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Earl of Rosse ist ein britischer erblicher Adelstitel, der zweimal in der Peerage of Ireland geschaffen wurde. Familiensitz der Earls ist Birr Castle in der Stadt Birr, County Offaly in Irland .
Lawrence Parsons, 4th Earl of Rosse, followed his father’s footsteps and focused on astronomy, while his brother, the Honourable Sir Charles Algernon Parsons, was primarily an engineer and invented the modern steam turbine in 1884, allowing for cheap electricity which revolutionised power generation on land and sea.
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He served as a Member of Parliament from 1821-1834. Lord Rosse married Lady Mary Field, daughter of John Wilmer Field on 14 April 1836. Upon the death of his father, Laurence Parsons, 2nd Earl of Rosse in 1841, William became the 3rd Earl of Rosse. He was also President of the British Association from 1843-1844.
Sir Laurence Parsons (d.1698, created Baronet 1677) married Lady Frances, youngest daughter and co-heir of William Savage Esquire of Rheban, County Kildare, and was created Baronet of Birr Castle in 1677.
1 de jan. de 1970 · Lawrence Parsons, 2nd Earl of Rosse (21 May 1758 – 24 February 1841), known as Sir Lawrence Parsons, Bt, from 1791 to 1807, was an Irish peer.
Lawrence 4th Earl of Rosse Parsons (17 Nov 1840 - certain 29 Aug 1908) British astronomer (1840-1908)
