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'''Viscount Alanbrooke''', of Brookeborough in the County of Fermanagh, is a title in the [[Peerage of the United Kingdom]]. It was created on 29 January 1946 for [[Field Marshal]] [[Alan Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke|Alan Brooke, 1st Baron Alanbrooke]]. He had already been created '''Baron Alanbrooke''', of Brookeborough in the County of Fermanagh, on 18 September 1945, also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Brooke was the sixth son of [[Victor Brooke|Sir Victor Brooke, 3rd Baronet]], and the uncle of the Prime Minister of Northern Ireland [[Basil Brooke, 1st Viscount Brookeborough]]. |
'''Viscount Alanbrooke''', of Brookeborough in the County of Fermanagh, is a title in the [[Peerage of the United Kingdom]]. It was created on 29 January 1946 for [[Field Marshal]] [[Alan Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke|Alan Brooke, 1st Baron Alanbrooke]]. He had already been created '''Baron Alanbrooke''', of Brookeborough in the County of Fermanagh, on 18 September 1945, also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Brooke was the sixth son of [[Victor Brooke|Sir Victor Brooke, 3rd Baronet]], and the uncle of the Prime Minister of Northern Ireland [[Basil Brooke, 1st Viscount Brookeborough]]. Brooke was succeeded by his half-brother, Thomas, who was unmarried and had no children. Since 1972 the titles are held by Alan Brooke's son, also named Alan. Lord Alanbrooke is also in remainder to the Brooke Baronetcy of Colebrooke, a title held by his kinsman [[Alan Brooke, 3rd Viscount Brookeborough]]. |
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==Viscounts Alanbrooke (1946)== |
==Viscounts Alanbrooke (1946)== |
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Revision as of 18:29, 31 May 2011
Viscount Alanbrooke, of Brookeborough in the County of Fermanagh, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 29 January 1946 for Field Marshal Alan Brooke, 1st Baron Alanbrooke. He had already been created Baron Alanbrooke, of Brookeborough in the County of Fermanagh, on 18 September 1945, also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Brooke was the sixth son of Sir Victor Brooke, 3rd Baronet, and the uncle of the Prime Minister of Northern Ireland Basil Brooke, 1st Viscount Brookeborough. Brooke was succeeded by his half-brother, Thomas, who was unmarried and had no children. Since 1972 the titles are held by Alan Brooke's son, also named Alan. Lord Alanbrooke is also in remainder to the Brooke Baronetcy of Colebrooke, a title held by his kinsman Alan Brooke, 3rd Viscount Brookeborough.
Viscounts Alanbrooke (1946)
- Alan Francis Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke (1883–1963)
- Thomas Brooke, 2nd Viscount Alanbrooke (1920–1972)
- Alan Victor Harold Brooke, 3rd Viscount Alanbrooke (b. 1932)
There is no heir to the titles.
See also
References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source] [better source needed]