Baron Ranelagh
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Baron Ranelagh, of Ranelagh in the County of Wicklow, was a title in the Peerage of Ireland
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 18 April 1715 for Sir Arthur Cole, 2nd Baronet, who had earlier represented Enniskillen
Enniskillen (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Enniskillen was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.-History:In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Enniskillen was not represented.-1692–1801:...

 and Roscommon Borough
Roscommon Borough (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Roscommon Borough was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1611 to 1800. Between 1725 and 1793 Catholics and those married to Catholics could not vote.-Members of Parliament:*1613–1615*1689 Patriot Parliament** John Dillon...

 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...

. The Baronetcy, of Newland in the County of Dublin, was created in the Baronetage of Ireland in 1660 for his father John Cole, a member of the Irish Parliament for County Fermanagh. Lord Ranelagh was childless and the titles became extinct on his death in 1754.

Michael Cole, brother of the first Baronet, was the ancestor of the Earls of Enniskillen
Earl of Enniskillen
Earl of Enniskillen is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1789 for William Cole, 1st Viscount Enniskillen. He had already been created Viscount Enniskillen in the Peerage of Ireland in 1776 and had inherited the title Baron Mount Florence, of Florence Court in the County of...

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Cole Baronets, of Newland (1660)

  • Sir John Cole, 1st Baronet (d. c. 1691)
  • Arthur Cole, 1st Baron Ranelagh (c. 1664–1754) (created Baron Ranelagh in 1715)
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