Dudley FitzGerald-de Ros, 24th Baron de Ros

The 24th Baron de Ros.

Lieutenant-General Dudley Charles FitzGerald-de Ros, 24th Baron de Ros of Helmsley, KP, KCVO (11 March 1827 – 29 April 1907) was the son of William FitzGerald-de Ros and Lady Georgiana Lennox. He was born in Brighton.

The 24th Baron was Equerry to the Prince Consort from 1853–1861, and thence to Queen Victoria from 1861–1874. He was also a Lord in Waiting from 1874–1880, 1885–1886, and 1886–1892.

He married firstly to Lady Elizabeth Egerton (5 July 1832 - 14 March 1892), daughter of Thomas Egerton, 2nd Earl of Wilton, in Heaton, Lancashire, on 12 October 1853, then to Mary Geraldine Mahon (- 28 December 1921), daughter of Sir William Mahon, 4th Baronet, in London on 14 January 1896. By his first wife, he had one daughter:

• Mary FitzGerald-de Ros (born 1854), who succeeded her father upon his death.

The 24th Baron had no children by his second wife. He died in Old Court, County Down.

References

• "de Ros, Baron (Maxwell) (Baron E 1264)." Debrett's Peerage & Baronetage 1995. London: Debrett's Peerage Limited, 1995. p. 362-363.
• Dudley FitzGerald-de Ros, 24th Baron de Ros at Genealogics
• Ducal House of Leinster

Political offices
Preceded by The Lord Lurgan	Lord-in-Waiting 1874–1880	Succeeded by The Earl of Listowel
Preceded by The Lord Methuen	Lord-in-Waiting 1885–1886	Succeeded by The Lord Methuen
Preceded by The Lord Camoys	Lord-in-Waiting 1886–1892	Succeeded by Not replaced
Military offices
Preceded by Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar	Colonel of the 1st Life Guards 1902–1907	Succeeded by The Lord Grenfell
Peerage of England
Preceded by William FitzGerald de Ros	Baron de Ros 1874–1907	Succeeded by Mary Dawson

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Name	De Ros, Dudley FitzGerald-de Ros, 24th Baron
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Date of birth	11 March 1827
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Date of death	29 April 1907
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