Earl of Bandon

Coat of arms of the Earls of Bandon

Earl of Bandon was a hereditary British title in the Peerage of Ireland .

The family seat of the Earls was Bernard Castle near Bandon in County Cork , which was destroyed in an IRA attack in 1921 .

Award and history of the title

The title was created on August 6, 1800 for the Irish politician Francis Bernard, 1st Viscount Bandon . Along with the earliest title , he was given the subordinate title Viscount Bernard , of Bandon Bridge in the County of Cork.

Also in the Peerage of Ireland he had already been awarded the title Baron Bandon , of Bandon Bridge in the County of Cork on November 30, 1793 , and the title Viscount Bandon , of Bandon Bridge in the County of Cork on October 6, 1795 .

All four titles expired on February 8, 1979, when his great-great-great-grandson, the 5th Earl, died.

List of Earls of Bandon (1800)

• Francis Bernard, 1st Earl of Bandon (1755-1830)
• James Bernard, 2nd Earl of Bandon (1785-1856)
• Francis Bernard, 3rd Earl of Bandon (1810–1877)
• James Bernard, 4th Earl of Bandon (1850-1924)
• Percy Bernard, 5th Earl of Bandon (1904–1979)

Web links

• Peerage: Bandon at Leigh Rayment's Peerage (English)
• Bandon, Earl of (I, 1800–1979) at Cracroft's Peerage (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ The London Gazette : 13599, 1082 , December 3, 1793.
2. ^ The London Gazette : 13821, 1052 , October 10, 1795.