NAME AUTHORITIES: NRA: A'Court, William (1779-1860) 1st Baron Heytesbury, diplomat DNB: A'Court, William, first Baron Heytesbury (1779–1860), diplomatist LBT ID: LdHeyte1 VIAF ID: 77000704 | B/BAP: 1779-07-11 DIED: 1860-05-31 |
SOURCES: DNB; Virtual International Authority File; thePeerage.com | |
The eldest son of Sir William Pierce Ashe A'Court, first baronet (d. 1817); educated at
Eton, he was ambassador to Russia (1828-32) and lord lieutenant of Ireland
(1844-46). | |