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Monteagle of Brandon, Baron (UK, 1839)

Creation: let. pat. 5 Sep 1839

Family name: Spring Rice

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Arms:

Quarterly:  1st and 4th, quarterly:  1st and 4th, per pale indented Argent and Gules (Rice), 2nd and 3rd, Azure a Lion rampant Or (Meredyth);  2nd, Or on a Chevron Sable between three Mascles as many Mullets argent;  3rd, paly of six Argent and Azure a Bend Sable

Crest:

A Leopard's Head affrontée ducally crowned Or

Supporters:

Motto:

Fides Non Timet (Faith does not fear)

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Thomas [Rice later Spring Rice], 1st Baron Monteagle of Brandon, PC

only son and heir of Stephen Edward Rice, of Mount Trenchard, co. Limerick, by his wife Catherine Spring, dau. and hrss. of Thomas Spring, of Ballycrispin, co. Kerry

born

8 Feb 1790

mar. (1)

11 Jul 1811 Lady Theodosia Pery (d. 11 Dec 1839), 2nd dau. of Edmond Henry [Pery], 1st Earl of Limerick, by his wife Alice Mary Ormsby, only dau. and hrss. of Henry Ormsby, of Cloghan, co. Mayo

mar. (2)

13 Apr 1841 Mary Anne Marshall (dsp. 11 Apr 1889), 1st dau. of John Marshall MP, of Headingley, co. York, by his wife Jane Pollard, dau. of William Pollard, of Halifax, co. York

died

7 Feb 1866

created

5 Sep 1839 Baron Monteagle of Brandon, of Brandon in the County of Kerry

suc. by

grandson

note

Secretary to the Treasury 1830-36;  Colonial Secretary 1834;  Chancellor of the Exchequer 1835-39

[Hon Stephen Edmond Spring Rice]

1st son by his first wife of Thomas [Rice later Spring Rice], 1st Baron Monteagle of Brandon

born

31 Aug 1814

mar.

11 Mar 1839 Ellen Mary Frere (d. 23 Mar 1869), 1st dau. of William Frere, Serjeant at Law

died

v.p. 9 May 1865

note

father of Thomas Spring [Rice], 2nd Baron Monteagle of Brandon

Thomas [Spring Rice], 2nd Baron Monteagle of Brandon, KP

born

31 May 1849

mar.

26 Oct 1875 Elizabeth Butcher (d. 27 Apr 1908), 1st dau. of Rt Rev Rt Hon Samuel Butcher DD, Bishop of Meath, by his wife Mary Leahy, dau. of John Leahy, of Killarney

died

24 Dec 1926

suc. by

son

Thomas Aubrey [Spring Rice], 3rd Baron Monteagle of Brandon, CMG MVO

born

3 Nov 1886

died

11 Oct 1934

suc. by

uncle

Francis [Spring Rice], 4th Baron Monteagle of Brandon

2nd son of Hon Stephen Edmond Spring Rice

born

1 Oct 1852

mar. (1)

28 Sep 1882 Elizabeth Ann Fitzgerald (d. 11 Dec 1922), 5th dau. of Sir Peter George FitzGerald, 1st Bt., 19th Knight of Kerry, by his wife Julia Hussey, dau. of Peter Bodkin Hussey, of Farnakilla House, Kerry

mar. (2)

11 Sep 1935 his sister-in-law Julia Emma Isabella Spring Rice (widow of his cousin Stephen Edward Spring Rice CB;  d. 9 May 1936), 6th dau. of Sir Peter George Fitzgerald, 1st Bt., 19th Knight of Kerry, by his wife Julia Hussey, dau. of Peter Bodkin Hussey, of Farnakilla House, Kerry

died

22 Dec 1937

suc. by

son by first wife

Charles [Spring Rice], 5th Baron Monteagle of Brandon

born

28 Jan 1887

mar.

14 Apr 1925 Emilie de Kosenko (mar. (2) 12 Nov 1954 Col Courtenay Fergus Ochoncar Grey Forbes;  d. 1981), dau. of Mrs Edward Brooks, of 956 Fifth Avenue, New York, USA

children

1. Hon Gerald Spring Rice, later 6th Baron Monteagle of Brandon

2. Hon Michael Spring Rice, heir presumptive to the Barony of Monteagle of Brandon, of Fosseway House, Nettleton Shrub, co. Wiltshie (b. 18 Feb 1935), mar. 28 Aug 1959 Fiona Sprot, 2nd dau. of James Edward Kenneth Sprot, of Natal, South Africa, and has issue:

1a. Jonathan Spring Rice (b. 30 Oct 1964), mar. 16 Aug 1997 Natalie Lara Robinson, 1st dau. of Anthony Rivett Robinson, of Bracknell, co. Berkshire

1a. Kerry Spring Rice (b. 30 Mar 1962)

1. Hon Joan Spring Rice (b. 16 Aug 1928; d. 17 Oct 2002), mar. 15 May 1953 Michael Shears Payne MC, of Scotlands Farm, Cockpole Green, co. Berkshire, only surv. son of Rawdon Shears Payne by his wife Sylvia Harvey, dau. of Maj Charles Batson Harvey, and had issue

died

9 Dec 1946

suc. by

son

Gerald [Spring Rice], 6th Baron Monteagle of Brandon

born

5 Jul 1926

mar.

28 May 1949 Anne Brownlow, only dau. of Col Guy James Brownlow DSO, of Ballywhite, Portaferry, co. Down

children

1. Hon Charles James Spring Rice, later 7th Baron Monteagle of Brandon

1. Hon Elinor Spring Rice (b. 23 Apr 1950), mar. 1 Jun 1974 Myles Clare Elliott, of 41 Ravenscourt Road, London, son of N E Elliott, of Cuckney House, Cuckney, co. Nottingham, and has issue

2. Hon Angela Spring Rice (b. 23 Apr 1950), mar. (1) 20 Oct 1973 (div. 1982) Christopher Richard Seton Sheppard, 1st son of Lt Cdr ..... Sheppard MBE RN, of Kensington, London, and (2) 1991 Peter Allan Kirby Ottewell, of 24 Marney Road, London (b. 1943; d. 28 Jun 2019), son of Maj William Kirby Ottewell, of Rafford, co. Moray, by his wife Agnes Mary Clark, and has issue by her first husband

3. Hon Fiona Spring Rice (b. 10 Apr 1957), mar. 26 Mar 1982 Andrew Louis Garber, of 88 Drakefield Road, London, yst. son of S Garber, of St John's Wood, London, and has issue

died

17 Nov 2013

suc. by

son

Charles James [Spring Rice], 7th Baron Monteagle of Brandon

born

24 Feb 1953

mar.

1987 Mary Teresa Glover

children

1. Hon Helena Maire Spring Rice (b. 1987)

2. Hon Charlotte Etain Spring Rice (b. 1988)

3. Hon Agnes Imogen Spring Rice (b. 1991)

4. Hon Thea Theresa Spring Rice (b. 22 Mar 1995)

The heir presumptive to the Barony of Monteagle of Brandon is Hon Michael Spring Rice, second son of the 5th Baron Monteagle of Brandon and uncle of the present Baron.

 Last updated 4 Jan 2020

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Title:

7th Baron Monteagle of Brandon, of Brandon in the County of Kerry

(United Kingdom, let. pat. 5 Sep 1839)

Address:

33 Albion Drive, London E8

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