Earl of Listowel
Earl of Listowel is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of Ireland , named after the town of Listowel in County Kerry .
Until 1924 the Earls' family seat was Convamore House near Ballyhooly in County Cork in Ireland .
Award and subordinate titles
The title was created on February 5, 1822 for the Irish politician William Hare, 1st Viscount Ennismore and Listowel . This was already on July 31, 1800 to Baron Ennismore , of Ennismore in the County of Kerry, and on January 15, 1816 to Viscount Ennismore and Listowel . Both titles also belong to the Peerage of Ireland and have since been listed as subordinate titles to the earliest dignity .
His grandson, the 3rd Earl, received the further subordinate title of Baron Hare , of Convamore in the County of Cork, who belongs to the Peerage of the United Kingdom on December 8, 1869 . This title was linked to a hereditary seat in the House of Lords until 1999 .
The apparent marriage of the respective earl bears the courtesy title Viscount Ennismore .
List of the Earls of Listowel (1822)
- William Hare, 1st Earl of Listowel (1751-1837)
- William Hare, 2nd Earl of Listowel (1801-1856)
- William Hare, 3rd Earl of Listowel (1833-1924)
- Richard Hare, 4th Earl of Listowel (1866–1931)
- William Hare, 5th Earl of Listowel (1906-1997)
- Francis Hare, 6th Earl of Listowel (* 1964)
Presumptive title heir ( Heir Presumptive ) is the brother of the current Earl, the Hon. Timothy Patrick Hare (* 1966).
literature
- Charles Kidd, David Williamson (Eds.): Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. St Martin's Press, New York 1990.
Web links
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
- Listowel, Earl of (I, 1822) at Cracroft's Peerage