Conyngham family

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The Conyngham family is an Anglo-Irish aristocratic lineage historically prominent in County Meath, Ireland, known especially for their long association with and residence at Slane Castle.

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Conyngham family canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglo-Irish family
aristocratic family
associatedWithEvent 19th-century British court politics
associatedWithMonarch George IV
associatedWithPerson King George IV
associatedWithRiver River Boyne
branchOrigin Scottish Cunningham family
linked to: Cunningham family
category Anglo-Irish people
Irish noble families
Scottish diaspora in Ireland
coatOfArmsFeature three conies (rabbits)
countryOfOrigin Ireland
ethnicOrigin Anglo-Irish
familyName Conyngham
hasHereditaryOffice Hereditary Constable of Slane Castle
hasHereditaryPeerageIn Peerage of Ireland
Peerage of the United Kingdom
historicalInfluenceArea County Donegal
County Meath
historicallyAssociatedWith County Meath
historicalRole British political family
Irish landowning family
landedEstateLocation Slane, County Meath
linked to: Slane
landedEstateType country estate
nobleTitleHeld Baron Conyngham
Baron Minster
Baron Slane
Earl Conyngham
Marquess Conyngham
Viscount Conyngham
notableConnection royal mistress Elizabeth Conyngham
notableEstate Slane Castle demesne
linked to: Slane Castle
notableMember Elizabeth Conyngham, Marchioness Conyngham
Francis Conyngham, 2nd Marquess Conyngham
Henry Conyngham, 1st Earl Conyngham
Henry Conyngham, 1st Marquess Conyngham
linked to: Viscount Conyngham

Henry Conyngham, 8th Marquess Conyngham
notableSeat Slane Castle
originOfSurname Scottish
politicalTradition Liberal
Whig
linked to: British Whig Party
region Leinster
religionHistorically Anglicanism
residence Slane Castle
socialClass landed gentry
nobility
surnameLanguage English

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