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LANSDOYVNE — LA POER. 19 [17G0], also Earl op Kerry [1722], E.vnr, op Shklburne [1733], Viscount Clan- mauhice [1722], Viscount Fitzmaurick [1751], Baron Kerry and Lixnaw [1223 ?J aud Baron Dunkerron [1751], in the peerage of Ireland, s. aud b., b. 14 Jan. 1845, being known as Viscount Ci.anmauhick (when his father was styled Earl of Shelbume) till 1SG3 ; ed. at Eton and at Balliol Coll., Oxford ; styled Earl op Kerry from 1S63 till he sue. to the peerage, 5 July 1S6G; a Lord of the Treasury, 186S-72 ; Under Sec. for War, 1872-7-1 ; Under Sec. for India, April to July 18S0 ; Gov. Gen. ok Canada, 1SS3-S8; G.C.M.G., 1SS4 ; Viceroy op India, 1S88 ; cr. D.C.L. of Oxford, 188S.( a ) He >»., 8 Nov. 1S69, at Westm. Abbey, Hand Evelyn, 7th and yst. da. of James (Hamilton), 1st Duke op Ahercorn [T.], by Louisa Jane, 2d da. of John (Uusski-l), 6th Duke of Bedford. She, who was b. 17 Dec. 1850, is C.I. [Hen-hy- William- Kdjioxd Petty- Fitz.uaurice, styled Earl of Kerry, ltt s. and h. ap., b. 14 Jan. 1872 ; ed. at Eton.] Family Estates. — These, in 1SS3, consisted of about 11,000 acres in England (worth about £21,000 a year), about 122,000 acres in Ireland (worth about £32,000 a year), and about 10,000 acres in Scotland (worth about £9,000 a year) which last belonged to the Dowager Marchioness. The amonut in detail, is 11,145 acres in Wilts and four in Hants ; also 94,9S3 acres in CO. Kerry, 12,996 in CO. Heath, 8,980 in Queen's county, 2,132 in co. Dublin. 1,642 in Co. Limerick, and 617 in King's county ; also 9,070 acres in Perthshire, and 1,348 in Kinross=hire. Total (in the three kingdoms) 142,916 acres, worth £62.025 a year. The Marquess of Lausdowne is one of the 2S noblemen who in 1883 possessed above 100.000 acres in the United Kingdom and stands 14th in order of acreage and 16th in order of income. See a list of these vol. ii, p. 51, note "a," sub " Buccleuch." LANSLADEON. Serlo de Laxslaiiros was sum. to Pari, as a Baron [LORD LANSLADRON] bv five several writs from 24 Dec. (1299), 28 Ed. L, to a Nov. (1306), 34 Ed. !.(*>) He had issue (besides a da., Miranda), Henry Lansladron, father of Sir Odo Lansladron, who was father of William Lansladron, who d. s.p. when the male issue of the Baron, none of whom were ever sum. to Pari., became txHnet.(") LANTHONY. i.e., "Butler op Laxthoxy, co. Monmouth," Barony (Buffer), cr. 1060 with the Earldom of Brecknock. See "Ormonde" Dukedom, cr. 16S2 ; forfeited lr>. i.<, " Butler of Lantiiony, co. Monmouth," Barony (Butler), cr. 1801 ; see " Ormonde " Marcpiessate [I.], cr. 1S16 ; cr. 1820. LA POER or POER see " Power." (») He was one of "the three great disappointments" (as they were more playfully than seriously called by Lord Houghton) the other two being the Earl of Pembroke and (tho' it seems hardly applicable) the Earl of Rosebery [S.] (b) Camden remarks that he was sum. to Pari, ir/icfi the vise and ijood were [so summoned] and [when] their posterity [was] omitted if incapable or dejicicnt in knowledge- {") The posterity of his great aunt. Miranda (only da. of Serlo, Lord Lansladron) was his heir. She m. John Goveley, of Goveley, co. Cornwall, by whom she had an only da. aud h., Rose, who hi. Sir Otes de Trerice, of Trerice (living 17 Ed. II.), and had a s. and h,, Michael de Trerise (living 15 Ed. III.), whose only da. and h», Alice, m. firstly Sir Ralph Arundel, of Kenvelhelves, and secondly Sir John Arundel, of Lanherue, being mother, by her 1st husband, of Nicholas Arundel, of Trance and Goveley, ancestor of the Barons Arundel, of Trerice, in which family the representa- tion of Lansladron vests. C 2 Barony by- Writ. L 1299, to 1306.