Sir Francis Blundell, 3rd Baronet [SEP] noble title
Sir Francis Blundell, 3rd Baronet
Sir Francis Blundell, 3rd Baronet (30 January 1643 – 1707) was an Irish baronet and politician.
He was the son of Sir George Blundell, 2nd Baronet and his wife Sarah Colley, daughter of Sir William Colley. In 1675, he succeeded his father as baronet. The year before he and his two brothers William and Winwood killed Thomas Preston, 3rd Viscount Tara, but were acquitted of his murder and subsequently pardoned by the king. Following the Glorious Revolution in 1689,
Viscount Tara
Viscount Tara (or Taragh) was a title in the Peerage of Ireland.
The title was created by King Charles II in 1650 for the soldier Thomas Preston (1585–1655). He was the second son of Christopher Preston, 4th Viscount Gormanston. The 1st Viscount's son Anthony succeeded him as 2nd Viscount Tara. The title became extinct in 1674 on the death of Thomas, 3rd Viscount, at the hands of Sir Francis Blundell and his two brothers.
Viscounts Tara (1650).
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