- Viscount Ashbrook
Viscount Ashbrook is a title in the
Peerage of Ireland . It was created in 1751 for Henry Flower, 2nd Baron Castle Durrow. The title of Baron Castle Durrow, in the County of Kilkenny, had been created in the Peerage of Ireland in 1733 for his father William Flower. He was aColonel in the Army and also represented County Kilkenny and Portarlington in theIrish House of Commons . As of 2006 the titles are held by the first Viscount's great-great-great-great-great-grandson, the eleventh Viscount, who succeeded his father in 1995.The family seat is
Arley Hall inCheshire . The family also previously ownedCastle Durrow inCounty Laois .Barons Castle Durrow (1733)
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William Flower, 1st Baron Castle Durrow (1685-1746)
*Henry Flower, 2nd Baron Castle Durrow (d. 1752) (created Viscount Ashbrook in 1751)Viscounts Ashbrook (1751)
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Henry Flower, 1st Viscount Ashbrook (d.1752)
*William Flower, 2nd Viscount Ashbrook (1744-1780)
*William Flower, 3rd Viscount Ashbrook (1767-1802)
*Henry Jeffrey Flower, 4th Viscount Ashbrook (1776-1847)
*Henry Jeffrey Flower, 5th Viscount Ashbrook (18061871)
*Henry Jeffrey Flower, 6th Viscount Ashbrook (1829-1882)
*William Spencer Flower, 7th Viscount Ashbrook (1830-1906)
*Robert Thomas Flower, 8th Viscount Flower (1836-1919)
*Llowarch Robert Flower, 9th Viscount Ashbrook (1870-1936)
*Desmond Llowarch Edward Flower, 10th Viscount Ashbrook (1905-1995)
*Michael Llowarch Warburton Flower, 11th Viscount Ashbrook (b. 1935)The
Heir Apparent is the present holder's son Hon. Rowland Francis Warburton Flower (b.16 January 1975 )References
Uncited
*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). "Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage" (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
* [http://www.angeltowns.com/town/peerage/ Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page]External links
* [http://www.arleyhallandgardens.com/ Arley Hall]
* [http://www.castledurrow.com/default.asp?p=history History of Castle Durrow]
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