Earl of Shannon
Earl of Shannon is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of Ireland . The title is named after the Shannon Park estate in County Cork .
Award and subordinate titles
The title was created for Henry Boyle on March 20, 1756 . He had been Speaker of the Irish House of Commons from 1733 to 1756 . Together with the Earldom he was given the subordinate titles Viscount Boyle , of Bandon, and Baron Castle Martyr . His son, the 2nd Earl, was also awarded the title Baron Carleton , of Carleton in the County of York on August 6, 1786 . This belongs to the Peerage of Great Britain and, in contrast to his Irish titles, was linked to a hereditary seat in the House of Lords until 1999 .
The historic family seat of the Earls was Castle Martyr near Midleton in County Cork.
List of the Earls of Shannon (1756)
- Henry Boyle, 1st Earl of Shannon (1686–1764)
- Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon (1728-1807)
- Henry Boyle, 3rd Earl of Shannon (1771–1842)
- Richard Boyle, 4th Earl of Shannon (1809–1868)
- Henry Boyle, 5th Earl of Shannon (1833–1890)
- Richard Boyle, 6th Earl of Shannon (1860-1906)
- Richard Boyle, 7th Earl of Shannon (1897-1917)
- Robert Boyle, 8th Earl of Shannon (1900–1963)
- Richard Boyle, 9th Earl of Shannon (1924-2013)
- Richard Boyle, 10th Earl of Shannon (* 1960)
The alleged heir to the title ( Heir Presumptive ) is the cousin of the current title holder, Robert Francis Boyle (* 1930).
Literature and web links
- Charles Kidd: Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. Debrett's Ltd, London 2014, ISBN 0-9929348-2-6 .
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
- Shannon, Earl of (I, 1756) at Cracroft's Peerage