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  Earl and marquess of Thomond - LoveToKnow 1911
Earl and marquess of Thomond - LoveToKnow 1911
EARL AND MARQUESS OF THOMOND, Irish titles borne by the great family of O'Brien, the earldom from 1543 to 1741 and the marquessate from 1800 to 1855.
Thomond, or TuaidhMuin, was one of the three principalities of Munster, forming the northern part of the province.
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 EARL AND MARQUESS OF T... - Online Information article about EARL AND MARQUESS OF T...
family of O'Brien, the earldom from 1543 to 174r and the marquessate from ',Soo to 1855.
Thomond, or Tuaidh-Muin, was one of the three principalities of See also:
Butler and was the lastindependent prince of Thomond.
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 List of Baronies
1392Beauchamp, NevillExtantcreated Earl of Abergavenny in 1784, Marquess of Abergavenny in 1876.\n-\n
1543O'Brienextantalso Earl of Inchiquin from 1654 to 1855 and Marquess of Thomond from 1800 to 1855\n-\nBaron Ardee
1806Brownextantalso Marquess of Sligo, Earl of Altamont, Earl of Clanricarde, Viscount Westport and Baron Monteagle in Ireland\n-\n
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 Reference Fresh : Article 'Earl of Bridgewater'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Baron Clifton1376CliftonExtinct 1394 Baron Camoys1383de Camoys, StonerExtantCreated by writ Baron Lumley1384LumleyAttainted 1400 Baron le Despencer1387le DespencerExtinct 1424 Baron Bergavenny1392Beauchamp, NevillExtantcreated Earl of Abergavenny in 1784, Marquess of Abergavenny in 1876.
Baron Burgh1529Burgh, LeithExtant Baron St John of Basing1539PauletExtantThe Barony is held by the Marquess of Winchester Baron Russell of Cheneys1539RussellExtantThe Barony is held by the Duke of Bedford Baron Wharton1544Wharton, Kemys-Tynte, Vintcent, RobertsonExtant Baron Seymour1546SeymourExtantHeld by the Duke of Somerset Baron Lumley1547LumleyExtinct 1609 Baron Seymour of Sudeley1547SeymourAttainted 1549 Baron Stafford1547StaffordExtinct 1640 Baron Willoughby of Parham1547Willoughby???
Baron Mount Stuart1761Montagu, Crichton-StuartExtantcreated Marquess of Bute in 1796 Baron Boston1761IrbyExtant Baron Pelham of Stanmer1762Pelham-Holles, PelhamExtantCreated Earl of Chichester in 1801.
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 Lewis: Co. Clare
III., a grant of the kingdom of Thomond, as it was called, to be held of the king during his minority, at a yearly rent of £100, and a fine of 1000 marks.
The title of Earl of Thomond, derived from this county, was raised to a Marquesate in 1800, in favour of the family of O'Biren, which also derives from the extensive territory of Inchiquin the titles of Earl and Baron, and from the district of BUrren also that of Baron.
It was for a long period tha place of sepulture of the princes of Thomond, and occasionally of the chiefs of the sept of Mac Namara; and its prostperity appears to have been in thse times dependent on this circumstance.
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 National Portrait Gallery A-Z of Portrait Sitters (T)
Francis Russell, Marquess of Tavistock (1739-1767), Son of John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford, and father of Francis Russell, 5th Duke of Bedford.
Henrietta Joan (née Tiarks), Marchioness of Tavistock (1940-), Wife of Henry Robin Ian Russell, Marquess of Tavistock.
Mary (Palmer), Marchioness of Thomond (1751-1820), Wife of Murrough O'Brien, 1st Marquess of Thomond.
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 List of hereditary baronies - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Barony is held by the Marquess of Winchester
The Barony is held by the Duke of Bedford
Created Marquess of Cholmondeley in 1815 in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
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 THOMOND, EARL AND MARQUESS OF - Encyclopedia Britannica - THOMOND, EARL AND MARQUESS OF - JCSM's Study Center   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
THOMOND, EARL AND MARQUESS OF This article appears in Volume V26, Page 869 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.
family of O'Brien, the earldom from 1543 to 174r and the marquessate from ',Soo to 1855.
families of Fitzgerald and Butler and was the lastindependent prince of Thomond.
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 Baron Inchiquin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The title of Baron Inchiquin is one of the older titles in the Peerage of Ireland, dating to 1543.
From 1654 to 1855 the Barons Inchiquin also held the titles of Earl of Inchiquin and Baron O'Brien, and was Marquess of Thomond from 1800 to 1855.
William O'Brien, 2nd Marquess of Thomond, 6th Earl of Inchiquin, 11th Baron Inchiquin (1765-1846), elected a Representative Peer in 1816
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 A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland by Samuel Lewis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The living is a vicarage, in the diocese of Meath, united, in 1816, to the vicarages of Dowth, Ardcath, Tymole, and Knockcoman, and in the patronage of the Marquess of Drogheda, in whom the rectory is impropriate.
There are also some remains of the priory of St. Mary, on the Marquess of Thomond's demesne, and also anciently an endowed hospital, of which there are no remains.
The parish is in the diocese of Armagh; the vicarage was united in the 18th century to those of Parsonstown, Marlinstown, and Salterstown, and is in the patronage of the Marquess of Drogheda; the rectory is impropriate in Lady Bellingham.
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 Society Religion and Spirituality Christianity Denominations Catholicism Reference Catholic Encyclopedia M   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Like many of his ancestors, he was chief historian to the O'Briens, princes of Thomond and chiefs of the Dalcassian clans.
Matilda of Canossa - Countess of Tuscany, daughter and heiress of the Marquess Boniface of Tuscany, and Beatrice, daughter of Frederick of Lorraine, b.
Matilda, Saint - Biography of the Queen of Germany, wife of Henry I (the Fowler).
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 Corvus '02 - Kilkenny Castle   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Strongbow built a castle here as early as 1172 but this structure was destroyed by Donald O'Brien, King of Thomond.
In 1391, it was sold to the Butlers, Earls of Ormonde, who after the Restoration of 1660 carried out a major rebuilding of the old castle, after it had been damaged in Cromwell's siege of 1650.
Except for the classical-style gateway of 1703-06, the whole castle was again rebuilt during the 1820s in an uncompromisingly feudal-revival style by William Robert's son for the first Marquess of Ormonde.
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 Kennedy History
His son, the twelfth Earl, was a close friend of the Duke of Clarence, who, on his coronation as William IV, created him Marquess of Ailsa.
The second Marquess, Archibald Kennedy, was killed in a hunting accident in 1870.
His son succeeded to the title at the age of twenty-two, and after his death in 1938 the family title was borne by each of his three sons in turn.
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 List of Marquessates -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The list is followed by a list of marquessates in other countries.
created (additional info and facts about Marquess of Wharton) Marquess of Wharton and (additional info and facts about Marquess of Malmesbury) Marquess of Malmesbury in the (additional info and facts about Peerage of Great Britain) Peerage of Great Britain at the same time.
Marquessates in the Peerages of the United Kingdom and Ireland, 1801-present
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 FitzMaurice Earls of Orkney
Mary, wife of Murrough, 1st Marquess of Thomond.
Mary died in 1790 and was succeeded by her daughter, who was also named Mary.
Thomas Fitzmaurice (1742—28 Oct 1793), 2nd son of John, Earl of Shelburne, and brother of 1st Marquess of Lansdowne.
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 thePeerage.com - nil and others
Admiral James O'Brien, 3rd Marquess of Thomond b.
     William O'Brien, 2nd Marquess of Thomond was born circa 1765.
She married William O'Brien, 2nd Marquess of Thomond, son of Edward O'Bryen and Mary Carrick, on 16 September 1799.
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 The Greystoke/Grebson Lineage   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Due to this book, Sir William was denied the title of Marquess of Brandon, which Her Majesty was considering granting him, despite his being a divorced man and once having been named as co-respondent (though not guilty).
Jun 1907), widow of Marquess Blackwater and youngest dau.
1910 in Gabon, the marquessate of Exminister, the viscountcy of Passmore, and the baronetcy becoming extinct according to the limitations of heirs male of the body, and was succeeded by his cousin,
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 United Kindom Substates
She was Married to Murrough O'Brien, 1st Marquis of Thomond.
In the lawsuit that followed, known as the "Sutherland Peerage Case", the old Sutherland house of Forse claimed superior rights, but the verdict was finally given in favor of the infant countess in 1771.
Elizabeth married an Englishman, George Granville Leveson-Gower whose father, the Earl of Gower, was created the Marquess of Stafford, titles to which he himself succeeded in 1803.
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 Burke coat of arms
He consolidated his social position by marrying a daughter of Donal Mor O Brien, King of Thomond (now the area around Shannon airport).
John, Earl of Comyn, and Baron of Tonsburgh, in Normandy (whose descent has been deduced from Charlemagne), being general of the King's forces, and governor of his chief towns, assumed thence the surname of de Burgh.
In the seventeenth century, to prevent their lands from being confiscated by the followers of William of Orange, they changed from Catholicism to Protestantism, as did many of the neighbouring families.
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The Marquess of Gastanaga, Governor of the Spanish Netherlands, repaired to the assembly from the viceregal Court of Brussels.
But the immense majority of our peers, baronets and opulent esquires had never served except in the trainbands, and had never borne a part in any military exploit more serious than that of putting down a riot or of keeping a street clear for a procession.
The Marquess of Ruvigny, the hereditary chief of the refugees, and elder brother of the brave Caillemot, who had fallen at the Boyne, had joined the army with the rank of major general.
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 Islandsof Cork county , Lewis, 1837 description ©Jane Lyons
Being high and precipitious, it is difficult of access, except in calm weather; it's south western side has been much excavated by the waves, and at the base of some cliffs are huge detached masses of rock.
It is the property of the Marquess of Thomond, and contains about 30 acres of excellent pasturage for sheep.
It's elevation and central position point it out as an admirable situation for a lighthouse, which would be of great benefit to vessels entering Youghal bay and to trade to Cork harbour.
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 Western Ireland with Galway Sights & Activities | Fodor's Online Travel Guide
Built in 1835 by Cornelius O'Brien -- of Bunratty Castle fame and a descendant of the Kings of Thomond -- O'Brien's Tower is a defiant, broody sentinel built at the cliffs' highest point and was built to encourage tourism (yes, there were even tourists back then).
The showpiece of the town remains Westport House and Country Park, a stately home built on the site of an earlier castle (believed to have been the home of the 16th-century warrior queen, Grace O'Malley) and most famed for its setting right on the shores of a beautiful lake.
The house was begun in 1730 to the designs of Richard Castle, added to in 1778, and completed in 1788 by architect James Wyatt for the Marquess of Sligo of the Browne family.
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 National Portrait Gallery A-Z of Portrait Sitters (O)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Eliza Bridgeman O'Brien (née Willyams) (died 1802), Wife of James O'Brien, later 3rd Marquess of Thomond.
Mary (O'Brien), Countess of Orkney (1755-1831), Countess in her own right; wife of 1st Marquess of Thomond.
James Arthur Wellington Foley Butler, 4th Marquess of Ormonde (1849-1943), State Steward to Earl of Canarvon when Viceroy of Ireland.
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 thePeerage.com - nil and others
Admiral James O'Brien, 3rd Marquess of Thomond (M) b.
     Admiral James O'Brien, 3rd Marquess of Thomond was born circa 1768.
He was buried on 10 July 1855 in St. Saviour's, Walcot, England.
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 Our Family Tree - aqwg194
His wife was imprisoned for denying Queen Isabella entry to Leeds Castle.
was born Between 1280-1286 in Thomond, Connaught, County Clare, Ireland.
44, Berkeley, Viscount Berkeley, Earl of Nottingham, and Marquess of Berkeley]
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 Henry Somerset, 1st Duke of Beaufort   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
He was previously the 3rd Marquess of Worcester, having inherited that title on the death of his father Edward Somerset, 2nd Marquess of Worcester on April 3, 1667.
Beaufort was invested as Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) in 1672; on April 22nd, 1679 he became Privy Councillor (P.C.); and he held the office of Lord President of Wales (s.a.
Lady Mary Somerset, Lady of the Bedchamber, who was married to James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde as his second wife, and became mother of one son and two daughters;
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 The O'Brien Clan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
- macLorcain, Cennétig of Thomond, King of Thomond
It must be noted at this time, that the Kings of Thomond ended.
Winner of the 4 Shamrock award from Doras, "the world's most comprehensive directory of Irish and Irish-related websites." Read the Doras review of this site.
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 obrien04
Murrough had been appointed the Chief of the O'Briens ahead of his nephew Donough, son of Morrough's elder brother Conor, the last King of Thomond.
Murrough was created Earl of Thomond after he had surrendered the Kingship of Thomond to Henry VIII of England.
When he died, the earldom passed to his nephew Donough so that it would follow the senior line of the family.
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Spared from demolition by the 2nd Marquess of Ely and acquired by Francis Blackburne, Lord Chancellor of Ireland.
Sold in 1781 to Alexander Stewart, brother of the 1st Marquess of Londondery.
Built by the 2nd Earl of Shelburne, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne.
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 artsMIA: Permanent Collection   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
1792], London, England from 1723-1982;[1] Possibly by descent to Mary Palmer O'Brien Thomond [d.
1820], Marchioness of Thomond, London, England from 1792 through 1795;[2] (possibly Thomond [Inchiquin] sale through Christie's, London, England, March 14, 1795, lot 68, sold as collection of Joshua Reynolds);[3] purchased at sale by Offley, in 1795.[4] Prince Elim Demidoff di San Donato, San Donato (near Florence), Italy, by 1888.[5] Charles Porgès, Paris, France.
[2] Mary Palmer O'Brien was the niece of Reynolds, in 1792, she married the 5th Earl of Inchiquin, who became 1st Marquess of Thomond in 1800.
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 History of the Taplow House Hotel
The building has a rich and varied history following its presentation by James l to Hampson, the first governor of Virginia in 1628.
It was owned by Pascoe Grenfell, the MP for Great Marlow and Penrhyn in 1794 before being sold to the Marquess of Thomond in 1838.
It has been put up for sale by auction twice, once in 1875 and again in 1906 where auction booklets have clearly recorded the many changes to the property over time.
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