Baron Dufferin and Claneboye
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Baron Dufferin and Claneboye,[lower-alpha 1] of Ballyleidy and Killyleagh in County Down, Northern Ireland, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created on 30 July 1800 for Dame Dorcas Blackwood, widow of Sir John Blackwood, 2nd Baronet, Member of the Irish Parliament for Killyleagh and Bangor, in return for support for the Union of Ireland and the United Kingdom.[1]
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Barony of Dufferin and Claneboye | |
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Creation date | 30 July 1800[1][2] |
Created by | King George III |
Peerage | Peerage of Ireland |
First holder | Dorcas Blackwood, Lady Blackwood |
Present holder | John Blackwood, 11th Baron Dufferin and Claneboye |
Heir apparent | Hon. Frances Blackwood |
Remainder to | Heirs male of the 1st baroness's body by her late husband, Sir James Blackwood[3] |
Status | Extant |
Former seat(s) | Clandeboye Estate |
Motto | Per vias rectas ("By straight ways")[1] |
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