Baron Kingsale
Baron Kingsale (also Kinsale ) is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of Ireland .
The barons also hold the feudal titles of Lord Courcy and Lord Ringrone .
Award
There is some controversy about the origin of the title. It is undisputedly recognized that Kingsale is the oldest barony of the Peerage of Ireland that still exists today and that the baron is thus the Prime Baron of Ireland . In addition, the title is the second oldest baron title in the history of the Peerage of Ireland after that of Baron Athenry .
The four main sources are John Lodge's The Peerage of Ireland , Edward MacLysaght's pedigree, which is registered with the Irish Genealogical Office , William Betham's pedigree at the British Museum and Debrett's. The subject of controversy is, in particular, the exact number of titleholders. According to Lodge, the current owner would be the 36th Baron Kingsale. MacLysaght leaves Edmund, Lodge's 4th Baron out, so the current Baron would be 35th. Debrett's list of title holders doesn't start until Lodge's 6th (MacLysaght's 5th) Baron, so the current peer would be the 31st holder of the title.
According to Lodge, the title was patented by Letters on May 29, 1223 from King Henry III. for Miles de Courcy († around 1230), probably the son of Sir John de Courcy . According to Debrett's, the title was first established around 1340 by Writ of Summons for Miles de Courcy (around 1286 – before 1344).
The following list shows the census according to Lodge, for which the Courcy family also advocates.
List of Barons Kingsale (1223)
- Miles de Courcy, 1st Baron Kinsale († around 1230)
- Patrick de Courcy, 2nd Baron Kingsale († around 1260)
- Nicholas de Courcy, 3rd Baron Kingsale († around 1290)
- Edmund de Courcy, 4th Baron Kingsale († around 1302)
- John de Courcy, 5th Baron Kingsale († around 1303)
- Miles de Courcy, 6th Baron Kingsale (around 1286 – before 1344)
- Miles de Courcy, 7th Baron Kingsale († 1358)
- John de Courcy, 8th Baron Kingsale († around 1387)
- William de Courcy, 9th Baron Kingsale († around 1410)
- Nicholas de Courcy, 10th Baron Kingsale († around 1430)
- Patrick de Courcy, 11th Baron Kingsale († around 1460)
- Nicholas de Courcy, 12th Baron Kingsale († 1476)
- James de Courcy, 13th Baron Kingsale († around 1499)
- Edmond de Courcy, 14th Baron Kingsale († around 1505)
- David de Courcy, 15th Baron Kingsale († around 1520)
- John de Courcy, 16th Baron Kingsale († 1535)
- Gerald de Courcy, 17th Baron Kingsale († 1599)
- John de Courcy, 18th Baron Kingsale († 1628)
- Gerald de Courcy, 19th Baron Kingsale († 1642)
- Patrick de Courcy, 20th Baron Kingsale († 1663)
- John de Courcy, 21st Baron Kingsale († 1667)
- Patrick de Courcy, 22nd Baron Kingsale (around 1660–1669)
- Almericus de Courcy, 23rd Baron Kingsale (around 1664-1720)
- Gerald de Courcy, 24th Baron Kingsale (1700–1759)
- John de Courcy, 25th Baron Kingsale (around 1717–1776)
- John de Courcy, 26th Baron Kingsale († 1822)
- Thomas de Courcy, 27th Baron Kingsale (1774–1832)
- John de Courcy, 28th Baron Kingsale (1805–1847)
- John de Courcy, 29th Baron Kingsale (1827–1865)
- Michael de Courcy, 30th Baron Kingsale (1828–1874)
- John de Courcy, 31st Baron Kingsale (1821–1890)
- Michael de Courcy, 32nd Baron Kingsale (1822–1895)
- Michael de Courcy, 33rd Baron Kingsale (1855–1931)
- Michael de Courcy, 34th Baron Kingsale (1882–1969)
- John de Courcy, 35th Baron Kingsale (1941-2005)
- Nevinson de Courcy, 36th Baron Kingsale (* 1958)
The heir ( heir presumptive ) is the uncle eleventh degree of the current baron, Joseph Kenneth Charles de Courcy (* 1955).
Web links
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
- Kingsale, Baron (I, c. 1340) at Cracroft's Peerage
- Barony of Kingsale at courcy.com