Marquess of Waterford
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The Marquess of Waterford is the senior marquess in the Peerage of Ireland. The title was created in 1789 for the Earl of Tyrone.
The Marquess holds the subsidiary titles of Earl of Tyrone (1746), Viscount Tyrone (1720), Baron Tyrone (1786), Baron La Poer (1375), and Baron Beresford (1720). All but the Barony of Tyrone are in the Peerage of Ireland. The Marquess is also an Irish baronet. Prior to 1999, the Marquess sat in the House of Lords as Baron Tyrone in the Peerage of Great Britain.
Earls of Tyrone (1746)
- Marcus Beresford, 1st Earl of Tyrone (1694-1763)
- George de La Poer Beresford, 2nd Earl of Tyrone (1735-1800) (became Marquess of Waterford in 1789)
Marquesses of Waterford (1789)
- George de La Poer Beresford, 1st Marquess of Waterford (1735-1800)
- Henry de La Poer Beresford, 2nd Marquess of Waterford (1772-1826)
- Henry de La Poer Beresford, 3rd Marquess of Waterford (1811-1859)
- John de La Poer Beresford, 4th Marquess of Waterford (1814-1866)
- John Henry de La Poer Beresford, 5th Marquess of Waterford (1844-1895)
- Henry de La Poer Beresford, 6th Marquess of Waterford (1875-1911)
- John Charles de La Poer Beresford, 7th Marquess of Waterford (1901-1934)
- John Hubert de La Poer Beresford, 8th Marquess of Waterford (b. 1933)
Henry Nicholas de la Poer Beresford, Earl of Tyrone (b. 1958) his son and heir