Earl of Carbery, in the County of Cork, 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 5 August 1628 for the Welsh courtier and politician John Vaughan, 1st Baron Vaughan

John Vaughan, 1st Earl of Carbery

John Vaughan, 1st Earl of Carbery was a Welsh courtier and politician. He served Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex and later Prince Charles, heir to the throne of King James I...

. He had already been created Baron Vaughan, of Mullengar in the County of Westmeath, on 13 July 1621, also in the Peerage of Ireland. He was succeeded by his son, Richard

Richard Vaughan, 2nd Earl of Carbery

Richard Vaughan, 2nd Earl of Carbery KB, PC , styled The Honourable from 1621 until 1628 and then Lord Vaughan until 1634, was a Welsh soldier, peer and politician...

, the second Earl. He fought as a Royalist in the English Civil War

English Civil War

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. On 25 October 1643 Charles I

Charles I of England

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 created him Baron Vaughan, of Emlyn in the County of Carmarthen, in the Peerage of England

Peerage of England

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, which entitled him to a seat in the English House of Lords

House of Lords

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. His eldest son Francis Vaughan, Lord Vaughan sat as Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 for Carmarthen

Carmarthen (UK Parliament constituency)

Carmarthen was the name of a parliamentary constituency in Wales which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom between 1542 and 1997...

 but predeceased his father. Lord Carbery was therefore succeeded by his second son, John

John Vaughan, 3rd Earl of Carbery

Sir John Vaughan, 3rd Earl of Carbery KB, FRS , styled Lord Vaughan from 1643 to 1686, was Governor of Jamaica between 1675–1678....

, the third Earl. He notably served as Governor of Jamaica between 1675 and 1678 and as President of the Royal Society

President of the Royal Society

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 between 1686 and 1689. He had no surviving male issue and the titles became extinct on his death in 1713.

William Vaughan

William Vaughan (writer)

-Life:He was the son of Walter Vaughan and was born at Golden Grove, Carmarthenshire, Wales—his father's estate. He was descended from an ancient prince of Powys. He was brother to John Vaughan, 1st Earl of Carbery and Henry Vaughan , a well-known Royalist leader in the English Civil War...

 and Sir Henry Vaughan, brothers of the first Earl, both gained prominence in their own right. Sir Henry's son and namesake Sir Henry Vaughan was a Knight of the Shire for Carmarthenshire

Carmarthenshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Carmarthenshire was a parliamentary constituency in Wales which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until its representation was increased to two members for the 1832 general election....

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The family seat was Golden Grove, Carmarthenshire

Golden Grove, Carmarthenshire

Golden Grove is a mansion and estate in the Welsh county of Carmarthenshire located southwest of Llandeilo.-History:There have been three mansions on the estate. The first was built on the site in 1560 by the Vaughan family who were later ennobled as the Earls of Carbery. This was destroyed by...

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Earls of Carbery (1628)

• John Vaughan, 1st Earl of Carbery
  John Vaughan, 1st Earl of Carbery
  John Vaughan, 1st Earl of Carbery was a Welsh courtier and politician. He served Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex and later Prince Charles, heir to the throne of King James I...
  
   (c. 1574–1634)
• Richard Vaughan, 2nd Earl of Carbery
  Richard Vaughan, 2nd Earl of Carbery
  Richard Vaughan, 2nd Earl of Carbery KB, PC , styled The Honourable from 1621 until 1628 and then Lord Vaughan until 1634, was a Welsh soldier, peer and politician...
  
   (d. 1687)
  • Francis Vaughan, Lord Vaughan (before 1639–1667)
• John Vaughan, 3rd Earl of Carbery
  John Vaughan, 3rd Earl of Carbery
  Sir John Vaughan, 3rd Earl of Carbery KB, FRS , styled Lord Vaughan from 1643 to 1686, was Governor of Jamaica between 1675–1678....
  
  (1639–1713)
  • Hon. George Vaughan (1683–1685)