Viscountcy of Saltash

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Viscountcy of Saltash
Creation Date 17th October 1706
Created by Queen Anne
Peerage English
First Holder John Vickery
Current Holder James Vickery
Heir Apparent Robert Vickery
Subsidiary Titles N/A
Country Seat Fallbrooke House
Associated County Hampshire

The Viscountcy of Saltash is a hereditary title in the Peerage of England. The seat is Fallbrooke House, near Andover in Hampshire, and their Town residence, Saltash House, is at Number 5, Portman Square, London.

History

The title was created after the Battle of Ramillies (23 May 1706) in recognition of the first Viscount's services during the War of the Spanish Succession.

Viscounts Saltash

Previous holders of the title are:

John Vickery, (b. 1686, created 1st Viscount Saltash after the Battle of Ramillies 1706, d. 1745)

William Vickery (b. 1715, d.1783, acceded to title in 1745. (Fought at Dettingen.)

James Vickery (b. 1756), acceded to the title in 1783, his elder half-brother Edward having predeceased their father by two years.