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connections of his family, Francis Taaffe was confirmed as 3rd Earl of Carlingford by King William III, and the attainder and forfeiture of the estates incurred by his elder brother was repealed. This favour he owed to his position at the court of the
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On the 4th Earl's death in 1738, the Earldom of Carlingford became extinct; both the Imperial and Irish estates as well as the viscountcy of Taaffe went to a cousin,
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Independent of the legal situation in Britain, the monarchy was abolished in Austria on 12 November 1918, and on 28 April 1919 the newly established
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and his family remained loyal to the Austrian monarch. Thus in 1919, the 12th Viscount was deprived of the viscountcy following the enactment of the
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was no longer recognised as such by the Austrian State, although in society circles and private newspapers, he still appeared as Count.
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under a coalition of the Social Democratic and Christian Social parties abolished all noble titles for Austrians through the
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by a Protestant heir, leading to a lengthy lawsuit. Like so many of his family, Nicholas Taaffe had been brought up in
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Taaffe), the continental equivalent of an Earl. In 1919, as a consequence of siding with the enemies of Britain in
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O.F.M., a Franciscan priest and teacher, served as papal nuncio to Ireland, chaplain to the exiled queen mother
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published in December 1904 contains some interesting correspondence collected from Taaffe's papers.
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male-line descendants of the original grantee in perpetuity; male family members were thus styled
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had a distinguished political career in the service of the Habsburgs and served for two terms as
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One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the
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General Charles Rudoph Joseph Francis Taaffe, 10th Viscount Taaffe, Graf Taaffe (1823—1873)
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From the 13th century, the Taaffes had been one of the leading families in the north of
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Francis John Charles Joseph Taaffe, 8th Viscount Taaffe, Graf Taaffe (1788—1849)
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From the 18th century onwards, the holders of these titles mainly lived in the
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Charles Rudolph Francis Joseph Clement Graf von Taaffe, 10th Viscount Taaffe
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Each person listed is the son of his predecessor, unless otherwise noted.
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Francis John Charles Joseph Rudolph Graf von Taaffe, 8th Viscount Taaffe
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Louis Patrick John Taaffe, 9th Viscount Taaffe, Graf Taaffe (1791—1855)
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in 1967 no eligible heirs came forward and the title became extinct.
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in 1860 recognized the right of the family to hold the Irish title.
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With the Taaffes now living mainly in the lands of the Habsburgs, a
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Biographisches Lexicon Österreichs. Memoirs of the Family of Taaffe
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Feldmarschall Nicholas Taaffe, 6th Viscount Taaffe, Graf von Taaffe
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On the 3rd Earl's death, his titles and estates went to his nephew
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Edward Francis Joseph Taaffe, 11th Viscount Taaffe, Graf Taaffe
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Rodolphus Taaffe, 7th Viscount Taaffe, Graf Taaffe (1762—1830)
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Theobald Taaffe, 4th Earl of Carlingford, 5th Viscount Taaffe
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Nicholas Taaffe, 2nd Earl of Carlingford, 3rd Viscount Taaffe
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Theobald Taaffe, 1st Earl of Carlingford, 2nd Viscount Taaffe
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Francis Taaffe, 3rd Earl of Carlingford, 4th Viscount Taaffe
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Louis Patrick John Graf von Taaffe, 9th Viscount Taaffe
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Army, having greatly distinguished himself at the 1683
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The 1st Earl was succeeded by his second son 596:Heinrich Graf von Taaffe, 12th Viscount Taaffe 574:(23 May 1788 – 8 February 1849) 560:Nicholas Graf von Taaffe, 6th Viscount Taaffe 590:Eduard Graf von Taaffe, 11th Viscount Taaffe 566:Rudolph Graf von Taaffe, 7th Viscount Taaffe 150:in 1628, together with the subsidiary title 637:John Taaffe, 1st Viscount Taaffe (d. 1642) 523: 487:Heinrich Graf Taaffe, 12th Viscount Taaffe 471:Heinrich Graf Taaffe, 12th Viscount Taaffe 222:The Taaffes in Great Britain & Ireland 602: 285:, as 2nd Earl. 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