Earl of Tyrconnell

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Earl of Tyrconnell was a hereditary British title of nobility awarded four times in the Peerage of Ireland . The title was named after the former Irish Kingdom of Tyrconnell .

Awards

The title was first created on September 27, 1603 by King James I for the King of Tyrconnell Rory O'Donnell . As part of the peace treaty after the Nine Years' War, he had sworn allegiance to the English crown, gave up all his Irish titles and received the earl title in return. In the period that followed, the mistrust between the former war opponents could not be overcome and in 1607 the Earl , together with the Earl of Tyrone and some relatives, felt compelled to flee to Italy to avoid imminent arrest ( Flight of the Earls ). In 1614 his title was retroactively revoked and expired by parliamentary resolution ( Bill of Attainder ) for high treason .

In the second award, the title was newly created on April 20, 1661 for Oliver Fitzwilliam, 2nd Viscount Fitzwilliam . He had inherited the titles Viscount FitzWilliam , of Merrion in the County of Dublin , and Baron FitzWilliam , of Thorncastle in the County of Dublin, from his father in 1650 , which were awarded to him on August 5, 1629 in the Peerage of Ireland. His earl title expired on April 11, 1667 when he died childless. His viscountcy and barony fell to his younger brother.

On June 20, 1685, the title was bestowed in the third bestowal on the courtier and military officer Richard Talbot , along with the subordinate titles Viscount Baltinglass and Baron of Talbotstown . He was Viceroy of Ireland from 1685 to 1689 . He held even after the Glorious Revolution of Wilhelm III. loyalty to the old King James II , which is why his titles were revoked and expired in 1691 for high treason.

In the fourth bestowal, the title Earl of Tyrconnell , of Tyrconnell in the Province of Ulster , was recreated on May 1, 1761 for George Carpenter, 3rd Baron Carpenter , along with the subordinate title Viscount Carlingford , of Carlingford in the County of Louth . As early as 1749 he had inherited the title of Baron Carpenter , of Killaghy in the County of Kilkenny , from his father George Carpenter († 1749), which had been awarded to his grandfather George Carpenter (1657-1732) in 1719 . The titles expired on the childless death of his grandson, the 4th Earl, on January 26, 1853.

List of the Earls of Tyrconnell

Earls of Tyrconnell, first bestowed (1603)

Earls of Tyrconnell, second bestowal (1661)

Earls of Tyrconnell, third bestowal (1685)

Earls of Tyrconnell, fourth bestowal (1761)

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