Marquess of Heusden

Marquess of Heusden is a high-ranking Dutch title of nobility retained by the Earl of Clancarty. Richard Trench, 2nd Earl of Clancarty was credited with resolving various border disputes in the Netherlands, Germany and Italy at the Congress of Vienna (1814 – 1815) and in his role as Ambassador to the Netherlands. For his service as ambassador to The Hague, he was raised into the Dutch nobility with the creation of the hereditary title Markies van Heusden (Marquess of Heusden) by King William I of the Netherlands (royal decree 8 July 1815 no. 14).

Marquess of Heusden

Marquess of Heusden is a high-ranking Dutch title of nobility retained by the Earl of Clancarty. Richard Trench, 2nd Earl of Clancarty was credited with resolving various border disputes in the Netherlands, Germany and Italy at the Congress of Vienna (1814 – 1815) and in his role as Ambassador to the Netherlands. For his service as ambassador to The Hague, he was raised into the Dutch nobility with the creation of the hereditary title Markies van Heusden (Marquess of Heusden) by King William I of the Netherlands (royal decree 8 July 1815 no. 14).