Prendergast Baronets
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The Prendergast Baronetcy, of Gort
in the County of Galway, was a title in the Baronetage of Ireland. It was created on 15 July 1699 for the Irish soldier and politician Thomas Prendergast. He was killed at the Battle of Malplaquet
in 1709 and was succeeded by his son, the second Baronet. He was a member of both the Irish and British Parliaments. He was to be created Viscount Clonmel but died childless in September 1760 before the patent was completed. On his death, the baronetcy became extinct. However, the Prendergast estates passed to the late Baronet's nephew, John Smyth
, the second son of his sister Elizabeth and her husband Charles Smyth. He assumed the surname of Prendergast and was created Viscount Gort
in 1816.
Gort
Gort is a town in south County Galway in the west of Ireland. An Gort is the official Irish name for the town, as defined by the Placenames Commission. In spoken Irish, however, the town is known by its traditional name Gort Inse Guaire. It lies just north of the border with County Clare on the...
in the County of Galway, was a title in the Baronetage of Ireland. It was created on 15 July 1699 for the Irish soldier and politician Thomas Prendergast. He was killed at the Battle of Malplaquet
Battle of Malplaquet
The Battle of Malplaquet, fought on 11 September 1709, was one of the main battles of the War of the Spanish Succession, which opposed the Bourbons of France and Spain against an alliance whose major members were the Habsburg Monarchy, Great Britain, the United Provinces and the Kingdom of...
in 1709 and was succeeded by his son, the second Baronet. He was a member of both the Irish and British Parliaments. He was to be created Viscount Clonmel but died childless in September 1760 before the patent was completed. On his death, the baronetcy became extinct. However, the Prendergast estates passed to the late Baronet's nephew, John Smyth
John Prendergast Smyth, 1st Viscount Gort
John Prendergast-Smyth, 1st Viscount Gort was an Irish politician.Born John Smyth, Gort was the son of Charles Smyth, Member of the Irish Parliament for Limerick City, and Elizabeth Prendergast. His paternal grandparents were the Rt. Rev. Thomas Smyth, Bishop of Limerick, and Dorothea Burgh,...
, the second son of his sister Elizabeth and her husband Charles Smyth. He assumed the surname of Prendergast and was created Viscount Gort
Viscount Gort
Viscount Gort is the title of two peerages in British and Irish history. Gort is a small town in County Galway in the West of Ireland. The original title was in the Peerage of Ireland and is still extant....
in 1816.
Prendergast Baronets, of Gort (1699)
- Sir Thomas Prendergast, 1st Baronet (d. 1709)
- Sir Thomas Prendergast, 2nd Baronet (d. 1760)