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 ALTRIE VI. 1761. COMPLETE PEERAGE 117 6. Arthur (Annesley), Viscount Valentia, Baron Mountnorris and Baron Altham [I.], s. and h., b. 7 Aug. 1 744. He sue. to the Irish dignities, but not to the English^ according to the decisions of the Houses of Pari, of those respective Kingdoms. Took his seat, as Viscount Valentia [I.], 5 Dec. 1 765, and again 7 Nov. 1 77 1. On 3 Dec. 1 793, he was cr. EARL OF MOUNTNORRIS [I.]. He d. 4 July 18 16. VII. 1 8 16 7. George (Annesley), Earl OF Mountnorris, to Viscount Valentia, Baron Mountnorris and 1 844. Baron Altham [I.], only surv. s. and h., b. 1 Nov. 1769. tied.s.pM.s.,!} July 1844, when (together with the Earldom of Mountnorris [I.]) the Barony of Altham [I.] became extinct, the issue male of the ist Peer and of all his brothers (who were included in the spec, rem.) having failed. The Barony of Mountnorris and Viscountcy of Valentia [I.] devolved on the h. male of the body of the ist Viscount. — See " Valentia " [I.], under the (xith), loth Viscount. u ■ — ' c/1 O J5 O "^ CI. ^ w O a d o z Z O ALTHORP i.e. " Spencer of Althorp, co. Northampton, " Viscountcy (Spencer), cr. 1761, see Spencer, Earldom, cr. 1765. i.e. "Althorp, go. Northampton, " Viscountcy (Spencer), cr. 1765 with the Earldom of Spencer, which see. ALTON i.e. "Alton co. Stafford," Marquessate (Talbot), cr. 1694 with the Dukedom of Shrewsbury, which see ; extinct 1718. ALTRIE BARONY [S.] I . The Hon. Robert Keith, 2nd s. of V^^illiam, 4th Earl 1. 1587. Marischal [S.], by Margaret, da. and coh. of Sir William Keith, of Innerugie, co. Banff, being Commendator of the Cistercian Abbey of Deer, co. Aberdeen, had a grant of the lands thereof ('') as a Barony, by charter 29 July 1587, with the title of LORD ALTRIE (and a seat as a Baron (■") of Parl.) to himself for life, with a spec. rem. to his nephew George, Earl Marischal [S.], his heirs male and assignees C) See note sub Holyroodhouse for some remarks on lands of religious houses, granted with a Peerage [S.] to laics. C*) See note sub Cramond as to this use of the word " Baron. "