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Robert Stewart, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry, KG, GCH, PC, PC (Ire) (18 June 1769 – 12 August 1822), usually known as Lord Castlereagh, derived from the courtesy title Viscount Castlereagh (UK: / ˈ k ɑː s əl r eɪ / KAH-səl-ray) by which he was styled from 1796 to 1821, was a British statesman and politician.
Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh (born June 18, 1769, Dublin—died Aug. 12, 1822, London) was a British foreign secretary (1812–22), who helped guide the Grand Alliance against Napoleon and was a major participant in the Congress of Vienna, which redrew the map of Europe in 1815.
Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh, (born June 18, 1769, Dublin, Ire.—died Aug. 12, 1822, London, Eng.), British politician. He was elected to the Irish Parliament in 1790 and later served in the British Parliament (1794–1805, 1806–22). As chief secretary for Ireland (1798–1801), Castlereagh singlehandedly forced the Act of Union ...
A biography of the influential Anglo-Irish statesman who served as foreign secretary during the Napoleonic Wars and shaped the Congress of Vienna. Learn about his role in the Act of Union, the Quadruple Alliance, and the Congress System.
Learn about the life and career of the Irish politician who served as Foreign Secretary and negotiated the Peace of Paris. See his grave, statue and inscription in the north transept of the Abbey.
Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh. Alfred Webb. A Compendium of Irish Biography. 1878. Stewart, Robert, Viscount Castlereagh, 2nd Marquis of Londonderry, was born, probably at Mount-Stewart, in the County of Down, 18th June 1769. [His father, Robert Stewart, represented the County of Down in two Parliaments, was elevated to the peerage as ...
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Stewart, Robert (1769–1822), Viscount Castlereagh and 2nd marquess of Londonderry , chief secretary for Ireland, politician, was born 18 June 1769 at 28 Henry Street, Dublin, the second, but only surviving, child of Robert Stewart (qv), later 1st marquess of Londonderry, landowner and MP for Co. Down (1771–83), and his first wife, Lady ...
