Earl of Kerry
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Earldom of Kerry | |
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Creation date | 1723 |
Created by | George I of Great Britain |
Peerage | Peerage of Ireland |
First holder | Thomas Fitzmaurice, 21st Baron Kerry |
Present holder | Charles Petty-Fitzmaurice, 9th Marquess of Lansdowne, 10th Earl of Kerry |
Heir apparent | Simon Petty-Fitzmaurice |
Former seat(s) | Convamore House |
Arms |
Baron Kerryis an ancient title in thePeerage of Ireland,named afterCounty Kerry.It was created circa 1223 forThomas FitzMaurice, Lord OConnello,son ofMaurice FitzGerald, Lord of Llanstephan.
In 1325,Maurice FitzMaurice, 4th Baron Kerry,murdered Diarmaid Óg MacCarthy (son of Cormac Mór MacCarthy) in the courtroom atTralee.For this act, Maurice was tried andattaintedby the parliament in Dublin and his lands forfeited, but after his death they were restored to his brother John FitzMaurice, 5th Baron of Kerry.
The title was sometimes given asBaron Lixnaw(afterLixnaw) orBaron Kerry and Lixnaw.In a 1615 dispute withBaron Slaneover precedence, it was claimed the title "Baron Lixnaw" was promoted by the rivalEarl of Desmond,who wanted "Baron Kerry" to be aa courtesy titlefor his heir. ThePrivy Council of Ireland's ruling in the dispute referred to Baron Kerry as both "Lo[rd] of Kierry" and "Baron of Kierry and Licksnawe" [sic].[1]
In 1537, the eleventh Baron was createdBaron OdorneyandViscount Kilmaulein thePeerage of Ireland.However, these titles became extinct on his death in 1541 while he was succeeded in the Barony of Kerry by his younger brother.
The twenty-first Baron was createdEarl of Kerryin thePeerage of Irelandin 1723. His younger son John Petty Fitzmaurice was created the 1st Earl of Shelbourne in thePeerage of Irelandin 1753 and his sonWilliam Petty FitzMaurice,the 2ndEarl of Shelburne,who served as British prime minister from 1782 to 1783, was createdMarquess of Lansdownein 1784. In 1818 the latter's son, the third Marquess, succeeded his cousin as 4th Earl of Kerry and 24th Baron Kerry. Earl of Kerry has subsequently been used as acourtesy titleby heirs of the Marquess.
Barons Kerry (1223)
[edit]- Thomas Fitzmaurice, 1st Baron Kerry(diedc. 1260) According toJohn O'Hart,his father was Maurice FitzRaymond, the fourth son ofRaymond FitzGeraldle GrosandBasilia de Clare[2]
- Maurice Fitzthomas Fitzmaurice, 2nd Baron Kerry(died 1303)
- Nicholas Fitzmaurice, 3rd Baron Kerry(died 1324)
- Maurice Fitzmaurice, 4th Baron Kerry(died 1339)
- John Fitzmaurice, 5th Baron Kerry(died 1348)
- Maurice Fitzmaurice, 6th Baron Kerry(died 1398)
- Patrick Fitzmaurice, 7th Baron Kerry(diedc. 1410)
- Thomas Fitzmaurice, 8th Baron Kerry(died 1469)
- Edmond Fitzmaurice, 9th Baron Kerry(died 1498)
- Edmond Fitzmaurice, 10th Baron Kerry(died 1543) resigned his estates to become alay brotherinArdfert Abbey
- Edmond Fitzmaurice, 11th Baron Kerry(died 1541) (createdViscount Kilmaulein 1537)
Viscounts Kilmaule (1537)
[edit]- Edmond Fitzmaurice, 1st Viscount Kilmaule(died 1541) (extinct)
Barons Kerry (1223; Reverted)
[edit]- Patrick Fitzmaurice, 12th Baron Kerry(died 1547)
- Thomas Fitzmaurice, 13th Baron Kerry(died 1549)
- Edmond Fitzmaurice, 14th Baron Kerry(died 1549)
- Gerard Fitzmaurice, 15th Baron Kerry(died 1550)
- Thomas Fitzmaurice, 16th Baron Kerry(c. 1502–1590)
- Patrick Fitzmaurice, 17th Baron Kerry(c. 1541–1600)
- Thomas Fitzmaurice, 18th Baron Kerry(1574–1630)
- Patrick Fitzmaurice, 19th Baron Kerry(1595–1661)
- William FitzMaurice, 20th Baron Kerry(1633–1697)
- Thomas Fitzmaurice, 21st Baron Kerry(1668–1741) (createdEarl of Kerryin 1723)
Earls of Kerry (1723)
[edit]- Thomas FitzMaurice, 1st Earl of Kerry(1668–1741)
- William FitzMaurice, 2nd Earl of Kerry(1694–1747)
- Francis Thomas-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Earl of Kerry(1740–1818)
- Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne, 4th Earl of Kerry(1780–1863)
SeeMarquess of Lansdownefor further Earls of Kerry.
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Sources
[edit]- Brownhill, J. (1929)."Kerry, and Kerry and Lixnaw".InCokayne, George Edward;Doubleday, H. A.;Howard de Walden, Lord(eds.).The Complete Peerage.Vol. VII (revised ed.). London: St Catherine's Press. pp. 201–216.
Citations
[edit]- ^"Notes of Ancient Records and Rolls for the Lord of Kiery, &c".Carew MS 600, p. 162.London:The National Archives.1615.
- ^O'Hart, John (1923)."Redmond (No. 1)".Irish pedigrees; or, The origin and stem of the Irish nation.New York: Murphy & McCarthy. pp. 355–357.