Earl of Clanwilliam
Earl of Clanwilliam is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of Ireland .
Award and history of the title
The title was created on July 20, 1776 for the Irish politician John Meade, 1st Viscount Clanwilliam . He had already been raised to Viscount Clanwilliam , of the County of Tipperary , and Baron Gillford , of the Manor of Gillford in the County of Down , on November 17, 1766, also in the Peerage of Ireland . In addition, he inherited in 1800 from his father the title of 4th Baronet , of Ballintubber in the County of Cork , which had been awarded to his grandfather on May 29, 1703 in the Baronetage of Ireland.
His grandson, the 3rd Earl, was British Ambassador to Prussia and on January 28, 1828 was also raised to Baron Clanwilliam , of Clanwilliam in the County of Tipperary. This title belongs to the Peerage of the United Kingdom and, unlike its Irish titles, was associated with a seat in the British House of Lords until 1999 .
Today's title holder has been his great-great-grandson Patrick Meade as 8th Earl since 2009 .
List of Earls of Clanwilliam (1776)
- John Meade, 1st Earl of Clanwilliam (1744-1800)
- Richard Meade, 2nd Earl of Clanwilliam (1766-1805)
- Richard Meade, 3rd Earl of Clanwilliam (1795–1879)
- Richard Meade, 4th Earl of Clanwilliam (1832-1907)
- Arthur Meade, 5th Earl of Clanwilliam (1873-1953)
- John Meade, 6th Earl of Clanwilliam (1914–1989)
- John Meade, 7th Earl of Clanwilliam (1919-2009)
- Patrick Meade, 8th Earl of Clanwilliam (* 1960)
Heir apparent is the son of the current owner, John Maximilian Meade, Lord Gillford (* 1998).
Literature and web links
- Charles Kidd: Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. Debrett's Ltd, London 2014, ISBN 0-9929348-2-6 .
- Clanwilliam, Earl of (I, 1776) at Cracroft's Peerage
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page