Earl of Carbery
Earl of Carbery , of Carbery in the County of Cork , was a hereditary British title in the Peerage of Ireland .
The Earls' family seat was Golden Grove in Carmarthenshire , Wales .
Award and history of the title
The title was created on August 5, 1628 for the Welsh courtier and politician John Vaughan, 1st Baron Vaughan . On July 13, 1621 this had already been given the subordinate title Baron Vaughan , of Mullengar in the County of Westmeath, in the Peerage of Ireland .
His son, the 2nd Earl, was also awarded the title Baron Vaughan , of Emlyn in the County of Carmart in the Peerage of England on October 25, 1643 .
All three titles expired on the death of his childless second son, the 3rd Earl, on November 30, 1713.
List of the Earls of Carbery (1628)
- John Vaughan, 1st Earl of Carbery (around 1574–1634)
- Richard Vaughan, 2nd Earl of Carbery († 1687)
- John Vaughan, 3rd Earl of Carbery (1639-1713)
See also
- Baron Carbery (1715)
Web links
- Carbery, Earl of (I, 1628–1713) at Cracroft's Peerage (English)