John de Courcy, 35th Baron Kingsale

John de Courcy, 35th Baron Kingsale (27 January 1941 – 15 September 2005), was an Anglo-Irish nobleman who was the Premier Baron of Ireland.

He succeeded his grandfather to the title in 1969, his father, Lieutenant-Commander The Honourable Michael de Courcy, RN, having been killed in action in 1940.

Lord Kingsale was educated at Stowe School, and the Universities of Paris and Salzburg. He was a 2nd Lieutenant in the Irish Guards 1962–1965, after which he resigned due to being unable to keep himself on his limited private income.

Lord Kingsale was famous for his varied career. At various times he was a property developer, law student, film extra, white hunter, and bingo caller. He also ran a dating service in Australia — which was successful although he never managed himself to marry, although he made repeated attempts to acquire a wife. He was director of several companies, Chairman of the National Association for Service to the Realm (which advocated for the return of national service) from 1979, and Patron of L'Orchestre du Monde from 1988.

The family is named for the village of Courcy-sur-Dives, in Calvados, France. They were also Lords of the Manor of Stogursey, Somerset. Lord Kingsale died in sheltered housing in Somerset, where he had lived since 1994, on 15 September 2005 aged 64.

He was succeeded in his peerages by a descendant of the 20th Baron, Nevinson Mark de Courcey, who was born 11 May 1958.

He had British North American roots through his ancestor John de Courcy, 25th Baron Kingsale (c. 1717–1776), who was born in Rhode Island.

Ancestry

Ancestors of John de Courcy, 35th Baron Kingsale



				16. Michael de Courcy, 32nd Baron Kingsale



			8. Michael de Courcy, 33rd Baron Kingsale



				17. Esther Eleanor Williams



		4. Michael de Courcy, 34th Baron Kingsale



				18. William Sinclair de Courcy



			9. Emily Frances Anne de Courcy



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	2. The Hon. Michael de Courcy



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			10. Tom Percy Woodhouse



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		5. Constance Mary Rancé Woodhouse



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1. John de Courcy, 35th Baron Kingsale



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		6. Robert Reid



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	3. Joan Reid



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References

External links

http://www.thepeerage.com/p29951.htm#i299510 de Courcy ancestry

Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by Michael de Courcy	Baron Kingsale 1969–2005	Succeeded by Nevinson de Courcy

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