Earl of Clancarty
Earl of Clancarty, in the Irish counties of Cork and of Galway, is a British hereditary title of nobility, which is now worn by the family of Le Poer Trench. The title has been created twice in the Peerage of Ireland.
The family seat was until 1922 Garbally Court, Ballinasloe, County Galway, Ireland.
Ceremonies
The title was in 1658 for Donough MacCarty, 2nd Viscount Muskerry, created for the first time. This was a supporter of the king during the English Civil War. The title was the fourth Earl withdrawn in 1691 after it supported the Jacobites.
The second award was presented in 1803 to William Trench, 1st Viscount Dunlo. This was a long-standing member of the Irish House of Commons. He was a direct descendant from a sister of the first Earl of the first ceremony.
Subordinate title
The first Earl of second award was in 1797 for Baron Kilconnel, of Garbally in the County of Galway, and in 1801 Viscount Dunlo, of Dunlo and Ballinasloe in the counties of Galway and Roscommon, charged. Both titles are in the Peerage of Ireland.
His son, the second Earl, was an important politician and diplomat of his time. He also served as British Ambassador to the Netherlands. In 1815 he was created Baron Trench, of Garbally in the County of Galway, then in 1823, elevated to Viscount Clancarty, of the County of Cork. Through these titles belonging to the peerage of the United Kingdom, the respective Earl has had to the House of Lords Act 1999 an automatic seat in the House of Lords.
All titles are listed as subordinate title of the earldom. The respective heir takes the courtesy title Viscount Dunlo.
More titles
The father of the first Earl of the first ceremony had already been appointed in 1628 to Viscount Muskerry This title, which also belonged to the peerage of Ireland, went out with the first earldom.
Already in 1638 the first Earl of the first ceremony was elevated himself to a Baronet in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia. Also, this dignity was withdrawn in 1691.
1815 the second Earl of the second ceremony of the Dutch King William I of the Netherlands title of Marquess of Heusden was awarded. This is still run by the respective Earl.
List of Earl of Clancarty and Viscount Muskerry
Viscount Muskerry ( 1628)
- Charles MacCarty, 1st Viscount Muskerry († 1640)
- Donough MacCarty, 2nd Viscount Muskerry ( 1594-1665 ) ( 1658 to the Earl of Clancarty applicable)
Earls of Clancarty, First Creation ( 1658)
- Donough MacCarty, 1st Earl of Clancarty ( 1594-1665 )
- MacCarty Charles, 2nd Earl of Clancarty († 1666)
- Callaghan MacCarty, 3rd Earl of Clancarty († 1676 )
- Donough MacCarty, 4th Earl of Clancarty ( 1668-1734 ) ( withdrawn 1691 items)
Earls of Clancarty, Second Creation (1803 )
- William Power Keating Trench, 1st Earl of Clancarty ( 1741-1805 )
- Richard Le Poer Trench, 2nd Earl of Clancarty ( 1767-1837 )
- Le Poer Trench, William Thomas, 3rd Earl of Clancarty ( 1803-1872 )
- Richard Somerset Le Poer Trench, 4th Earl of Clancarty ( 1834-1891 )
- Le Poer Trench, William Frederick, 5th Earl of Clancarty ( 1868-1929 )
- Richard Frederick John Donough Le Poer Trench, 6th Earl of Clancarty ( 1891-1971 )
- Greville Sydney Roche Forte Le Poer Trench, 7th Earl of Clancarty ( 1902-1975 )
- Brinsley Le Poer Trench, William Francis, 8th Earl of Clancarty ( 1911-1995 )
- Nicholas Le Poer Trench, Richard Power, 9th Earl of Clancarty ( b. 1952 )
Presumptive heir ( Heir Presumptive ) is John Frederick Trench (* 1910), a descendant of the fourth son of the first Earl.
Swell
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David ( editors ). Debrett 's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- Leigh Rayment 's Peerage Page
- Www.thepeerage.com
- Earldom