Marquess of Downshire in the Peerage of Ireland

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The Marquess of Downshire in the Peerage of Ireland is a hereditary noble title historically associated with the Hill family, prominent Anglo-Irish landowners and politicians centered in County Down.

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Marquess of Downshire in the Peerage of Ireland canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hereditary title ⓘ
marquessate ⓘ
title in the Peerage of Ireland ⓘ
associatedEstateRegion Hillsborough, County Down ⓘ
associatedWith Anglo-Irish nobility ⓘ
County Down ⓘ
Hill family ⓘ
country Kingdom of Ireland ⓘ
ethnicContext Anglo-Irish ⓘ
governingSystemContext British–Irish peerage system ⓘ
hasGenderRestriction male-preference primogeniture (historically typical) ⓘ
hasHeraldicContext arms of the Hill family ⓘ
hasTerritorialDesignation Downshire ⓘ
hasTitleLanguage English ⓘ
higherRankThan Earl of Hillsborough ⓘ
historicalAssociation Protestant Ascendancy in Ireland ⓘ
isHereditary true ⓘ
isSubordinateTo Duke (in British and Irish peerage hierarchy) ⓘ
isSuperiorTo Earl (in British and Irish peerage hierarchy) ⓘ
jurisdictionalContext Irish peerage law ⓘ
linkedTo Hillsborough Castle (as a traditional seat) ⓘ
linked to: Hillsborough Castle
nobilityClass peerage ⓘ
nobleFamily Hill family ⓘ
nobleRank marquess ⓘ
peerage Peerage of Ireland ⓘ
region Ireland ⓘ
socialStatus aristocracy ⓘ
successionType hereditary succession ⓘ
titleIn Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
titleStyle The Most Honourable Marquess of Downshire ⓘ
titleType marquess ⓘ
traditionalLandholdingsRegion County Down ⓘ
Ulster ⓘ
traditionalPoliticalAlignment Anglo-Irish landed interest ⓘ
traditionalPoliticalInfluence County Down ⓘ
traditionalRole landowner ⓘ
politician ⓘ
usedIn Irish nobility system ⓘ

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Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire → titleCreated → Marquess of Downshire in the Peerage of Ireland ⓘ