Whympston
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Whympston in the parish of Modbury in Devon, England, was a historic manor that belonged to the Fortescue family.
Whympston Farm, 1 mile SE of Modbury, Devon, that once belonged to the Fortescue family
Entrance to Whympston Farm
1638 Mural monument in Weare Giffard Church to three generations of the Fortescue family, which mentions the family origins at Whympston. South wall of south aisle chapel ("Fortescue Chapel")
Viscount Clermont
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Viscount Clermont, of Clermont in the County of Louth, was a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1776 for William Fortescue, 1st Baron Clermont, with special remainder in default of mal
William Fortescue (1722–1806), 1st Baron Clermont (1770, normal remainder); 1st Baron Clermont (1776, special remainder); 1st Viscount Clermont (1776, special remainder); 1st Earl of Clermont (1777, normal remainder), all in the Peerage of Ireland. Mezzotint engraving of portrait by Thomas Hudson (1701–1779). Normal remainder titles extinct 1806, special remainder titles extinct 1829.