Baron Decies
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Baron Decies is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1812 for Reverend Hon. William Beresford, Archbishop of Tuam. He was the third son of Marcus Beresford, 1st Earl of Tyrone and the younger brother of George de La Poer Beresford, 1st Marquess of Waterford.
[edit] Barons Decies (1812)
- William Beresford, 1st Baron Decies (1743-1819)
- John Horsley-Beresford, 2nd Baron Decies (1773-1855)
- William Robert John Horsley-Beresford, 3rd Baron Decies (1811-1893)
- William Marcus de la Poer Beresford, 4th Baron Decies (1865-1910)
- John Graham Hope de la Poer Beresford, 5th Baron Decies (1866-1944), elected a Representative Peer in 1912
- Arthur George Marcus Douglas de la Poer Beresford, 6th Baron Decies (1915-1992)
- Marcus Hugh Tristram de la Poer Beresford, 7th Baron Decies (b. 1948)
The Heir Apparent to the barony is the present holder's eldest son, Hon. Robert Marcus Duncan de la Poer Beresford (b. 1988).
