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Baron Carew

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Arms of Carew:Or, threelions passantin pale sable[1]These were the arms shown on the seal of "Nicholas de Carreu"(c.1255–1311), appended to theBarons' Letter, 1301,which he joined as "Lord ofMulesford"and which wereblazonedfor the same bearer in the Caerlaverock Poem orRoll of Armsof 1300, when he was present at the Siege ofCaerlaverock Castle.From him are descended theCarew baronetsof Antony and of Haccombe, theEarl of Totnesand Baron Carew

Baron Carewis a title that has been created three times. The first creation was in thePeerage of Englandin 1605. The first recipient,Sir George Carew(1555–1629), was later madeEarl of Totnesin 1626. Both titles became extinct on his death as he left no heirs.

The next two creations were in favour of the same person,Robert Shapland Carew(1787–1856), who had previously representedCounty Wexfordin theHouse of Commonsand served asLord Lieutenant of County Wexford.In 1834 he was createdBaron Carewin thePeerage of Irelandand in 1838 he was madeBaron Carew,of Castle Boro in the County of Wexford, in thePeerage of the United Kingdom.His eldest son, the second Baron, sat asLiberalMember of ParliamentforCounty Waterfordand wasLord Lieutenant of County Wexford.

On the death of his younger son, the fourth Baron, this line of the family failed. The late Baron was succeeded by his first cousin, the fifth Baron. He was the son of the Hon. Shapland Francis Carew, younger son of the first Baron. His son, the sixth Baron, assumed in 1938 by deed poll the additional surname of Conolly, which was that of his maternal grandfather. As of 2014the titles are held by his son, the seventh Baron, who succeeded in 1994.

Between 1956 and 1965 the sixth Baron was the owner ofCastletown Houseand Estate inCounty Kildare,regarded as one ofIreland's finestcountry housesand now amuseumopen to the public and in the ownership of the Irish State.

The original family seat wasWoodstown HouseinCounty Waterford,[2]but is nowDonadea House,nearNaas,County Kildare.

Barons Carew, first creation (1605)

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Barons Carew, second and third creations (1834, 1838)

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Theheir apparentis the present holder's son, the Hon. William Patrick Conolly-Carew (born 1973).
The heir apparent's heir apparent is his son, Patrick Edward Conolly-Carew (born 2002).

Title succession chart

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Title succession chart, Barons Carew.
Robert Carew
1st Baron Carew
1787–1856
Robert Carew
2nd Baron Carew
1818–1881		Hon.
Shapland Carew
1827–1892
Robert Carew
3rd Baron Carew
1860–1923		George Carew
4th Baron Carew
1863–1926		Gerald Carew
5th Baron Carew
1860–1927
William Conolly-Carew
6th Baron Carew
1905–1994
Patrick Conolly-Carew
7th Baron Carew
born 1938
Hon.
William Conolly-Carew
born 1973
Patrick Conolly-Carew
born 2002

Line of succession

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Line of succession

References

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  1. ^Debrett's Peerage, 1968, Carew Baronets, p. 155; Baron Carew p. 216.
  2. ^Landed Estates Database."CAREW (CASTLEBORO & WOODSTOWN)".landedestates.nuigalway.ie.Archived fromthe originalon 16 March 2017.Retrieved8 June2015.

Further reading

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