VIMIEIBA [Portugal 1811]. See Wellesley, Count of.

VIKAZELL. The BARON DE VIRAZELL, " residing in Ireland," was put down for a pension of "100 per annum, 1715.1

DE VIRTE. " Jean Thomas Antonio Leopold de Virte [in the Kingdom of Italy styled Baron Jean Thomas Antonio Leopold de Virte de Rathsamhausen

(Ehenweyer)] " was naturalized in the United Kingdom by a Private Act of Parliament 11 June 1877, together with his wife Margaret and Emma Maria Louisa Isabella, their daughter.

DE VISMES. Gerard de Vismes of Normandy, who on the extinction of the senior line of his family [who were descended from the Sovereign Counts of Ponthieu and Vismes] had become COUNT DE VISMES, retired to England on the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, and his descendants have since remained Elisee William, Count de Vismes, Col. Coldstream Guards (d. 1840), established the Nobility of his family, and was recognised as Comte de Vismes by the French Government.2 See p. 12. Cadets have used the title of Viscount and Baron de Vismes, and the head of the House that of Prince.3 there.

VISMES [F. feudal]. See de Vismes, Count of. VITRY [F. 167-]. See Schomberg, Count of.

VITUS. See White.

WALKER.

Family [descended from Elias Walker, who was much employed by Charles XL, and whose ancestor David Walker, a merchant in Grefle, came from Scotland in John III.'s time]5 ENNOBLED [Sweden No. 1728] by Queen Eleanor 1720. Extinct 1733.

WALKINSHAW. Clementina Walkinshaw [youngest of the 10 das. of John Walkin shaw of Camlachie and Barrowfield, co. Lanark] was before 22 July 1760 cr. by the Emperor Francis I. COUNTESS OF ALBERSTROF (GRAFIN VON ALBERSTROF) [H.R.E.]. She was mistress of Charles III. (Prince Charles Edward), by whom she was mother of Louisa, Duchess of Albany [S.], and d. unm. at Friburg Nov. 1805, when the title became extinct.6

WALL. Angelique Michel Joseph Ulrick Wall, K.C.S.L., Marechal de Camp (30 Aug. 1814), A.D.C. to the King (1813) [b. at Sainte Sabine, C6te d'Or, 20 Aug. 1768, descended from an English family originally of co. Northampton, and son of Patrick Wall, Seigneur de St. Sabine, dit le Comte de Wall, Baron de Santour j.u., G.C.S.L., Marechal de Camp (25 July 1762) and Lieut. -Gen. (5 Dec. 1781), Governor of Paris], was by letters patent of the 11 Dec. 1829, " sur institution d"un majorat," cr. by King Charles X. a Hereditary Count by the style of COUNT OF WALL (COMTE DE WALL) [F.]. He d. 10 June 1838, leaving issue. The title is still held by his descendants (see p. 31). His son was " confirme dans la transmission des titre et majorat" 9 Mar. 1836.7

WALL. Balthazar Fran"ois de Wall, dit LE MARQUIS DE BALLYNAKILLY, Governor of Ham, d. 23 Aug. 1754. His widow, Jeanne Gabriella Catherine de Vaudrey, Dame de Santour, "c., m. 2ndly, Lieut. -Gen. Patrice de Wall, dit le Comte de Wall, G.C.S.L., Governor of Paris.8 See above.

WALL [F. 1829]. See Wall, Count of.

WALLIS [? H.R.E. 1642]. See Walsh, Baron of. WALLIS [H.R.E. 1752]. See Walsh, Count of. WALLIS [H.R.E. 1724]. See Walsh, Count of.

1 Agnew, p. 314.

2 Burke's Peerage, 1864-77; 1902, p. 2048; 1908, "c.

3 See Annuaire de la NoUesse de France, by Borel d'Hautereve, 1865.

4 A "BARON DE WAGSTAFFE " was living in London 1897, being then a Director of the Pneumatic Tube Machine Co., Ltd.

6 Marryat.

6 Jacobite Peerage, p. 5.

7 Titres de la Restauration, vi. 465-67.

8 Ibid., vi. 466.

167 WALLIS [H.R.E. 1767]. See Walsh, Count of.

WALLIS OF BUDWITZ [Bohemia 1735]. See Walsh, Count of. WALLIS OF KOLESCHOWITZ [Bohemia 1706], See Wallis, Count of.

WALROND. Humphrey Walrond of Sea, co. Somerset, a distinguished Royalist Commander, retired to Barbados, of which he was made Governor and President, and was 5 Aug. 1653 cr. MARQUESS OF VALLADO and COUNT OF PARAMA AND VALDERONDA (MARQUES DE VALLADO, CONDE DE PARAMA Y VALDERONDA) and a GRANDEE of the 1st CLASS [Spain] by King Philip IV. These titles are still held by his descendant, who, however, does not use them. See p. 10. WALSH. Patrick Mark Walsh, styled Chevalier Walsh [2nd son of Philip Walsh of St. Malo, and elder brother of the 1st Earl Walsh [I.] and of the 1st Count of Serrant [F.] ], was of St. Malo, where he was bapt. 13 Oct. 1701. His issue were recognised as NOBLES [F.] by King Louis XV. 15 Aug. 1754, and bore the designation of CHEVALIER WALSH DE CHASSENON, from an estate in Poitou, which they purchased for 290,000 Uvres tournois 4 May 1776. The male line became extinct 26 June 1813.1

WALSH. The descendants of Anthony Vincent (Walsh), 1st EARL WALSH [I.], so cr. by King James III. and VIII. 20 Oct. 1745, remained in France, where they were known as Counts Walsh; the younger sons and daughters carrying the courtesy prefix of Count and Countess, or Viscount and Viscountess, before their Christian names. They became extinct in the male line 26 Oct. 1884.2

WALSH. Francis James Walsh [4th son of Philip Walsh of St. Malo and younger brother of the two last named] obtained, with his brothers Patrick, Mark, and Philip, recognition of his NOBILITY [F.] from King Louis XV. 15 Aug. 1754, and was by him shortly afterwards, viz. Mar. 1755, cr. COUNT OF SERRANT (COMTE DE SERRANT) in Anjou, with rem. to ( " ), the patent being registered first at Angers 9 July, at the Parliament of Paris 16 July, at the " Cour des Aides " 30 July, and at the " Greffe de la Senechaussee d* Angers " 5 Sep. same year. His son, Anthony Joseph Philip, 2nd Count of Serrant, a Brig. Gen. in the French Army, was 15 Aug. 1810 cr. by the Emperor Napoleon I. a COUNT OF THE FRENCH EMPIRE, with rem. to the heirs male of his body. This last title became extinct on the death of his last male descendant, the 6th Count of Serrant, 11 Apr. 1894, while the County of Serrant (1755) devolved on the junior branch, founded by Col. Count Charles Edward Joseph Augustus Walsh, K.S.L., and which had used the courtesy title of Viscount of Serrant (VicoMTE DE SERRANT).3 Several members of this family, who all bore the courtesy title of Count before their Christian names, served in the British Army after the Revolution.4 See p. 30.

WALSH. Count Olivier Ludovic Charles Robert Walsh, styled MARQUESS OF WALSH SERRANT [younger brother of the 3rd and 4th Counts of Serrant], b. in London 27 Aug. 1797, m. at Le Fayal, Oise, 23 Mar. 1824 Elizabeth, da. and h. of ( ), Marquess of Hericy, a descendant of Charles, Count of La Mothe-Houdan court, a GRANDEE of the 1st CLASS [Spain], so cr. 17 Sep. 1722 5], and ( " ) became jure uxoris COUNT OF LA MOTHE-HOUDANCOURT and a GRANDEE OF SPAIN of the 1st CLASS.6 On 18 Aug. 1829 he was cr. by King Ferdinand VII. DUKE OF LA MOTHE-HOUDANCOURT (DUQUE DE LA MOTHE-HOUDANCOURT [Spain], with rem. to the heirs general of his body,7 and 18 Aug. 1829 he was further cr. by Louis Philip, in error,8 DUKE OF WALSH-SERRANT (Due DE WALSH 1 The Family of Walsh, by V. Hussey Walsh; The Genealogist, N.S., xvii., pp. 36 ft seq.

2 Ruvigny's Jacobite Peerage, p. 183. 3 The Genealogist, N.S., xvii., pp. 91 ct seq.

* Count Alfred Isidore Walsh [son of Count Philip Walsh, K.S.L., a Major in the Irish Brigade, first in the French Service and afterwards in the British, 3rd son of the first Count of Serrant], a Lieut, in the 15th Regt., m. 26 June 1819 Stella Eloisa, da. of Philip Dormer Stanhope and granddaughter of Charles Stanhope by his wife (m. 14 July 1745) Catherine Margaretta, sister of Thomas Cope Freeman of Abbot's Langley, co. Herts, and 14 Feb. 1823 assumed the name of Walsh-Freeman under the will of Frances, widow of Admiral Allen and da. of the aforesaid T. C. Freeman. Count Alfred Isidore Walsh-Freeman, d. s.p.m. 19 Dec. 1862.

5 See p. 59.

6 The Genealogist, N.S., xvii. 94-95.

_ 7 Ibid. tit asis 8 It was intended to recognise him as a Duke [F.] under the samele h Spanish Dukedom, but by an error in the patent he was given the title of Duke of Walsh -Serrant.