Viscount Fitzhardinge

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Viscount FitzHardinge
Coronet of a British Viscount.svg
Arms of the Viscount FitzHardinge
Arms: Gules, a Chevron between ten Crosses-Pattée, six in chief and four in base, Argent. Crest: A Unicorn passant Gules.
Creation date14 July 1663
MonarchCharles II
PeeragePeerage of Ireland
First holderCharles Berkeley, 1st Earl of Falmouth
Last holderJohn Berkeley, 4th Viscount Fitzhardinge
Subsidiary titlesBaron Berkeley, of Rathdowne
StatusExtinct
Extinction date19 December 1712
MottoPAUCA SUSPEXI PAUCIORA DEXPEXI
(Few suspected, fewer bargained)

Viscount Fitzhardinge is an extinct title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created on 14 July 1663 for Charles Berkeley, later Earl of Falmouth, of the Bruton branch of the Berkeley family, with the subsidiary title of Baron Berkeley of Rathdowne, also in the Peerage of Ireland. It passed by special remainder to Charles' father, Charles, then to Maurice, elder brother of the first viscount, and then to their younger brother, John. The title became extinct on John's death in 1712.

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