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
surface form: Protestant Ascendancy in Ireland
isHereditary true
isSubordinateTo Peerage of the United Kingdom
surface form: Duke (in British and Irish peerage hierarchy)
isSuperiorTo earl (British peerage)
surface form: Earl (in British and Irish peerage hierarchy)
jurisdictionalContext Irish peerage law
linkedTo Hillsborough Castle
surface form: Hillsborough Castle (as a traditional seat)
nobilityClass peerage
nobleFamily Hill family
nobleRank marquess
peerage Peerage of Ireland
region Ireland
socialStatus aristocracy
successionType hereditary succession
titleIn United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
surface form: Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
titleStyle Marquess of Downshire
surface form: 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