| Marquessate of Londonderry | |
|---|---|
  Arms: Quarterly: 1st & 4th, Or, a Bend counter-company Argent and Azure, between two Lions rampant Gules (Stewart); 2nd, Argent, a Bend engrailed between six Martlets Sable (Tempest); 3rd, Azure, three sinister Gauntlets Or (Vane). Crests: Centre: A Dragon statant Or (Stewart); Dexter: A Griffin’s Head erased per pale Argent and Sable, beaked Gules (Tempest); Sinister: A dexter Cubit Arm in Armour, the hand in a Gauntlet proper, graping a Sword proper, pommel and hilt Or (Vane). Supporters: Dexter: A Moor proper, wreathed about the temples Argent and Azure, holding in the exterior hand a Shield Azure, garnished Or, and charged with a Sun-in-Splendour Gold; Sinister: A Lion Or, gorged with a Collar Argent, charged with three Mullets Sable. | |
| Creation date | 13 January 1816 |
| Created by | The Prince Regent (acting on behalf of his father King George III) |
| Peerage | Peerage of Ireland |
| First holder | Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Londonderry |
| Present holder | Frederick Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 10th Marquess |
| Heir presumptive | Lord Reginald Vane-Tempest-Stewart |
| Subsidiary titles | Earl of Londonderry Earl Vane (United Kingdom) Viscount Castlereagh Viscount Seaham (United Kingdom) Baron Londonderry Baron Stewart (United Kingdom) |
| Status | Extant |
| Former seat(s) | Mount Stewart Plas Machynlleth Seaham Hall Wynyard Hall |
| Motto | METUENDA COROLLA DRACONIS (The dragon’s crest is to be feared) |
Marquess of Londonderry, of the County of Londonderry[1] (/ˈlʌndəndreɪ/ LUN-dən-dree),[a] is a title in the Peerage of Ireland.
- ^ "No. 17104". The London Gazette. 30 January 1816. p. 173.
- ^ Montague-Smith, Patrick (1970). Debrett's Correct Form (1992 ed.). Debrett's Peerage. p. 401. ISBN 978-0-7472-0658-3.
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