Baron Callan
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Baron Callan, of Callan in the County of Kilkenny, was a title in the Peerage of Ireland
. It was created on 4 June 1790 for George Agar, who had earlier represented Callan
in the Irish House of Commons
. He never married and the title became extinct on his death in 1815.
Ellis Bermingham, Countess of Brandon
, was the aunt of Lord Callan.
Peerage of Ireland
The Peerage of Ireland is the term used for those titles of nobility created by the English and later British monarchs of Ireland in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland. The creation of such titles came to an end in the 19th century. The ranks of the Irish peerage are Duke, Marquess, Earl,...
. It was created on 4 June 1790 for George Agar, who had earlier represented Callan
Callan (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Callan was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.-History:In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Callan was represented with two members.-1689–1801:-Bibliography:...
in the Irish House of Commons
Irish House of Commons
The Irish House of Commons was the lower house of the Parliament of Ireland, that existed from 1297 until 1800. The upper house was the House of Lords...
. He never married and the title became extinct on his death in 1815.
Ellis Bermingham, Countess of Brandon
Ellis Bermingham, Countess of Brandon
Ellis Bermingham was born in 1708 as Ellis Agar, daughter of James Agar and Mary Wemyss. She married, first , Theobald Bourke, 7th Viscount Mayo, and after his death in 1742 married secondly Francis Bermingham, 14th Baron Athenry .In 1758 Ellis Bermingham was granted the title "Countess of...
, was the aunt of Lord Callan.