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The Marquess holds the subsidiary titles of Earl of Donegall (1647), '''Earl of Belfast''' (1791), '''Viscount Chichester''', of Carrickfergus in the County of Antrim (1625), '''Baron Chichester''', of Belfast in the County of Antrim (1625), '''Baron Fisherwick''', of Fisherwick in the County of Stafford (1790), and ''' Baron Templemore ''', of Templemore in the County of Donegall (1831). All are in the Peerage of Ireland, except the Baronies of Fisherwick and Templemore, which are in the Peerages of Great Britain and the United Kingdom respectively.

Before the passage of the House Of Lords Act 1999 the Marquess sat in the House Of Lords as ''Baron Fisherwick and Templemore''.

The County in Ireland from which the title is derived is now spelt '' Donegal ''.


VISCOUNTS CHICHESTER ( 1625 )



EARLS OF DONEGALL ( 1647 )



MARQUESSES OF DONEGALL ( 1791 )


Heir Apparent: Patrick Chichester, Earl Of Belfast (b. 1952 )

Lord Belfast's Heir Apparent: James Chichester, Viscount Chichester