▁P embro ke . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 3 ▁he ▁was ▁commission ed ▁into ▁the ▁Cold stream ▁Gu ards . ▁He ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁captain ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 6 , ▁and ▁to ▁lieutenant - col onel ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 6 . ▁On ▁ 2 3 ▁December ▁ 1 8 7 5 ▁he ▁succeeded ▁to ▁his ▁father ' s ▁titles ▁in ▁the ▁Pe er age ▁of ▁Ireland . ▁He ▁retired ▁from ▁the ▁army ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 3 . ▁On ▁ 8 ▁November ▁ 1 8 8 4 ▁he ▁was ▁created ▁Baron ▁de ▁V es ci , ▁of ▁Ab bey ▁Le ix ▁in ▁the ▁Queen ' s ▁County ▁in ▁the ▁Pe er age ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁thus ▁giving ▁him ▁a ▁seat ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁L ords . ▁Between ▁ 1 8 8 3 ▁and ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁Lord ▁Lieutenant ▁of ▁Queen ' s ▁County . ▁ ▁Mar riage ▁& ▁pro gen y ▁ ▁On ▁ 4 ▁June ▁ 1 8 7 2 ▁he ▁married ▁Lady ▁Ev ely n ▁Char ter is , ▁el dest ▁daughter ▁of ▁Francis ▁Char ter is , ▁ 1 0 th ▁Earl ▁of ▁W emy ss ▁by ▁his ▁wife ▁Lady ▁Anne ▁Freder ica ▁An son , ▁by ▁whom ▁he ▁had ▁one ▁daughter ▁and ▁sole ▁he ir ess : ▁Hon . ▁Mary ▁Ger tr ude ▁V ese y ▁( 1 0 ▁April ▁ 1 8 8 9 ▁– ▁ 2 8 ▁November ▁ 1 9 7 0