Amelia Cary, Viscountess Falkland Amelia Cary, Viscountess Falkland Amelia Cary, Viscountess Falkland (21 March 1807 – 2 July 1858), was a British noblewoman. Born the fifth illegitimate daughter of William IV of the United Kingdom (then Duke of Clarence) by his long-time mistress Dorothea Jordan. Amelia had four sisters and five brothers, all surnamed FitzClarence. Soon after their father became monarch, the FitzClarence children were raised to the ranks of younger children of a marquess. A granddaughter of George III, Amelia was named after her aunt Princess Amelia. Amelia FitzClarence was the fifth daughter of Prince William, Duke of Clarence, by his long-time mistress,
Governor-General of the Irish Free State further effect of the 1926 conference (in particular, of the Balfour Declaration) was that the monarch also ceased to receive formal advice from the British government in relation to his role in the Irish Free State; such advice thenceforth came officially only from the Executive Council of the Irish Free State (the Cabinet). The Free State constitution did not limit the governor-general to a fixed term of office. But, in 1927, the Irish government decided that no governor-general would serve a term longer than five years. Under the constitution of the Irish Free State, the governor-general was bound to act