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 Marquess of Sligo - Definition 

Marquess of Sligo is a title in the Peerage of Ireland created in 1800 for the Earl of Altamont.

The Marquess holds the subsidiary titles of Earl of Altamont (1771), Earl of Clanricarde (1800), Viscount Westport (1768), Baron Mount Eagle of Westport (1760), and Baron Monteagle (1806), all but the last in the Peerage of Ireland.

Prior to the passage of the House of Lords Act 1999, the Marquess sat in the House of Lords as Baron Monteagle in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.

Earls of Altamont (1771)

Marquesses of Sligo (1800)


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