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HOLY
ROMAN EMPIRE TITLES HELD BY BRITISH FAMILIES Extracted
from Ruvigny, The Titled Nobilites of
Europe 1909 Count
of the Holy Roman Empire,
for Sir Thomas Arundell, of Wardour,
by Letters Patent of Emperor Rudolph II, 14 December 1595; recognized by King
James I in the Royal Letters Patent creating him Baron Arundell of Wardour (4
May 1605). Present
holder: extinct 1944. Count
of the Holy Roman Empire,
for the Hon William Bentinck, Baron of the
Duchy of Guelders, 2nd surviving son of Baron Hans Wilhelm Bentinck, 1st Earl of
Portland, by Imperial Letters Patent of 29 December 1732. Present
holders: Rt Hon Timothy Bentinck, 12th Earl of Portland, 8th Count of the
Holy Roman Empire, b. 1953 (with heirs). Count
of the Holy Roman Empire, for
Peter de Salis, by Imperial Letters Patent 12 March 1748, whose son Jerome, 2nd
Count de Salis, had been naturalized a British subject 24 March 1730, and whose
descendant received a Royal License for himself and his descendants 4 April
1809. Present
holder: H.E. John de Salis, ..th Count de Salis, Ambassador of the SMOM to
Thailand (British subject, resident now in Geneva). Count of the Holy Roman Empire, for Nicholas Taafe, 6th Viscount Taafe (in the Peerage of Ireland; titled suspended by the Crown as the then Viscount had taken up arms in the Imperial Austrian Armies, 1919), was created a Count by Imperial Letters Patent of 30 Sep 1758. Last
known
holder: Edward Charles Richard Taafe (in whom is vested the right to petition
for restoration to the Peerage Rolls of the title of 13thViscount Taafe), b.
1898 (? deceased; with heirs??). Count of the Holy Roman Empire, for O'Donell, by Imperial Letters Patent of 11 Nov 1763, last known male, Heinrich Nikolaus Ferdinand Kolumban, Count O'Donell, b. 1908. Count
of the Holy Roman Empire,
for Festus O'Kelly, of Tycooly, to
whom the remainder was granted) by Emperor Francis I, on 25th November 1767.[1] Present
holder: Count Eoin O'Kelly of Gallagh and Tycooly; Count William Brendan O'Kelly
of Gallagh and Tycooly (both members of the Irish Association, SMOM). Baron
of the Holy Roman Empire,
for John Dillon, of Lismullen, co Meath, Member of Parliament in Dublin, by
Imperial Letters Patent of the Emperor Joseph II dated 4 July 1783; he received
Royal License to use this title 22 February 1784 and was created a baronet by
George III 31 July 1801. Last
holder: Sir Robert Dillon, 8th Baronet and Baron of the Holy Roman Empire, b.
1914 d. 198.. (extinct). Notes: [1] This information kindly provided by Mr Derek Howard. |
