Marquess of Trelissick

Marquessate of Trelissick
Creation date 20th June 1715
Monarch James Francis Edward Stuart ("The Old Pretender")
Peerage Jacobite Peerage
First holder James Paynter, Marquess of Trelissick
Present holder Edward Bourke, Duke of Tyrconnell
Remainder to Heirs-general lawfully begotten
Armorial motto Solacium Divitiis, Perfugium Potestate ("Solace in Wealth, Refuge in Power")

The Marquess of Trelissick (also called Marquis of Trelessick), is a title in the Jacobite Peerage of England. It was the only non-subsidiary title at the rank of Marquess, in the English Jacobite Peerage; before becoming a subsidiary of the Duke of Tyrconnell. It was awarded to James Paynter (1666 - ?),[1] a leading Jacobite, who played a prominent role in the Jacobite uprising in Cornwall.

In 1715 he was active in proclaiming James Francis Edward Stuart (the Old Pretender) on the death of Queen Anne. For this, he was tried at Launceston, but acquitted, and welcomed by "bonfire and by ball" from thence to the Land's End.[2][3] For his commitment, he was created Marquess of Trelissick (also called Marquis of Trelessick) in the Jacobite Peerage of England, on the 20th June 1715.[4]

It was well documented that James Paynter, died without issue, and it was believed that the title was extinct. This was, however, not the case, as no mention can be found of the title being restricted to "heirs-male of his body". As such, it means the title was (and is) inheritable by other lines of the family, and through the female line, as "heirs-general".[5] The title, therefore, would pass to his brother, William (born Abt. 1661).[6] William's line, did not assume the title, however, they maintained the right to it.

The title was reassumed, by William Paynter's heir-general and 8th great-grandson, Edward Bourke. He also holds the Jacobite Peerage of Baron Bourke, as heir-male, and Duke of Tyrconnell, as direct heir-general.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Raineval, Melville Henry Massue Ruvigny et (2013-04-01). The Jacobite Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage, and Grants of Honour, Extracted, by Permission, from the Stuart Papers Now in Possession of His Majesty the King at Windsor Castle, and Supplemented by Biographical and Genealogical Notes. Genealogical Publishing Com. p. 175. ISBN 9780806317168.
  2. ↑ Davies, Gilbert (1838). The Parochial History of Cornwall.
  3. ↑ Boase, George Clement (1890). Collectanea Cornubiensia. Netherton and Worth. p. 672.
  4. ↑ Ruvigny and Raineval, Melville Amadeus Henry Douglas Heddle de La Caillemotte de Massue de Ruvigny (1904-01-01). The Jacobite peerage, baronetage, knightage and grants of honour;. Edinburgh, London, T. C. & E. C. Jack. p. 175.
  5. ↑ "Bouvier's Law Dictionary, 1856 Edition - Letter H". Retrieved 2016-08-02.
  6. ↑ "England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975". search.ancestry.com.au. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
  7. ↑ "Duke of Tyrconnell". Duke of Tyrconnell. Retrieved 2016-11-10.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/10/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.