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6 unusual facts about William à Court


Knook, Wiltshire

The property belongs chiefly to Lord Heytesbury.

William à Court

William à Court-Holmes, 2nd Baron Heytesbury (1809–1891), British peer and Conservative Member of Parliament

William à Court, 1st Baron Heytesbury (1779–1860), British diplomat and Conservative politician

William Ashe-à Court (c. 1708–1781), British military commander and Member of Parliament

Sir William à Court, 1st Baronet (c. 1747–1817), British soldier and Member of Parliament

William à Court, 1st Baron Heytesbury

He was also Envoy Extraordinary to the Barbary States from 1813 to 1814, to the Kingdom of Naples in 1814 and to Spain from 1822 to 1824 and served as Ambassador to Portugal between 1824 and 1828.


Baron Heytesbury

Sir William à Court, 2nd Baronet (1779–1860) (created Baron Heytesbury in 1828)

It was created in 1828 for the prominent politician and diplomat Sir William à Court, 2nd Baronet, who later served as Ambassador to Russia and as Viceroy of Ireland.


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