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14G DEBRETT'S ILLUSTRATED PEERAGE. DE ROS, Baroness. GEORGIANA, 3rd daughter of the 4th Duke of Rich- mond, K.G.: m. 1824, the 23rd Baron de Ros, who d. 1874. Residence, 19, Eaton-place, S.W. Courage ignorant of base repulse. DESART, EARL OF. (CUFFE.) WILLIAM ULICK O'CONNOR CUFFE, 4th Earl, in the peerage of Ireland. Born July 10th, 1845 ; succeeded his father in 1865; educated at Eton; was a Page of Honour to the Queen, 1856 62 ; Lieut, and Capt. in the Grenadier Guards, 1862 6; is a Dep. Lieut, and a Magistrate for (co.) Kilkenny: married (1871) Maria Emma, eldest daughter of T. H. Preston, Esq., of Morely-hall, York- shire, and has issue, living, Daughter, Kathleen Mary Alexina, b. 1872. Brothers living, Hamilton John Agmondesham, heir presumptive, b. 1848 ; was educated at Radley School, and at Trinity College, Cambridge, (B.A. 1868). Was sometime a Midshipman in R.N.; called to the Bar at the Inner Temple, 1872. Clubs, St. James's, Pratt' s. Otway Frederick Seymour, b. 1853. Sister living, Alice Mary, b. 1844, m. 1864, the 5th Baron Henniker. Creations, Baron Desart, 1733, Viscount Desarr, 1781, Viscount Castle-Cuffe and Earl of Desart, 1793, all in the peerage of Ireland. Strnts, Arg-ent : a bend dancette, sable, plain cottised, azure, on the bend three fleurs- de-lis of the field, and on each cottise as many bezants. Crest, A dexter cubit arm, erect, vested, or, cuffed, ermine, and charged with two bends wavy, azure, the hand proper, holding a battle-axe, or, handle, azure. .Supporters Two leopards reguardant, proper, each gorged with a collar dancette, and chained, sable, the collars charged with three fleurs-de- .lis, argent. Seat, Desart-house, (co.) Kilkenny, Ireland. C/w6s, Carlton, Guards', White's, Junior Naval and Military. DESABT, Earl of, His lordship's predecessor was his father, Otway O'Connor, 3rd Earl of Desart, who was*. Oct. 12, 1818; and succeeded his father, Nov. 22, 18-20 : he was M.P. for Ipswich in 1842; Under Secretary for the Colonies in 1852; and was a Representative Peer of Ireland ; his lordship m. June 28, 1842, Elizabeth Lucy, daughter of the 1st Earl of Cawdor : and d. April 1, 186s, having issue, three sons and a daughter. DESART, Dowager Countess of, ELIZABETH LUCY, daughter of the 1st Earl ot Cawdor ; was for many years Bedchamber Woman to the Queen ; m. 1842, the 3rd Earl of Desart, who d. 1865. Residence, 25, Chesham-street, S.W.