| Viscountcy Monck | |
|---|---|
 Arms: Gules, a chevron between three lions' heads erased argent. Crest: A dragon passant, wings addorsed, sable. Supporters: Dexter, a dragon, wings addorsed argent langued gules holding over the dexter shoulder a laurel branch fructed proper; Sinister, a lion argent, langued gules, holding over the sinister shoulder a laurel branch fructed proper. | |
| Creation date | 5 January 1801 |
| Created by | KingGeorge III |
| Peerage | Peerage of Ireland |
| First holder | Charles Stanley Monck |
| Present holder | Charles Stanley Monck, 7th Viscount |
| Heir presumptive | Hon. George Stanley Monck |
| Remainder to | The 1st Viscount'sheirs maleof the body lawfully begotten |
| Subsidiary titles | Baron Monck |
| Status | Extant |
| Motto | Fortiter, fideliter, feliciter. (Boldly, faithfully, happily).[1] |
Viscount Monck, of Ballytrammon in theCounty of Wexford, is a title in thePeerage of Ireland. It was created in 1801 forCharles Monck, 1st Baron Monck. He had already been createdBaron Monck, of Ballytrammon in the County of Wexford, in 1797, also in the Peerage of Ireland. His eldest son,the second Viscount, was in 1822 createdEarl of Rathdowne in the Peerage of Ireland. However, this title became extinct on his death, while he was succeeded in the other titles by his younger brother, the third Viscount. The latter's son,the fourth Viscount, served as the 1stGovernor General of Canada. In 1866, he was given the titleBaron Monck, of Ballytrammon in the County of Wexford, in thePeerage of the United Kingdom. This title gave the viscounts a seat in the WestminsterHouse of Lords until the passing of theHouse of Lords Act 1999. As of 2012[update] the titles are held by his great-great-grandson, the seventh Viscount, who succeeded his father in 1982. He does not use his titles.
Theheir presumptive is the present holder's brother, the Hon. George Stanley Monck (born 1957)
The next and last in line to the titles is the present holder's youngest brother, the Hon. James Stanley Monck (born 1961).
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