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Thomas Vesey, 7th Viscount de Vesci
Irish noble, born 1955
The Rt Hon. Thomas Eustace Vesey, 7th Viscount de Vesci and 8th Baron Knapton (born 8 October 1955), is the son of the 6th Viscount de Vesci and the former Susan Anne Armstrong-Jones, sister of the 1st Earl of Snowdon. He sold Abbeyleix Castle, saddled with £1.5 million in death duties, in 1994 to the financier[1] Sir David Davies.[2] In addition to being a nephew of the 1st Earl of Snowdon, he is a grand-nephew of the 6th Earl of Kenmare.[3]'
Despite the sale of Abbeyleix House and Estate, Lord de Vesci continues to promote the heritage of the town of Abbeyleix. In 2012, he gave an interview about his family's connection to the town of Abbeyleix to Glenda Gilson for Irishheritagetowns.com.[4]