- Baron Stuart de Decies
Baron Stuart de Decies, of Dromana within the Decies in the County of Waterford, was a title in the
Peerage of the United Kingdom . It was created in 1839 for Henry Villiers-Stuart,Member of Parliament for Waterford and Banbury andLord-Lieutenant of County Waterford . He was the eldest son of Lord Henry Crichton-Stuart, third son ofJohn Stuart, 1st Marquess of Bute (see theMarquess of Bute for earlier history of the Stuart family). His mother was Lady Gertrude Emilia, daughter of George Mason-Villiers, 2nd Earl Grandison (see theViscount Grandison for earlier history of this family). There was uncertainty over the validity of his marriage and his sonHenry Villiers-Stuart was not allowed to succeeded in the title, which became extinct on his death in 1874.Two other members of this branch of the Stuart family may also be mentioned. William Villiers-Stuart (1804-1873), second son of Lord Henry Crichton-Stuart and younger brother of the first Baron, sat as Member of Parliament for Waterford. His grandson William Desmond Villiers-Stuart (1872-1961) was a
Brigadier-General in theBritish Army and fought in theFirst World War .Barons Stuart de Decies (1839)
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Henry Villiers-Stuart, 1st Baron Stuart de Decies (1803-1874)ee also
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Marquess of Bute
*Earl of Wharncliffe
*Baron Stuart de Rothesay
*Baron Stuart of Wortley
*Viscount Grandison References
* [http://www.angeltowns.com/town/peerage/ Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page]
* [http://www.thepeerage.com/ www.thepeerage.com]
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