Dillon baronets
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The Dillon Baronetcy of Lismullen, in County Meath was created in Baronetage of the United Kingdom in 1801. It became extinct with the death of the 8th Baronet in 1982. The baronets also held the title of Baron Dillon of the Holy Roman Empire, which was granted by Imperial Letters Patent of the Emperor Joseph II dated 4 July 1783.[1] The ancestral motto is Whilst I breathe I hope.[2] Royal Licence to use this title was granted by King George III on 22 February 1784.
Dillon baronets, of Lismullen (1801)
- Sir John Talbot Dillon, 1st Baronet (1739–1805)[3]
- Sir Charles Drake Dillon, 2nd Baronet (died 1840)[3]
- Sir Arthur Richard Dillon, 3rd Baronet (died 1845)[3]
- Sir William Dillon, 4th Baronet (1774–1851)[3]
- Sir Arthur Henry Dillon, 5th Baronet (1828–1852)[3]
- Sir John Dillon, 6th Baronet (1806–1875)[3]
- Sir John Fox Dillon, 7th Baronet (1843–1925)[4]
- Sir Robert Dillon, 8th Baronet (1914–1982);[5] brother of Michael Dillon (1915–1962)
Notes
- ↑ "HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE TITLES HELD BY BRITISH FAMILIES". Archived from the original on 11 July 2007. Retrieved 26 May 2007.
- ↑ "A Change of Heir". Time. 26 May 1958. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 25 March 2007.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Burke, Bernard (1903). Ashworth P. Burke (ed.). A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage, the Privy Council, Knightage and Companionage (65th ed.). London: Harrison and Sons. p. 473.
- ↑ "Dillon, Sir John Fox". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 4 September 2023. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ↑ "Dillon, Sir Robert William Charlier". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 4 September 2023. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
