Almeric de Courcy, 23rd Baron Kingsale
Almeric de Courcy, 23rd Baron Kingsale (1664 – 9 February 1720) was an Irish peer.
Biography
He was the younger son of John de Courcy, Baron Kingsale and Ellen McCarthy, daughter of Charles McCarthy Reagh. He succeeded to the title Lord Kingsale in 1669 on the death of his elder brother Patrick and was educated at Oxford under Dean of Christ Church and Bishop of Oxford, Doctor John Fell. A letter written by Dr. Fell in 1678 complains that de Courcy is "addicted to the tennis court, proof against all Latin assaults and prone to kicking, beating and domineering over his sisters; ... fortified in the conceit that a title of honour was support enough, without the pedantry and trouble of book-learning."
He served as a captain in a Troop of Horse for King James II, later becoming a Lt. Colonel in the regiment of Patrick Sarsfield. He derived an income from a pension awarded to the 22nd Lord by King Charles II
He sat as a peer in the 1689 Parliament in Dublin, was attained in 1691 and enjoyed the reversal of attainder in 1692. Dying without issue, he was succeeded by his cousin, Gerald de Courcy.
References
- King James II's Irish Army Lists, John D'Alton, Dublin, 1861. Republished 1997.
- His tomb in Westminster Abbey
| Peerage of Ireland | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Patrick de Courcy |
Baron Kingsale 1669–1720 |
Succeeded by Gerald de Courcy |