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{{short description|Extinct baronetcy in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom}} |
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The '''Conroy Baronetcy''',<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.arborfieldhistory.org.uk/families_conroy.htm | title=The Conroy family, their lives, interests and business | publisher=Arborfield Local History Society, UK | accessdate=March 19, 2012}}</ref> of [[Llanbrynmair]] in the historic [[Montgomeryshire|County of Montgomery]], [[Wales]], was a title in the [[Baronetage of the United Kingdom]]. |
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| ⚫ | The title was created on 7 July 1837 for [[Sir John Conroy, 1st Baronet|Sir John Conroy]],<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=19514 |date=27 June 1837 |page=1626}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://thepeerage.com/p31611.htm#i316105 | title=Sir John Conroy, 1st Bt. | publisher=The Peerage| accessdate=March 19, 2012}}</ref> [[Comptroller]] of the household of the [[Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld|Duchess of Kent]], mother of [[Victoria of the United Kingdom|Queen Victoria]]. Victoria had previously dismissed Conroy from her household and the baronetcy was conferred on him with the understanding that he would not show himself at court in return. The title became extinct on the death of the third Baronet in 1900. |
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*[[Sir John Conroy, 1st Baronet]] (1786–1854) |
*[[Sir John Conroy, 1st Baronet]] (1786–1854) |
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*[[Sir Edward Conroy, 2nd Baronet]] (1809–1869) |
*[[Sir Edward Conroy, 2nd Baronet]] (1809–1869) |
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*[[Sir John Conroy, 3rd Baronet]] (1845–1900) |
*[[Sir John Conroy, 3rd Baronet]] (1845–1900) |
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==Patrilineal Descent== |
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The Conroys descended from the [[Ó Maolconaire]] family of [[Elphin, County Roscommon|Elphin]], Co.[[Roscommon]]. The family had been the hereditary [[Ollam]]hs to the O'Connor [[List of kings of Connacht|Kings of Connacht]]. Their line was descended from Maoilin Ó Maolchonaire who was the last recognised [[Sept#Ireland|Chief of the Sept]].<ref>Edmund Curtis, 'The O'Maolchonaire Family: Unpublished Letters from Sir Edward Conry, Bart., to H.F. Hoare, Esq., 1864' in Journal of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society, Vol 19, No. 3/4, (1941)</ref> |
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#Torna Mór Ó Maolchonaire, Chief of the Sept, d. 1435 |
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#Seán Rua Ó Maolchonaire |
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#Domhnall Rua Ó Maolchonaire, d. 1504 |
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#Conchobhar Ó Maolchonaire, Chief of the Sept, d. 1533 |
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#Maolmhuire Ó Maolchonaire, Chief of the Sept |
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#Maoilin Ó Maolchonaire, Last Chief of the Sept, d. 1637 |
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#Torna Ó Maolchonaire |
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#Seán Ó Maolchonaire, d. 1672 (while fighting for the French during the [[Franco-Dutch War]]) |
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#Ferfeasa Conry, d. 1746 (first of this line to convert from Catholicism to Protestantism) |
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#John Conry of Elphin, d. 1769 |
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#John Conry, d. 1795 |
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#Sir John Ponsonby Conroy, 1st Baronet (1786 -1854) |
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#Sir Edward Conroy, 2nd Baronet (1809-1869) |
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#Sir John Conroy, 3rd Baronet (1845-1900) |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Latest revision as of 04:28, 1 July 2022
The Conroy Baronetcy,[1] of Llanbrynmair in the historic County of Montgomery, Wales, was a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.
The title was created on 7 July 1837 for Sir John Conroy,[2][3] Comptroller of the household of the Duchess of Kent, mother of Queen Victoria. Victoria had previously dismissed Conroy from her household and the baronetcy was conferred on him with the understanding that he would not show himself at court in return. The title became extinct on the death of the third Baronet in 1900.
Conroy baronets (1837)
[edit]- Sir John Conroy, 1st Baronet (1786–1854)
- Sir Edward Conroy, 2nd Baronet (1809–1869)
- Sir John Conroy, 3rd Baronet (1845–1900)
Patrilineal Descent
[edit]The Conroys descended from the Ó Maolconaire family of Elphin, Co.Roscommon. The family had been the hereditary Ollamhs to the O'Connor Kings of Connacht. Their line was descended from Maoilin Ó Maolchonaire who was the last recognised Chief of the Sept.[4]
- Torna Mór Ó Maolchonaire, Chief of the Sept, d. 1435
- Seán Rua Ó Maolchonaire
- Domhnall Rua Ó Maolchonaire, d. 1504
- Conchobhar Ó Maolchonaire, Chief of the Sept, d. 1533
- Maolmhuire Ó Maolchonaire, Chief of the Sept
- Maoilin Ó Maolchonaire, Last Chief of the Sept, d. 1637
- Torna Ó Maolchonaire
- Seán Ó Maolchonaire, d. 1672 (while fighting for the French during the Franco-Dutch War)
- Ferfeasa Conry, d. 1746 (first of this line to convert from Catholicism to Protestantism)
- John Conry of Elphin, d. 1769
- John Conry, d. 1795
- Sir John Ponsonby Conroy, 1st Baronet (1786 -1854)
- Sir Edward Conroy, 2nd Baronet (1809-1869)
- Sir John Conroy, 3rd Baronet (1845-1900)
References
[edit]- ^ "The Conroy family, their lives, interests and business". Arborfield Local History Society, UK. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
- ^ "No. 19514". The London Gazette. 27 June 1837. p. 1626.
- ^ "Sir John Conroy, 1st Bt". The Peerage. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
- ^ Edmund Curtis, 'The O'Maolchonaire Family: Unpublished Letters from Sir Edward Conry, Bart., to H.F. Hoare, Esq., 1864' in Journal of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society, Vol 19, No. 3/4, (1941)