▁created ▁Vis count ▁Con y ng ham , ▁of ▁Mount ▁Charles ▁in ▁the ▁County ▁of ▁Don eg al , ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 9 , ▁Vis count ▁Mount ▁Charles ▁and ▁Earl ▁Con y ng ham ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 7 , ▁and ▁Vis count ▁Sl ane , ▁in ▁the ▁County ▁of ▁Me ath , ▁Earl ▁of ▁Mount ▁Charles ▁and ▁Mar qu ess ▁Con y ng ham , ▁of ▁the ▁County ▁of ▁Don eg al , ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 6 . ▁All ▁these ▁titles ▁were ▁in ▁the ▁Pe er age ▁of ▁Ireland . ▁In ▁ 1 8 2 1 ▁he ▁was ▁also ▁made ▁Baron ▁Min ster , ▁of ▁Min ster ▁Ab bey ▁in ▁the ▁County ▁of ▁Kent , ▁in ▁the ▁Pe er age ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁which ▁gave ▁him ▁an ▁automatic ▁seat ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁L ords . ▁He ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁his ▁second ▁but ▁el dest ▁surv iving ▁son , ▁Francis , ▁the ▁second ▁Mar qu ess . ▁Like ▁his ▁father ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁General ▁in ▁the ▁Army ▁and ▁also ▁held ▁government ▁office ▁as ▁Post master ▁General ▁and ▁as ▁Lord ▁Ste ward ▁of ▁the ▁House hold . ▁His ▁el dest ▁son , ▁George , ▁the ▁third ▁Mar qu ess , ▁was ▁a ▁Lieutenant - General ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁Army . ▁When ▁he ▁died ▁the ▁titles ▁passed ▁to ▁his ▁el dest ▁son ▁Henry , ▁the ▁fourth ▁Mar qu ess . ▁He ▁was ▁Vice - Ad mir al ▁of ▁Ul ster . ▁Two ▁of ▁his ▁sons , ▁Victor