Lucas Dillon, 6th Viscount Dillon

Lucas Dillon, 6th Viscount Dillon (died 1682) was an Irish peer who recovered title and lands after the restoration of King Charles II.

Lucas Dillon
Viscount Dillon
Tenure	1674–1682
Predecessor	Lucas, 5th Viscount Dillon
Successor	Theobald, 7th Viscount Dillon
Died	September or October 1682 Kilfaughny, County Westmeath
Spouse(s)	Ursula Dongan Anne Nugent
Issue	Both marriages were childless
Father	Theobald Dillon
Mother	Sarah Bourke

Birth and origins

Lucas was born in Ireland as the eldest son of Theobald Dillon and his wife Sarah Bourke.^[1] His father was the third son of Christopher Dillon, who was the eldest son and heir apparent of Theobald Dillon, 1st Viscount Dillon.^[2][3] The Dillons are an Old English family, established in 1185 when Sir Henry Dillon came to Ireland with Prince John.^[4] Lucas's mother was an illegitimate daughter of David Bourke, who was a younger son of Theobald Bourke, 1st Viscount Mayo. Her family, the Mayo Bourkes, were Gaelicised Old English.^[1]

He heads the list of siblings below as the eldest:

1. Lucas (died 1682)
2. James, who was a captain in the army^[5]

His sisters were:

1. Honora, who married firstly Robert Dillon of Lisnagragh and secondly James Dillon of Rathmane^[6]
2. Bridget, who married a Dillon of County Mayo^[7]

Family tree

Lucas Dillon with wife, parents, and other selected relatives.[a] Theobald 1st Viscount d. 1624 Eleanor Tuite d. 1638 Christopher Dillon of Ballylaghan d. 1624 d.v.p.* Janet Dillon m. 1604 Lucas Dillon of Loughglynn 1579–1656 Lucas 2nd Viscount 1610–1629 Thomas 4th Viscount 1615–1673 Theobald Dillon Sarah Bourke Robert Dillon of Loughglynn Theobald 3rd Viscount 1629–1630 Thomas 5th Viscount d. 1674 Ursula Dongan d. 1680 Lucas 6th Viscount d. 1682 Ann Nugent Theobald 7th Viscount d. 1691 Jacobite Henry 8th Viscount d. 1714 Frances Hamilton d. 1751 Arthur 1670–1733 French General Christina Sheldon 1684–1757 Richard 9th Viscount 1688–1737 Charles 10th Viscount 1701–1741 Henry 11th Viscount 1705–1787 Charlotte Lee d. 1794 Legend XXX Subject of the article XXX Viscounts Dillon *d.v.p. = predeceased his father (decessit vita patris)

Viscount

Lucas's uncle Thomas Dillon, 4th Viscount Dillon, died in 1673^[9][10] and was succeeded by his only surviving son, also called Thomas Dillon, Lucas's cousin. Thomas Dillon, the 5th Viscount died without surviving children a year later.^[11] Lucas succeeded him as the 6th Viscount Dillon in 1674. On 28 February 1675 he granted a yearly pension of £600 (about £110,000 in 2023^[12]) to Elizabeth, the widow of the 5th Viscount.^[13]

Marriages

Lord Dillon, as he was now, married firstly Ursula, daughter of William Dongan, 1st Earl of Limerick,^[14] by Maria Euphemia, daughter of Sir Richard Chambers, Baronet. Ursula died childless in 1680.^[15] In 1682 he married secondly Lady Anne Nugent, daughter of Richard Nugent, 2nd Earl of Westmeath.^[16]

Quit rent waiver

On 22 September 1675 Lord Dillon obtained from King Charles II the waver of the quit rents to the amount of £455 13s. 10d (about £90,000 in 2023^[12]) due to the Crown according to the Irish Act of Settlement of 1662.^[17]

Death, succession, and timeline

A few months after his second marriage Lord Dillon suddenly died of dropsy in September or October 1682 at Kilfaughny, Westmeath,^[18] childless despite his two marriages. He was succeeded by Theobald as the 7th Viscount, a second cousin.^[19] His widow married secondly Sir William Talbot, 3rd Baronet and died after 14 July 1710.

Timeline
As his birth date is uncertain, so are all his ages.
Age	Date	Event
0	1650, estimate	Born.[b]
9–10	1660, 29 May	Restoration of King Charles II[20]
23–24	1674	Succeeds his cousin, Thomas Dillon, as the 6th Viscount.[11]
24–25	1675, 28 Feb	Grants a pension of £600 to the widow of his predecessor, the 5th Viscount.[13]
24–25	1675, about	Married Ursula Dongan, his 1st wife.[15]
24–25	1675, 22 Sep	Charles II waved the quit-rent for the lands restored to the 4th Viscount in the Act of Settlement of 1662.
29–30	1680	First wife died.[15]
31–32	1682, Mar	Married Anne Nugent, his 2nd wife[16]
31–32	1682, Sep or Oct	Died at Kilfaughny, County Westmeath[19]