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366 DINEVOR VI, 1878. 6. Arthur de Cardonnel (Rice), Baron Dinevor, s. and h., by ist wife, b. 24 Jan. 1836. Matric. at Oxford (Ch. Ch.), 17 Oct. 1855, B.A. 1861, M.A. 1865. A Conservative. He w., 4 Feb. 1 869, Selina, 3rd da. of the Hon. Arthur Lascelles (5th s. of the 2nd Earl of Harewood), by Caroline Frances, da. of Sir Richard Brooke, 6th Bart. She, who was b. 17 May 1841, d. 16 Dec. 1889, at Dynevor Castle, aged 48. He d. there of pneumonia, 8, and was bur. 10 June 191 1, at Llandiloe, aged 75. Will pr. 8 Dec. 191 1, Cl'^,'i^Z goss, and

^70,7i4 net.

[Walter FitzUryan Rice, s. and h., b. 17 Aug. 1873; ed. at Eton, and at Ch. Ch., Oxford; sometime private sec. to the Earl of Selborne, when I St Lord of the Admiralty, and to Lord George Hamilton, when Sec. of State for India; M.P. for Brighton 1910-11. He m., 12 Oct. 1898, at St. Geo., Han. Sq., Margaret Child, 2nd da. of Victor Albert George (Child-Villiers), 7th Earl of Jersey, by Margaret Elizabeth, ist da. of William Henry (Leigh), 2nd Baron Leigh. She was b. 8 Oct. 1875. Having sue. to the Peerage after Jan. 1901, he is outside the scope of this work.] Family Estates. — These, in 1883, consisted of 7,208 acres in co. Car- marthen, 3,299 in CO. Glamorgan, besides 231 in Oxon, Wilts and Glouces- tershire. Total, 10,738 acres, worth ^/^ 12,562 a year. Principal Residence. — Dynevor Castle, near Llandiloe, co. Carmarthen. DINGW^ALL BARONY [S.] Andrew Keith, of Forsa, an illegit. s. of Robert Keith, Abbot of Deer, co. Aberdeen (who was next yr. br. of I. 1584. W^illiam (Keith), 4th Earl Marischal [S.], and who d. in Paris 12 June 1551), was for 18 years in the service of the King of Sweden. One of the Ambassadors to settle the marriage of James VI. He was, 18 Mar. 1583/4, cr. LORD DINGWALL [S.], to him and his heirs male and assigns. This was confirmed by Act of Pari. 1584. "A charter passed the great seal 3 Aug. 1587, to him and his heirs male of his body; who failing, to his nearest lawful heirs male whatever. Having no heirs he soon resigned his Peerage into the King's hands, and obtained a new charter 24 Nov. 1591, to himself and his heirs male and assigns whatever with the dignity, ^c, of Lord of Parliament. (") This was confirmed by Pari, in 1 592. He proceeded to assign it to Sir William Keith of Delny, with whom no relationship is stated; and Sir William had a charter accordingly 22 Jan. 1592/3, to him and his heirs male whatever, to succeed to the Peerage on the grantor's death." C") Whether the grantee lived to inherit the title is doubtful, but he is known to have d. between 1595 and Apr. 1603. Within 14 years of its grant "the title seems (*) See vol. ii, p. 291, note " c," sub Breadalbane, for a list of Peerages [S.] of which the succession was authorised to be as nominated by the grantee. (•>) See an article "On the inheritance to Scottish Peerages by designation" in the Her. and Gen.^ vol. iii, p. 525.