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Christopher, 1st Lord Castlecomer

Christopher Wandesford, 1st Lord Castlecomer

Christopher, 1st Lord Castlecomer

Christopher Wandesford, 1st Lord Castlecomer

Christopher Wandesford's grandson continued the family's tradition of service to the crown. His friendship with Sir Thomas Strafford, Lord Wentworth and Lord Deputy of Ireland, the close associate of Charles I was to serve him well. It was through this connection that he acquired the Castlecomer lands. In 1640, he himself became Lord Deputy, following Wentworth's fall from power. He died in December of the same year.

Sir Christopher Wandesford was the third son of Christopher. He succeeded to the family estates on the death of his brother George. However the upheavals of the English Civil War, the Confederacy in Ireland and the fact that the family were Royalists, meant that the Castlecomer lands were all but lost during his tenure. It wasn't until 1654 that the Wandesforde's had any presence in Castlecomer.

Sir Christopher Wandesford, 2nd Baronet, succeeded his father in 1686. It was during his life that Castlecomer became the family's chief residence. In 1692, he became Baron Wandesford and Viscount Castlecomer. He assumed a seat in the Irish House of Lords.

Sir Christopher Wandesford, 2nd Baron Wandesford and Viscount Castlecomer succeeded his father in 1709. He died in 1719 and his only child Christopher, 3rd Viscount, succeeded him. However, he died at the young age of nineteen in 1736.

He was succeeded by his uncle the Honourable George Wandesford, 4th Lord of Castlecomer. He moved to Ireland in 1737 and divided his time between Castlecomer and Dublin. He was succeeded by his only son Sir John Wandesford, 5th Baron Wandesford and Viscount Castlecomer in 1751. He died in 1784 in Castlecomer, leaving only his daughter Anne as heir to the Wandesford legacy.