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DORMER — DORSET. 145 Elizabeth, 1st da. of William- John Kerr, 5th Marquess or Lothian [S.], by Elizabeth, da. of Chichester FoRTESCUE. She, who was b. 2 Sen. 1765, d. 13 Aug. 1822. He d. e.p., 9 Dec. 1826. XI. 1826. 11. Joseph-Titaddeus (DORMER), Baron Dormer OP Wtnq, cousin and h. male, being the only surv. s. and h. of John Dormer, a gen. in the Austrian service, by Elizabeth, 2nd da. of Gabriel, Count Buttler, of the Kingdom of Hungary, which John (who d. 21 Nov. 1795, aged 65) was the next br. (who left issue) of the 8th Baron. He was 6. 1 June 1790, at Gran, in Hungnry ; was an officer in the Austrian Service, kc. He m. 5 May 1829, at Tichborne, Hants, Elizabeth Anna, 1st da. and coheir of Sir Henry Joseph TlCH- noRNE, 8th Bart., by Anne, da. of Sir Joseph Burke, Bart., of Marble Hill. He d. 5 July 1871, at Grove Park, aged 81. Will pr. 25 July 1871, under £16,000. Hia widow d. i July 18S3, in Chapel street, Park lane, Midx., aged 75. Will pr. 12 Oct. 1883, over £4,000. XII. 1871. 12. JonN-BAPTisT-.TosEpn (Dormer), Baron Dormer op Wvxo, b. and h, 4. 22 May 1830, at Grove Park, afsd ; ed. at Oscott college ; served in the Royal Horse Guards, in the Grenadier Guards, and finally, 1S58, in the 74th Foot during the Crimean war and the Indian Mutiny; District Inspector of musketry, 1863-CS. He m. firstly, 14 June 1S66, at St Geo. Han.-sq., Louina-Frances-Mary, 1st da. of Edward King Texison, of Kilrouan Castle, co. Ros- common, by Louisa, da. of Thomas-William (Anson), 1st Earl op Lichfield. She d. 9 Sep. 1S68, in her 30th year, at Grove Park. He m., secondly, 11 Feb. 1871, Leonie, widow of Count Alfred De Bueren, da. of ( — ) Porta Mrs, Senator of Belgium. She d. in Belgium, 1 Sep. 18S3, aged 40. He m., thirdly, S Jan. 18S5, at the Oratory, Bromp- ton, Midx., Ernily-Constance-Campbell, da. of John Bald, of Monzie Castle, co. Perth, and Upper Grosveuor street, Midx. Family Estates These, in 1S83, consisted of 2,246 acres in co. Warwick, and of 1,189 in Bucks. Total 3,435 acres valued at £6,020 a year. Principal Residence Grove Park, co. Warwick. DORXOCK. i.e. "Douglas op Kinmont, Middlebie axd Dornock," Barony [S.] (Douylas), cr. 11 Feb. 1682 with the Marquessate, and again, 3 Nov. 1684, with the Dukedom of Queensderry [S.] which see.fj 1 ) DORSET. [" Tho counties of Somerset and Dorset were originally under the jurisdiction of one Sheriff, hence it has been remarked by Vincent that it was indifferent to an Earl who derived the third penny of the pleas under a writ addressed to the Sheriff, whether he styled himself by the name of one or other of the counties under that Sheriff's authority : consequently we find Osmund, Count of Seez, nephew of William the Conqueror, designated by both these titles ; and William de Mohun (said to have been made Earl of Dorset by the Empress Maud), in his Charter of the Foundation of Braton calls himself, Wmw de Moyne, Comes ijomersefensia."— See " Courthope."] Earldom. Osmund, Count of Seez, in Normandy , s. and h. of I. 1070? Henry, Count of Seez, by Isabella, da of Robert, Duke op Nor- to mandv, and consequently nephew of ■William I, King of Eng- 1 nqq land, received from that King the grant of Sherborne and other • lauds co. Dorset, and is said by some to have been cr. EARL OF DORSET [Comes Durotrigum] or EARL OF SOMERSET, about 1070. He was Chancellor to the King about 1075, and consecrated Bishop op Salishury, 1078. He endowed that See with Sherborne and other his lands and was Founder of the Cathedral of old Sarum. He d. num. 3 Dec. 1099 and was bur. at Salisbury when all his honours became extinct. He was canonized, 1 Jany. 1457, as "St. Osmund." M See also p. 160, note"b." L