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 APPENDIX F 653 James II acceded 6 Feb. 1684/5 ^"d was crowned 23 Apr. 1685. He cr. only 2 Scottish peerages between these dates, viz. on 14 Apr. the Viscountcy of Melford {Drummond), and that of Tarbat {Mac- kenzie) the next day. As no English peerages were conferred till 14, 15, and 1 6 May 1685 (when the Baronies of Jermyn of Dover, Churchill, and Jeffreys were cr.), and no Irish peerages till Jan. 1685/6, none of these creations can be regarded as coronation peerages. William III acceded 13 Feb. 1688/9 and was crowned 11 Apr. 1689. Between these dates he cr. 11 peerages, 10 of which were gazetted 10 Apr. 1689, '"^^- 2 Dukedoms, i.e. Cumberland (6 Apr.) and Bolton* (8 Apr.) {Powlett) ; i Marquessate, i.e. Carmarthen* {Osborne) ; 5 Earldoms, i.e. Portland {Bentinck), Fauconberg* {Belasyse), Monmouth* {Mordaunt), Montagu* and Marlborough* {Churchill) ; 2 Viscountcies, i.e. Sydney, and Lumley* ; and I Barony, i.e. Cholmondeley. Of these grantees the seven marked with an asterisk held already English peerages ; another (Chol- mondeley) was an Irish Viscount ; another (Sydney) was an English commoner ; and the Earl of Portland was a foreigner. The Dukedom of Cumberland was conferred on the Consort of the Princess Anne, whose infant son was created Duke of Glou- cester on 27 July. He cr. no Scottish, and only one Irish, peerage, i.e. the Viscountcy of Hewett. Anne. No coronation peerages. George I acceded i Aug. 17 14, and was crowned 20 Oct. 17 14. On 19 Oct. he cr. 14 peerages, viz. 8 Earldoms, i.e. Carnarvon {Brydges), Rockingham {fVatson), Tankerville {Bennet), Halifax {Montague) Aylesford {Finch), Bristol {Hervey), Clare {Pelham- Holles), and Uxbridge {Paget), all having previously held English peerages ; i Viscountcy, i.e. Tadcaster {O'Brien),* and 5 Baronies, viz. Saunderson,* Harborough {Sherard),* Pierrepont,* Carleton {Boyle), and Cobham {Temple). He cr. no Irish peerages. George II and George III. No coronation peerages. George IV acceded 29 Jan. 1820, and was crowned 19 July 1821, on which occasion he created 22 peerages, viz. 1 Marquessate [Ailesbur^'] and 5 Earldoms [Eldon, Falmouth, Howe, Sommers, and Stradbroke] conferred on Peers of lower grade, i.e. the Earl of Ailesbury, Baron Eldon (the Lord Chancellor), the Viscounts Falmouth and Curzon, the Barons Sommers and Rous ; also i Viscountcy [Hutchinson] and 7 Baronies [Ker, Minster, Ormonde, Wemyss, Clanbrasill, Kingston, and Silchester], conferred on Scottish and Irish Peers, i.e. on the Earl of Donoughmore [I.], the Marquess of Lothian [S.], the Marquess Conyngham [I.], the Earl of Ormonde [I.], the Earl of Wemyss [S.] (though not restored thereto till 1826), and the Earls of Roden, Kingston, and Long- ' These were already Irish peers.