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It is named after the village and civil parish of Killyleagh, County Down, Northern Ireland. It is best known for its 12th century Killyleagh Castle . On the same day, he was also created Duke of York and Earl of Inverness .
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- Elizabeth II
- 23 June 1986
- Peerage of the United Kingdom
Baron Killyleagh is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 23 July 1986 by Queen Elizabeth II as a substantive title for her son Prince Andrew, Duke of York, for the occasion of his marriage to Sarah Ferguson.[1][2] The couple were married at Westminster Abbey.
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Life peers take precedence with other barons of the United Kingdom; they are listed separately because the only hereditary baronies created since 1965 have been subsidiary titles: Prince Andrew, Duke of York, who holds the subsidiary title of Baron Killyleagh, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, who holds the subsidiary title of Baron ...
It is named after the village and civil parish of Killyleagh, County Down, Northern Ireland. It is best known for its 12th century Killyleagh Castle . On the same day, he was also created Duke of York and Earl of Inverness .
Baron Dufferin and Claneboye, 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 ...
- Hon. Frances Blackwood
- Peerage of Ireland
Sep 15, 2018 · The Co Down village of Killyleagh was founded in 1613 and today is known for multiple reasons - it is home to Ireland's oldest inhabited castle, it is the birthplace of retired Northern Ireland ...
Sep 23, 2022 · Killyleagh – The Oldest Continuously Inhabited Castle in Ireland. Not surprisingly for a castle, parts of which date back to 1180, Killyleagh has a stormy history involving sieges, wars, suspicious deaths, divided houses and ghostly sightings.
