Henry Mountcharles
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Henry Vivien Pierpont Conyngham, 8th Marquess Conyngham (25 May 1951 – 18 June 2025), styled Viscount Slane until 1974 then Earl of Mount Charles from 1974 until 2009 and predominantly known as Lord Mount Charles, was an Anglo-Irish aristocrat who was best known for the rock concerts that he organised at his stately home Slane Castle, and for his column in the Irish Daily Mirror under the byline "Lord Henry".
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Born
(1951-05-25)25 May 1951Dublin, Ireland
Died
18 June 2025(2025-06-18) (aged 74)Dublin, Ireland
Citizenship
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Alma mater
Harvard University
Occupations
Aristocratconcert promoterlandownercolumnistdistillery founder
Years active
1981–2023
Known for
Rock concerts at Slane Castle
Spouses
mw- Juliet Ann Kitson (m. 1971; div. 1985) Lady Iona Charlotte Grimston (m. 1985)
Children
4
Father
The 7th Marquess Conyngham
Tables
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Preceded byFrederick Conyngham
Preceded byFrederick Conyngham
Peerage of Ireland
Preceded byFrederick Conyngham
Peerage of Ireland
Marquess Conyngham 2009–2025
Peerage of Ireland
Succeeded byAlexander Conyngham9th Marquess
| Peerage of Ireland | ||
| Preceded byFrederick Conyngham | Marquess Conyngham 2009–2025 | Succeeded byAlexander Conyngham9th Marquess |
References
- Irish Daily Mirrorhttp://www.irishmirror.ie/all-about/lord-henry-mountcharles
- Irish Independenthttps://m.independent.ie/irish-news/hunting-horn-sounds-lament-for-horse-loving-countess-35247800.html
- www.beauparc.iehttps://beauparc.ie/about/
- "Beauparc House, Beau Parc, Navan, Co. Meath"https://irishhistorichouses.com/2022/07/22/beauparc-house-beau-parc-navan-co-meath/
- Hot Presshttps://www.hotpress.com/culture/lord-henry-mountcharles-2750238
- Irish Timeshttps://www.irishtimes.com/culture/king-of-the-castle-1.183616
- TheJournal.iehttps://www.thejournal.ie/slane-castle-whiskey-distillery-3-4222629-Sep2018/
- Irish Timeshttps://www.irishtimes.com/news/sun-shone-for-stones-25-years-ago-but-some-said-they-were-past-it-1.955746
- Sunday Worldhttps://www.sundayworld.com/showbiz/irish-showbiz/slane-castles-lord-henry-mountcharles-reveals-he-was-near-death-with-lung-cancer/a1451713812.html
- Forbeshttps://www.forbes.com/sites/paulcaputo/2024/10/31/how-rock--roll-and-irish-whiskey-saved-slane-castle/
- www.irishmirror.iehttps://www.irishmirror.ie/all-about/lord-henry-mountcharles
- www.slaneirishwhiskey.comhttps://www.slaneirishwhiskey.com/
- Irish Timeshttps://www.irishtimes.com/obituaries/2025/06/19/henry-mount-charles-obituary-affable-striking-figure-who-brought-rock-music-to-slane/
- ElectionsIreland.orghttps://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20131004175146/http://electionsireland.org/4064
- Irish Timeshttps://www.irishtimes.com/news/mount-charles-may-run-as-independent-1.108697
- The Irish Timeshttp://www.irishtimes.com/news/mountcharles-not-to-seek-fg-nomination-1.1133962
- Country Life Magazinehttps://theoldmapshop.com/en-se/products/miss-juliet-kitson-country-life-magazine-portrait-august-26-1971-vol-cl-no-3872
- Historic Imageshttps://outlet.historicimages.com/products/rrx34807
- The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/1964/07/17/archives/debutante-given-party-in-england-at-gettys-estate-jessica-kitson.html
- The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/1976/06/15/archives/12-women-named-in-the-getty-will-and-several-who-knew-him-remember.html
- New York Magazinehttps://books.google.com/books?id=ROQCAAAAMBAJ&dq=penelope+kitson&pg=PA112
- Refinery29https://www.refinery29.com/en-gb/who-inherited-getty-fortune-trust-drama
- Google Groups – Peerage Newshttps://groups.google.com/group/peerage-news/browse_thread/thread/62565c9d83883ca4
- The Daily Telegraphhttps://web.archive.org/web/20140714233103/http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/births/149548/mount-charles
- The Daily Telegraphhttps://web.archive.org/web/20110809195533/http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/engagements/104839/the-earl-of-lichfield-and-lady-henrietta-conyngham
- The Catererhttps://www.thecaterer.com/news/chef-wolfe-conyngham-joins-pomonas-in-notting-hill
- The Timeshttps://www.thetimes.com/world/ireland-world/article/mountcharles-over-the-moon-as-daughter-marries-at-slane-castle-fssj72vdk
- RIP.iehttps://web.archive.org/web/20250623124903/https://rip.ie/death-notice/henry-conyngham-the-8th-marquess-conyngham-lord-henry-mount-charles-meath-slane-597514
- "Lord Henry Mount Charles of Slane Castle dies aged 74"https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2025/0619/1519297-lord-henry-mountcharles-has-died-aged-74/