Viscount Monck

Viscount Monck, of Ballytrammon in the County of Wexford, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1801 for Charles Monck, 1st Baron Monck. He had already been created Baron Monck, of Ballytrammon in the County of Wexford, in 1797, also in the Peerage of Ireland. His eldest son, the second Viscount, was in 1822 created Earl of Rathdowne in the Peerage of Ireland. However, this title became extinct on his death while he was succeeded in the other titles by his younger brother, the third Viscount. The latter's son, the fourth Viscount, served as Governor General of Canada. In 1866 he was created Baron Monck, of Ballytrammon in the County of Wexford, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. This title gave the viscounts an automatic seat in the House of Lords until the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999. As of 2010^[update] the titles are held by his great-great-grandson, the seventh Viscount, who succeeded his father in 1982. He does not use his titles.

Viscounts Monck (1801)

• Charles Stanley Monck, 1st Viscount Monck (c. 1754–1802)
• Henry Stanley Monck, 2nd Viscount Monck (1785–1848) (created Earl of Rathdowne in 1822)

Earls of Rathdowne (1822)

• Henry Stanley Monck, 1st Earl of Rathdowne (1785–1848)

Viscounts Monck (1801; Reverted)

• Charles Joseph Kelly Monck, 3rd Viscount Monck (1791–1849)
• Charles Stanley Monck, 4th Viscount Monck (1819–1894)
• Henry Power Charles Stanley Monck, 5th Viscount Monck (1849–1927)
• Henry Wyndham Stanley Monck, 6th Viscount Monck (1905–1982)
• Charles Stanley Monck, 7th Viscount Monck (b. 1953)

The heir presumptive is the present holder's brother the Hon. George Stanley Monck (b. 1957)

References

• Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages