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Robert Stewart, 2. Marquess of Londonderry, KG, PC (* 18. Juni 1769 in Dublin; † 12. August 1822 in London), war ein britischer Staatsmann. Von 1796 bis 1821 führte er den Höflichkeitstitel Viscount Castlereagh, unter dem er allgemein bekannt geworden ist.
Robert Stewart, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry, KG, GCH, PC, PC (Ire) (18 June 1769 – 12 August 1822), usually known as Lord Castlereagh, derived from the courtesy title Viscount Castlereagh (UK: / ˈ k ɑː s əl r eɪ / KAH-səl-ray) by which he was styled from 1796 to 1821, was a British statesman and politician.
Stewart was the son of Robert Stewart, an Anglo-Irish landowner, who was elevated to the peerage in 1789 and later promoted earl (1796) and ultimately marquess (1816) of Londonderry. On his father’s death Castlereagh became the 2nd marquess of Londonderry.
Marquess, ergänzte den Familiennamen 1851 zu Vane-Tempest und dessen Sohn, der spätere 6. Marquess, 1885 weiter zu Vane-Tempest-Stewart. Liste der Marquesses of Londonderry (1816) Robert Stewart, 1. Marquess of Londonderry (1739–1821) Robert Stewart, 2. Marquess of Londonderry (1769–1822) Charles Vane, 3.
Stewart, Robert (1769–1822), Viscount Castlereagh and 2nd marquess of Londonderry , chief secretary for Ireland, politician, was born 18 June 1769 at 28 Henry Street, Dublin, the second, but only surviving, child of Robert Stewart (qv), later 1st marquess of Londonderry, landowner and MP for Co. Down (1771–83), and his first wife, Lady ...
Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh, (born June 18, 1769, Dublin, Ire.—died Aug. 12, 1822, London, Eng.), British politician. He was elected to the Irish Parliament in 1790 and later served in the British Parliament (1794–1805, 1806–22).
Robert Stewart, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry, better known to his contemporaries and to history as Viscount Castlereagh, committed suicide on 12 August 1822, at the age of fifty-three, when Foreign Secretary and Leader of the House of Commons.
