Baron Louth

Baron Louth is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of Ireland .

Award

The title was created on June 15, 1541 by King Henry VIII through Letters patent for the Anglo-Irish nobleman Oliver Plunkett . He was the son of the High Sheriff of Louth, Sir Richard Plunkett of Beaulieu († 1508). The award took place in connection with the elevation of Henry VIII from the Lord of Ireland to King of Ireland and was intended to strengthen the ties between the Anglo-Irish nobility and the crown.

His great-great-great-grandson, the 6th Baron, participated in the Irish Rebellion from 1639 , fought at the siege of Drogheda , and was ostracized for it in 1642. His son, the 7th Baron, was an officer of King Jacob II , fought on the side of the Jacobites and was therefore also outlawed in 1689. His son, the de iure 9th Baron, was excluded from the sessions of the Irish House of Lords from 1698 because of the ostracism. Only his great-grandson obtained the retroactive lifting of the ban and confirmation of his title as 11th baron in 1798.

Today's title holder has been his great-great-great-great-grandson Jonathan Plunkett, 17th Baron Louth , since 2013 .

The family seat of the barons was formerly Louth Hall near Ardee in County Louth , the current baron lives in Saint John on Jersey .

List of Barons Louth (1541)

• Oliver Plunkett, 1st Baron Louth († 1555)
• Thomas Plunkett, 2nd Baron Louth (around 1547–1571)
• Patrick Plunkett, 3rd Baron Louth (1548–1575)
• Oliver Plunkett, 4th Baron Louth († 1607)
• Matthew Plunkett, 5th Baron Louth († 1629)
• Oliver Plunkett, 6th Baron Louth (1608–1679) (outlawed 1642)
• Matthew Plunkett, 7th Baron Louth († 1689) (outlawed 1689)
• Oliver Plunkett, de jure 8th Baron Louth (1668–1707)
• Matthew Plunkett, de jure 9th Baron Louth (1698–1754)
• Oliver Plunkett, de jure 10th Baron Louth (1727–1763)
• Thomas Plunkett, 11th Baron Louth (1757-1823) (title restored 1798)
• Thomas Plunkett, 12th Baron Louth (1809-1849)
• Randal Plunkett, 13th Baron Louth (1832-1883)
• Randal Plunkett, 14th Baron Louth (1868–1941)
• Otway Plunkett, 15th Baron Louth (1892-1950)
• Otway Plunkett, 16th Baron Louth (1929-2013)
• Jonathan Plunkett, 17th Baron Louth (born 1952)

Title heir ( Heir apparent ) is the son of the current title holder Hon. Matthew Plunkett (* 1982).

See also

• Earl of Louth (1319/1759)

Web links

• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
• Louth, Baron (I, 1541) at Cracroft's Peerage