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Baron Carrickfergus is a title in the peerage of the United Kingdom, referring to Carrickfergus in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Its current holder, since its creation on 29 April 2011, is William, Prince of Wales, who was granted the title as a personal gift by Elizabeth II, on the day of his marriage to Catherine Middleton. [1]
Carrickfergus is a barony in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. [2] [3] It is bounded on the south-east by Belfast Lough, and otherwise surrounded by the barony of Belfast Lower.
Baron Carrickfergus is a title in the peerage of the United Kingdom, referring to Carrickfergus in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Its current holder, since its creation on 29 April 2011, is William, Prince of Wales, who was granted the title as a personal gift by Elizabeth II, on the day of his marriage to Catherine Middleton. [1]
In 1841, three years before he succeeded his father in the marquessate, he was created Baron Ennishowen and Carrickfergus, of Ennishowen in the County of Donegal and of Carrickfergus in the County of Antrim, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. [10]
Apr 29, 2011 · The designation of Prince William as Baron Carrickfergus links the heir to the British throne to Northern Ireland's oldest town and one identified with the English crown for almost a thousand...
May 1, 2011 · Prince William's new title as Baron Carrickfergus ties the heir to a place that has been identified with the English crown for nearly a thousand years. It was the place where William of Orange...
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May 1, 2011 · Most obvious of all was one of the prince's new titles, Baron Carrickfergus, which has particularly perturbed the Irish. Carrickfergus is a town in Ireland where King William III of England...
