Earl of Cavan
Earl of Cavan is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of Ireland .
Award
The title was created on April 15, 1647 for Charles Lambart, 2nd Baron Lambart . During the Irish Rebellion in 1641 , he had made a name for himself as a military leader in the fight against the Catholic rebels.
Subordinate title
Along with the earl dignity, the subordinate title Viscount Kilcoursie , of Kilcoursie in the King's County , was created in 1647 . The title also belongs to the Peerage of Ireland and is used as a courtesy title by the Earl's Heir Apparent .
The father of the first earl, Oliver Lambart , had already been awarded the title Baron Lambart , of Cavan in the County of Cavan , in the Peerage of Ireland in 1618 . The title is listed as a subordinate title to the Earl.
List of Barons Lambart and Earls of Cavan
Barone Lambart (1618)
- Oliver Lambart, 1st Baron Lambart († 1618)
- Charles Lambart, 2nd Baron Lambart (1600–1660) ( elevated to Earl of Cavan in 1647 )
Earls of Cavan (1647)
- Charles Lambart, 1st Earl of Cavan (1600–1660)
- Richard Lambart, 2nd Earl of Cavan († 1690)
- Charles Lambart, 3rd Earl of Cavan (1649–1702)
- Richard Lambart, 4th Earl of Cavan († 1742)
- Ford Lambart, 5th Earl of Cavan (1718–1772)
- Richard Lambart, 6th Earl of Cavan († 1778)
- Richard Lambart, 7th Earl of Cavan (1763–1837)
- Frederick Lambart, 8th Earl of Cavan (1815-1887)
- Frederick Lambart, 9th Earl of Cavan (1839-1900)
- Rudolph Lambart, 10th Earl of Cavan (1865-1946)
- Horace Lambart, 11th Earl of Cavan (1878–1950)
- Michael Lambart, 12th Earl of Cavan (1911–1988)
- Roger Lambart, 13th Earl of Cavan (* 1944)
There is currently no legacy for the title.
Literature and web links
- Charles Kidd, David Williamson (Eds.): Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. St Martin's Press, New York 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
- Cavan, Earl of (I, 1647) at Cracroft's Peerage