnley, was an avid collector of pressed flowers. He served as a deputylieutenant of Kent from 1847 and in 1848 was commissioned a Captain in the Cobham Troop of the WestKentYeomanry. On the death of his grandson, the seventh Earl (who had succeeded his father in 1896), the barony of Clifford of Leighton Bromswold separated from the Irish titles when it devolved upon the late Earl's daughter and only child, the ten-month-old Lady Elizabeth Bligh, who became the seventeenth holder of the barony by writ of summons. John 3rd Earl and his son John 4th Earl of Darnley appear to have been particularly well-off and they invested heavily in a family Mausoleum, a re-modelling of the grounds by Humphrey Repton and works of art and luxurious furniture. Inheritance of Cobham Hall [19] After the War in the 1920s he let Cobham Hall and in 1925 sold the collection of paintings and the outlying estate and converted the eastern deer park into a golf course. Title Deeds - including Settlement and Testamentary. Cobham Hall Estate ), Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Companionage, Kelly's Directories Ltd, Kingston-upon-Thames, 1968, p.322, This page was last edited on 12 January 2023, at 03:52, EsmStewart,3rdDukeofLennox,also3rdEarlofDarnley, CharlesStewart,6thDukeofLennoxand6thEarlofDarnley, EdwardHenryStuartBligh,7thEarlofDarnley, IvoFrancisWalterBligh,8thEarlofDarnley, LudovicStewart,2ndDukeofLennox,1stDukeofRichmond, "HouseofLordsJournalVolume62:5March1830Pages54-61JournaloftheHouseofLords:Volume62,1830. This tour followed the Ashes match at Lord's in August 1882. George Charles Bingham, 8th Earl of Lucan, was born on 21 September 1967, the only son of Richard John Bingham, 7th Earl of Lucan, and Veronica Mary Duncan. The only creation in the PeerageofIreland was in 1725 to JohnBligh,1stEarlofDarnley, descended from a prominent Devon family via a cadet branch which had settled in CountyMeath, Ireland; he was the son of theRtHon Thomas Bligh who was in turn the son of John Bligh, of Plymouth, a CommissionerofCustomsandExcise despatched to Ireland in search of forfeited estates, and in turn his father was William Bligh, a prosperous Plymouth merchant. The deposits have been catalogued into two separate catalogues. You can try again. He added some Gothic details to the interior and added decorative detail to the hall. 22 October 2008, Montague-Smith, P.W. Noel Gervase Bligh (14 November 1888 1984), married Mary Jack Frost and had issue, Lady Dorothy Violet Bligh (8 February 1893 16 January 1976), This page was last edited on 16 January 2023, at 15:27. Cobham Hall after the Darnleys Peter Stuart Bligh, 10th Earl of Darnley (19151980) eldest son of the 9th Earl. [7] General the Hon. Legal Papers Nicholas Le Poer Trench, 9th Earl of Clancarty, 8th Marquess of Heusden (born 1 May 1952), is an Anglo-Irish peer, as well as a nobleman in the Dutch nobility. Following his marriage in 1713 to TheodosiaHyde, 10th BaronessClifton (of LeightonBromswold), a descendant of EsmStewart,3rdDukeofLennox,also3rdEarlofDarnley, he was in 1725 created Earl of Darnley (a reference to his ancestors the Stewarts of Darnley of Cobham) in the PeerageofIreland. He married with Peta Martine Beard Married for 25 years, 4 months. In 1721 he was raised to the Peerage of Ireland as Baron Clifton of Rathmore, in the County of Meath. Household [9] Since the 1998/99 Ashes series, a Waterford crystal trophy has been presented to the winners.[10]. John Bligh, 1st Earl of Darnley, married TheodosiaHyde, 10th BaronessClifton (of LeightonBromswold), great-granddaughter of LordGeorgeStuart, younger son of EsmStewart,3rdDukeofLennox,also3rdEarlofDarnley (see the BaronCliftonofLeightonBromswold and the DukeofLennox for earlier history of these titles). Bligh captained the England team in the first ever Test cricket series against Australia with The Ashes at stake in 1882/83. Ivo Francis Walter Bligh, 8th Earl of Darnley JP DL (13 March 1859 - 10 April 1927), styled The Honourable Ivo Bligh until 1900, lord of the manor of Cobham, Kent, was a British nobleman, parliamentarian and cricketer.. Bligh captained the England team in the first ever Test cricket series against Australia with The Ashes at stake in 1882/83. She married John Bligh, 1st Earl of Darnley. Edward Bligh, 5th Earl of Darnley (17951835); second, and eldest surviving son of the 4th Earl, who served as a Member of Parliament for Canterbury and served as Lord Lieutenant of County Meath. Robert Bligh's great-grandson, William Bligh died 1628, continued to make money for the family as a merchant in Plymouth. Ivo Bligh, 12th Earl of Darnley (1968-) Ivo Donald Bligh, 12th Earl of Darnley, is the current holder of the title. The 4th Earl is known for his building of the Darnley mausoleum on William's Hill within Cobham Park, for his remodelling of the gardens and parkland by Humphrey Repton and for his art collection of masterpieces. [2] In 1723 the Darnley title held by his wife's ancestors (which had become extinct on the death of Charles Stewart, 6th Duke of Lennox and 6th Earl of Darnley in 1672) was revived when he was created Viscount Darnley, of Athboy in the County of Meath, in the Peerage of Ireland. You could also do it yourself at any point in time. 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