Louis XVI removed the viscountcy of Cherbourg by edict in November 1771, and transferred the rights of justice to the Bailiwick of Valognes. |
On his death in 2001 he was succeeded in the hereditary barony and viscountcy by his son, the third Viscount. |
He died on the 28th of December 1888, the viscountcy becoming extinct. |
It is a way of commemorating the splendour of the town's mediaeval past, when it was the main town and focal point of the extensive viscountcy of Cabrera. |
Bruce was awarded a viscountcy in 1947 the first Australian to be so honoured. |
On 10 October Hailsham announced his intention to renounce his viscountcy. |