40:
484:: "Among the attainted Lords was Mountjoy. He had been induced by the villany of Tyrconnell to trust himself at Saint Germains: he had been thrown into the Bastille; he was still lying there; and the Irish parliament was not ashamed to enact that, unless he could, within a few weeks, make his escape from his cell, and present himself at Dublin, he should be put to death."
408:: "To strengthen his forces in the face of the Dutch threat, James ordered the better elements of the Irish Army into England. One regiment of dragoons, a battalion of the Irish Foot Guards, and Anthony Hamilton's and Lord Forbes's battalions of line infantry, a total of 2,964 men, sailed to Chester during September and early October."
197:
to occupy Derry with his newly raised regiment, but when Antrim eventually reached the city on 7 December, he found the gates shut against him by the 13 apprentice boys. This was the beginning of the
Protestant revolt in Ulster. Tyrconnell then sent Mountjoy back to Derry. Mountjoy succeeded to
209:. After some hesitations, Mountjoy agreed and he and Rice left for France on 10 January 1689. However, Rice had secret letters from Tyrconnell for Louis XIV that insinuated that Mountjoy should be arrested. He was accordingly thrown into the
178:, a Catholic nobleman of Scottish origin. Antrim, already in his seventies, hired 1,200 Scottish mercenaries (i.e. redshanks), making sure they were all Catholics. The unit should have been ready by 20 November, but delays occurred.
169:
In 1688 James asked
Tyrconnell for good Irish troops to defend England. These troops left in September and October 1688. Tyrconnell felt it necessary to replace these troops and decided to raise four new regiments one for each
217:
requiring
Stewart and two to three thousand others to report to Dublin for sentencing; Stewart in particular was directed to break out of the Bastille in order to report, under pain of being drawn and quartered."
198:
strike a deal with the town on 21 December, and two of the companies of his regiment, consisting entirely of
Protestants, were let into the town. Mountjoy became governor of Derry but soon delegated the office to
154:
styled him "a brave soldier, an accomplished scholar". In Dublin he was the centre of a small circle of learned and ingenious men, who had, under his presidency, formed themselves into a Royal
Society.
39:
440:: "Mountjoy's battalion, which had already trudged 176 km and was within three days march of Dublin, was ordered to turn round and recapture the town with musket and pike."
337:
and 3rd
Viscount Mountjoy (1709–1769). Through his daughter Mary, he was the grandfather of two from her first marriage, including Jane Preston (c. 1690–1746) who married
919:
456:: "... in pursuance of an arrangement with Mountjoy of the 21st December, the citizens of Derry had admitted a part of his regiment to garrison their town."
424:: "... which the Lord Deputy Tyrconnel perceiving, he ordered their march towards Dublin by 23 November that year, for their transportation to England..."
306:
924:
929:
939:
789:
914:
205:
Despite this success, Tyrconnell decided to get rid of
Mountjoy. He asked him to accept a diplomatic mission to France together with
193:
with more reliable troops. On 23 November 1688 Tyrconnell ordered
Mountjoy to march to Dublin for embarking to England. He then sent
909:
334:
194:
175:
258:
881:
845:
254:
163:
78:
624:
162:
acceded to the throne. James started replacing
Protestants in Ireland with Catholics. In 1687 James appointed a new viceroy:
316:
82:
500:: "In April of the next year, 1692, he was at last allowed to go to France and was there exchanged for Lord Mountjoy."
471:
443:
379:
342:
279:
242:
804:
662:
487:
363:
810:
267:
411:
395:
427:
246:
783:
286:
341:(1686–1743), Col. John Preston (1699–1747), and three more children from her second marriage, including
853:
222:
934:
705:
685:
294:
151:
729:
373:
803:
582:
520:
497:
481:
453:
389:
610:
225:. On his release from the Bastille, he did indeed switch loyalties and joined William's army in
658:
421:
310:
186:
734:
Lives of
Illustrious and Distinguished Irishmen, from the earliest times to the present period
541:
333:
Through his eldest son William, he was the grandfather of five boys and four girls, including
899:
642:
230:
129:
60:
437:
405:
904:
324:
206:
171:
144:
128:
He was appointed master-general of the ordnance and colonel of a regiment of foot. In 1682
636:
8:
689:
668:
The Peerage of Ireland or, A Genealogical History of the Present Nobility of that Kingdom
338:
271:
182:
159:
753:
514:
822:
725:
564:
213:
and kept there until 1692. While he was imprisoned, the Parliament of Ireland passed a
140:
133:
105:
666:
835:
782:
759:
737:
672:
646:
620:
350:
214:
31:
116:
William Stewart was born in 1653, the son of Sir Alexander Stewart, 2nd Baronet, of
867:
799:
749:
614:
741:
893:
778:
676:
650:
763:
270:(c. 1677–1765), who first married Phineas Preston (1672–1703, member of the
346:
302:
275:
199:
290:
189:. Nevertheless, Tyrconnell did not trust Mountjoy and sought to garrison
793:. Vol. 18 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 941.
736:. Vol. III. Glasgow: MacGregor, Polson & Co. pp. 331–335.
264:
Alexander Stewart, who had one daughter, Anne Stewart, his sole heiress.
181:
In 1688, Mountjoy commanded the regiment stationed in Derry. During the
468:. "He was appointed Governor of Derry, but was soon replaced by Lundy."
320:
712:. Belfast: Institute of Irish Studies, Queen's University of Belfast
543:
Debrett's Peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
226:
210:
117:
93:
330:
On his death in 1692, his title passed to his eldest son William.
695:
185:
he stayed loyal to James while most Protestants declared for the
691:
The History of England from the Accession of James the Second
190:
120:. His family was from Donegal, Ulster Scots, and Protestant.
150:
On his return to Ireland, he was made a brigadier-general.
305:(died 1733), an Irish Member of Parliament, representing
132:
created him Viscount Mountjoy and Baron Stewart in the
706:"William Stewart (1650–1692): 1st Viscount Mountjoy"
638:
Anthony Hamilton: his Life and Works and his Family
516:
Debrett's Peerage of England, Scotland, and Ireland
758:. London & Belfast: William Mallan & Son.
249:. They had six sons and two daughters, including:
174:. The regiment for Ulster was to be raised by the
920:Irish soldiers in the army of James II of England
459:
257:(1675–1728), who married Anne Boyle, daughter of
891:
274:lineage), aka Archibald Preston, of Ardsallagh,
508:
506:
696:Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts, & Green
798:
534:
345:who married his cousin Letitia, daughter of
278:. After his death, she married Vice Admiral
704:Newmann, Kate (1993). Newmann, Kate (ed.).
503:
319:(1681–1741), who became an officer in the
147:, where he was twice dangerously wounded.
38:
730:"Sir W. Stewart, first Viscount Mountjoy"
574:
285:Jane Preston (c. 1690–1746), who married
221:In April 1692 Mountjoy was exchanged for
777:
748:
684:
616:The Williamite Wars in Ireland 1688–1691
477:
449:
385:
335:William Stewart, 1st Earl of Blessington
925:Members of the Privy Council of Ireland
569:Navan & District Historical Society
512:
259:Murrough Boyle, 1st Viscount Blesington
930:Peers of Ireland created by Charles II
892:
784:"Mountjoy, Barons and Viscounts"
755:Derry and Enniskillen in the Year 1689
703:
609:
465:
433:
401:
255:William Stewart, 2nd Viscount Mountjoy
102:William Stewart, 1st Viscount Mountjoy
724:
671:. Vol. VI. Dublin: James Moore.
657:
634:
619:. London: Hambledon Continuum Press.
587:. George Bell & Sons. p. 363
580:
493:
417:
376:: "Born A. D. 1653—Killed A. D. 1692"
369:
229:as a General, losing his life at the
805:"Stewart, William (1653-1692)"
195:Alexander MacDonnell, Earl of Antrim
940:Viscounts in the Peerage of Ireland
92:Alexander Stewart, 2nd Baronet, of
13:
771:
343:George Forbes, 4th Earl of Granard
280:George Forbes, 3rd Earl of Granard
14:
951:
915:Irish people of Scottish descent
814:. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
811:Dictionary of National Biography
295:Breckenridge/Breckinridge family
910:17th-century Anglo-Irish people
558:
301:Catherine Stewart, who married
164:Richard Talbot, Earl Tyrconnell
710:Dictionary of Ulster Biography
247:Richard Coote, 1st Baron Coote
1:
581:Selby, Walford Dakin (1886).
356:
111:
289:(1686–1743), founder of the
158:In 1685 Charles II died and
139:In 1686 Mountjoy served the
7:
571:. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
10:
956:
795:s.v. "Sir William Stewart"
686:Macaulay, Thomas Babington
603:
878:
865:
859:
852:
842:
833:
828:
821:
694:. Vol. III. London:
584:The Genealogist, Vol. III
236:
123:
88:
74:
66:
54:
46:
37:
30:
23:
16:Irish soldier (died 1692)
790:Encyclopædia Britannica
513:Debrett, John (1820).
339:Alexander Breckenridge
311:Irish House of Commons
287:Alexander Breckenridge
261:, on 23 November 1696.
854:Baronetage of Ireland
231:battle of Steenkerque
61:Battle of Steenkerque
635:Clark, Ruth (1921).
325:Member of Parliament
272:Viscounts Gormanston
104:(1653–1692), was an
681:– Viscounts, barons
546:. 1825. p. 984
183:Glorious Revolution
823:Peerage of Ireland
233:on 3 August 1692.
143:in Hungary at the
141:Holy League (1684)
134:Peerage of Ireland
888:
887:
879:Succeeded by
862:Alexander Stewart
843:Succeeded by
836:Viscount Mountjoy
726:Wills, Rev. James
700:– to 18 July 1689
626:978-1-85285-573-4
215:bill of attainder
99:
98:
32:Viscount Mountjoy
947:
935:Stewart baronets
860:Preceded by
819:
818:
815:
807:
800:Bagwell, Richard
794:
786:
767:
750:Witherow, Thomas
745:
721:
719:
717:
699:
680:
663:Archdall, Mervyn
654:
630:
597:
596:
594:
592:
578:
572:
562:
556:
555:
553:
551:
538:
532:
531:
529:
527:
510:
501:
491:
485:
475:
469:
463:
457:
447:
441:
431:
425:
415:
409:
399:
393:
383:
377:
367:
223:Richard Hamilton
187:Prince of Orange
42:
21:
20:
955:
954:
950:
949:
948:
946:
945:
944:
890:
889:
884:
882:William Stewart
875:
870:
863:
848:
846:William Stewart
839:
774:
772:Further reading
715:
713:
627:
606:
601:
600:
590:
588:
579:
575:
563:
559:
549:
547:
540:
539:
535:
525:
523:
511:
504:
492:
488:
476:
472:
464:
460:
448:
444:
432:
428:
416:
412:
400:
396:
384:
380:
368:
364:
359:
317:Charles Stewart
239:
126:
114:
59:
26:
25:William Stewart
17:
12:
11:
5:
953:
943:
942:
937:
932:
927:
922:
917:
912:
907:
902:
886:
885:
880:
877:
864:
861:
857:
856:
850:
849:
844:
841:
832:
826:
825:
817:
816:
796:
781:, ed. (1911).
779:Chisholm, Hugh
773:
770:
769:
768:
746:
722:
701:
682:
655:
632:
625:
605:
602:
599:
598:
573:
557:
533:
502:
486:
470:
458:
442:
426:
410:
394:
378:
361:
360:
358:
355:
328:
327:
314:
299:
298:
297:
265:
262:
245:, daughter of
238:
235:
176:Earl of Antrim
172:Irish province
125:
122:
113:
110:
97:
96:
90:
86:
85:
76:
72:
71:
68:
64:
63:
56:
52:
51:
48:
44:
43:
35:
34:
28:
27:
24:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
952:
941:
938:
936:
933:
931:
928:
926:
923:
921:
918:
916:
913:
911:
908:
906:
903:
901:
898:
897:
895:
883:
874:
872:(of Ramelton)
871:
869:
858:
855:
851:
847:
838:
837:
831:
827:
824:
820:
813:
812:
806:
802:(1885–1900).
801:
797:
792:
791:
785:
780:
776:
775:
765:
761:
757:
756:
751:
747:
743:
739:
735:
731:
727:
723:
711:
707:
702:
697:
693:
692:
687:
683:
678:
674:
670:
669:
664:
660:
656:
652:
648:
644:
640:
639:
633:
628:
622:
618:
617:
612:
608:
607:
586:
585:
577:
570:
566:
561:
545:
544:
537:
522:
518:
517:
509:
507:
499:
495:
490:
483:
479:
478:Macaulay 1898
474:
467:
462:
455:
451:
450:Witherow 1879
446:
439:
435:
430:
423:
419:
414:
407:
403:
398:
391:
387:
386:Macaulay 1898
382:
375:
371:
366:
362:
354:
352:
348:
344:
340:
336:
331:
326:
322:
318:
315:
312:
308:
307:Carrickfergus
304:
300:
296:
292:
288:
284:
283:
282:(1685–1765).
281:
277:
273:
269:
266:
263:
260:
256:
252:
251:
250:
248:
244:
234:
232:
228:
224:
219:
216:
212:
208:
203:
201:
196:
192:
188:
184:
179:
177:
173:
167:
165:
161:
160:King James II
156:
153:
148:
146:
145:Siege of Buda
142:
137:
135:
131:
121:
119:
109:
107:
103:
95:
91:
87:
84:
80:
77:
73:
69:
65:
62:
58:3 August 1692
57:
53:
49:
45:
41:
36:
33:
29:
22:
19:
900:1650s births
873:
866:
834:
830:New creation
829:
809:
788:
754:
733:
714:. Retrieved
709:
690:
667:
637:
615:
611:Childs, John
589:. Retrieved
583:
576:
568:
560:
548:. Retrieved
542:
536:
524:. Retrieved
515:
489:
473:
461:
445:
429:
413:
397:
381:
365:
347:Arthur Davys
332:
329:
303:Arthur Davys
276:County Meath
268:Mary Stewart
240:
220:
207:Stephen Rice
204:
200:Robert Lundy
180:
168:
157:
149:
138:
127:
115:
101:
100:
50:1650 or 1653
18:
905:1692 deaths
716:12 November
659:Lodge, John
631:– (Preview)
591:18 December
550:18 December
526:18 December
434:Childs 2007
402:Childs 2007
291:New England
241:He married
106:Anglo-Irish
894:Categories
876:1653–1692
840:1682–1692
742:1048786228
641:. London:
565:Ardsallagh
519:. p.
496:, p.
494:Clark 1921
480:, p.
466:Person1585
452:, p.
436:, p.
420:, p.
418:Lodge 1789
406:3, line 14
404:, p.
388:, p.
372:, p.
370:Wills 1841
357:References
321:Royal Navy
243:Mary Coote
130:Charles II
112:Early life
70:Mary Coote
677:264906028
651:459281163
643:John Lane
438:7, bottom
351:Hampstead
293:colonial
108:soldier.
67:Spouse(s)
764:82779901
752:(1879).
728:(1841).
688:(1898).
661:(1789).
613:(2007).
227:Flanders
211:Bastille
152:Macaulay
118:Ramelton
94:Ramelton
868:Baronet
665:(ed.).
604:Sources
309:in the
83:Charles
79:William
762:
740:
675:
649:
623:
323:and a
237:Family
124:Career
89:Father
191:Derry
75:Issue
760:OCLC
738:OCLC
718:2022
673:OCLC
647:OCLC
621:ISBN
593:2017
552:2017
528:2017
521:1065
253:Sir
81:and
55:Died
47:Born
498:108
482:516
454:199
422:248
390:442
374:331
349:of
896::
808:.
787:.
732:.
708:.
645:.
567:,
505:^
353:.
202:.
166:.
136:.
766:.
744:.
720:.
698:.
679:.
653:.
629:.
595:.
554:.
530:.
392:.
313:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
_School_-_Sir_William_Stewart_(c.1650%E2%80%931692),_3rd_Bt_%5E_1st_Viscount_Mountjoy_-_1220972_-_National_Trust.jpg)