4th Earl of Darnley John Bligh

1767 - 1831  (63 years)

• Name	John Bligh
  Title	4th Earl of Darnley
  Born	30 Jun 1767
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	1394
  Died	17 Mar 1831
  Person ID	I1394	Brownlow
  Last Modified	16 Mar 2022

  
  

  Family	Mary Stoyte
  Children	1. Mary Bligh,   d. 1823  [natural]   2. Lady Elizabeth Bligh  [natural]   3. Lady Catherine Bligh  [natural]   4. Edward Bligh  [natural]   5. William Bligh  [natural]   6. John Duncan Bligh  [natural]
  Last Modified	16 Mar 2022
  Family ID	F652	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  John Bligh, 4th Earl of Darnley was born on 30 June 1767.2 He was the son of John Bligh, 3rd Earl of Darnley and Mary Stoyte.1,2 He married Elizabeth Brownlow, daughter of Rt. Hon. William Brownlow and Catherine Hall, on 26 August 1791.2 He died on 17 March 1831 at age 63.2 John Bligh, 4th Earl of Darnley succeeded to the title of 4th Baron Clifton of Rathmore, co. Meath [I., 1721] on 31 July 1781.1 He succeeded to the title of 13th Lord Clifton, of Leighton Bromswold [E., 1608] on 31 July 1781.1 He succeeded to the title of 4th Earl of Darnley, co. Meath [I., 1725] on 31 July 1781.1 He succeeded to the title of 4th Viscount Darnley of Athboy, co. Meath [I., 1723] on 31 July 1781.1 In 1829 he unsuccessfully petitioned Parliament for the title Duke of Lennox, through his descent from the 6th Duke of Lennox's sister, Catherine.2