Earl of Kerry
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Baron Kerry is an ancient title in the Peerage of Ireland
. It was created circa 1223 for Thomas Fitzmaurice.
In 1325, Maurice FitzMaurice, 4th Baron of Kerry, murdered Diarmaid Óg MacCarthy (son of Cormac Mór MacCarthy) in the courtroom at Tralee. For this act, Maurice was tried and attainted by the parliament in Dublin and his lands forfeited, but after his death they were restored to his brother John FitzMaurice, 5th Baron of Kerry.
In 1537 the eleventh Baron was created Baron Odorney and Viscount Kilmaule in the Peerage 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 created Earl of Kerry in the Peerage of Ireland
in 1723. His younger son John Petty was created Earl of Shelburne in the Peerage of Ireland
in 1753 and his son, the second Earl of Shelburne, was created Marquess of Lansdowne in 1784. In 1818 the latter's son, the third Marquess, succeeded his cousin as 4th Earl of Kerry and 24th Baron Kerry.
See Marquess of Lansdowne
for further Earls of Kerry.
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 circa 1223 for Thomas Fitzmaurice.
In 1325, Maurice FitzMaurice, 4th Baron of Kerry, murdered Diarmaid Óg MacCarthy (son of Cormac Mór MacCarthy) in the courtroom at Tralee. For this act, Maurice was tried and attainted by the parliament in Dublin and his lands forfeited, but after his death they were restored to his brother John FitzMaurice, 5th Baron of Kerry.
In 1537 the eleventh Baron was created Baron Odorney and Viscount Kilmaule 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,...
. 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 created Earl of Kerry 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,...
in 1723. His younger son John Petty was created Earl of Shelburne 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,...
in 1753 and his son, the second Earl of Shelburne, was created Marquess of Lansdowne in 1784. In 1818 the latter's son, the third Marquess, succeeded his cousin as 4th Earl of Kerry and 24th Baron Kerry.
Barons Kerry (1223)
- Thomas Fitzmaurice, 1st Baron Kerry (d. c. 1260)
- Maurice Fitzthomas Fitzmaurice, 2nd Baron Kerry (d. 1303)
- Nicholas Fitzmaurice, 3rd Baron Kerry (d. 1324)
- Maurice Fitzmaurice, 4th Baron Kerry (d. 1339)
- John Fitzmaurice, 5th Baron Kerry (d. 1348)
- Maurice Fitzmaurice, 6th Baron Kerry (d. 1398)
- Patrick Fitzmaurice, 7th Baron Kerry (d. c. 1410)
- Thomas Fitzmaurice, 8th Baron Kerry (d. 1469)
- Edmond Fitzmaurice, 9th Baron Kerry (d. 1498)
- Edmond Fitzmaurice, 10th Baron Kerry (d. 1543)
- Edmond Fitzmaurice, 11th Baron Kerry (d. 1541) (created Viscount Kilmaule in 1537)
Viscounts Kilmaule (1537)
- Edmond Fitzmaurice, 1st Viscount Kilmaule (d. 1541) (extinct)
Barons Kerry (1223; Reverted)
- Patrick Fitzmaurice, 12th Baron Kerry (d. 1547)
- Thomas Fitzmaurice, 13th Baron Kerry (d. 1549)
- Edmond Fitzmaurice, 14th Baron Kerry (d. 1549)
- Gerard Fitzmaurice, 15th Baron Kerry (d. 1550)
- Thomas Fitzmaurice, 16th Baron KerryThomas Fitzmaurice, 16th Baron KerryThomas Fitzmaurice, sixteenth Lord Kerry and Baron Lixnaw was an Irish Baron.-Life:He was the youngest son of Edmond Fitzmaurice, 10th Baron Kerry, and Una, daughter of Teige MacMahon....
(c. 1502–1590) - Patrick Fitzthomas Fitzmaurice, 17th Baron Kerry (c. 1541–1600)
- Thomas Fitzmaurice, 18th Baron KerryThomas Fitzmaurice, 18th Baron KerryThomas Fitzmaurice, 18th Baron Kerry and Baron Lixnaw was an Irish military leader in the Nine Years' War.-Life:He was son of Patrick Fitzmaurice, 17th Baron Kerry, whom he followed into rebellion in 1598...
(1574–1630) - Patrick Fitzmaurice, 19th Baron Kerry (1595–1661)
- William Fitzmaurice, 20th Baron KerryWilliam Fitzmaurice, 20th Baron KerryWilliam FitzMaurice, 20th Baron Kerry, .Son of Patrick Fitzmaurice, 19th Baron Kerry and Honore, daughter of Sir Edmund Fitzgerald, Knight of Cloyne.Married to Constance daughter of William Long....
(1633–1697) - Thomas Fitzmaurice, 21st Baron KerryThomas FitzMaurice, 1st Earl of KerryThomas FitzMaurice, 1st Earl of Kerry PC was an Irish peer and politician.He was the son of William FitzMaurice, 20th Baron Kerry, and Constance Long, and succeeded his father in March 1696/97 and was invested as a Privy Counsellor before April 1711...
(1668–1741) (created Earl of Kerry in 1723)
Earls of Kerry (1723)
- Thomas Fitzmaurice, 1st Earl of KerryThomas FitzMaurice, 1st Earl of KerryThomas FitzMaurice, 1st Earl of Kerry PC was an Irish peer and politician.He was the son of William FitzMaurice, 20th Baron Kerry, and Constance Long, and succeeded his father in March 1696/97 and was invested as a Privy Counsellor before April 1711...
(1668–1741) - William Fitzmaurice, 2nd Earl of KerryWilliam Fitzmaurice, 2nd Earl of KerryWilliam FitzMaurice, 2nd Earl of Kerry PC was an Irish peer and an officer in the British Army.In 1738, he married Gertrude Lambert and had a son, Francis Thomas-FitzMaurice, 3rd Earl of Kerry . Kerry died in 1747 in Lixnaw...
(1694–1747) - Francis Thomas Fitzmaurice, 3rd Earl of Kerry (1740–1818)
- Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne, 4th Earl of KerryHenry Petty-FitzMaurice, 3rd Marquess of LansdowneHenry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne KG, PC, FRS , known as Lord Henry Petty from 1784 to 1809 and then as The Earl of Kerry to 1818, was a British statesman...
(1780–1863)
See Marquess of Lansdowne
Marquess of Lansdowne
Marquess of Lansdowne, in the County of Somerset, is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain held by the head of the Petty-Fitzmaurice family. This branch of the family descends from the Hon...
for further Earls of Kerry.