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'''Viscount Alanbrooke''', of [[Brookeborough]] in the County of [[Fermanagh]], was a title in the [[Peerage of the United Kingdom]]. It was created on 29 January 1946 for [[Field Marshal (United Kingdom)|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 [[Basil Brooke, 1st Viscount Brookeborough|Sir Basil Brooke]], 5th [[Baronet|Bt.]] (created [[Viscount Brookeborough]] in 1952), the [[Prime Minister of Northern Ireland]] from May 1943 until March 1963. Field Marshal Lord Alanbrooke was succeeded by his elder son, Thomas, who was unmarried and had no children. |
'''Viscount Alanbrooke''', of [[Brookeborough]] in the County of [[Fermanagh]], was a title in the [[Peerage of the United Kingdom]]. It was created on 29 January 1946 for [[Field Marshal (United Kingdom)|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 [[Basil Brooke, 1st Viscount Brookeborough|Sir Basil Brooke]], 5th [[Baronet|Bt.]] (created [[Viscount Brookeborough]] in 1952), the [[Prime Minister of Northern Ireland]] from May 1943 until March 1963. Field Marshal Lord Alanbrooke was succeeded by his elder son, Thomas, who was unmarried and had no children. The titles were then held by his half-brother, Alan Brooke's younger son, also named Alan. |
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==Viscounts Alanbrooke (1946)== |
==Viscounts Alanbrooke (1946)== |
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Revision as of 07:50, 14 February 2018
Viscount Alanbrooke, of Brookeborough in the County of Fermanagh, was 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 Sir Basil Brooke, 5th Bt. (created Viscount Brookeborough in 1952), the Prime Minister of Northern Ireland from May 1943 until March 1963. Field Marshal Lord Alanbrooke was succeeded by his elder son, Thomas, who was unmarried and had no children. The titles were then held by his half-brother, Alan Brooke's younger son, also named Alan.
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 (1932–2018)
The 3rd Viscount died on 10 January 2018[1]
See also
Notes
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- ^ "ALANBROOKE - Deaths Announcements - Telegraph Announcements". announcements.telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, [page needed]
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source] [better source needed]