Earl of Upper Ossory

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Coat of arms of the Earls of Upper Ossory

Earl of Upper Ossory was a hereditary British title in the Peerage of Ireland .

Award and history of the title

The title was created on October 5, 1751 for John FitzPatrick, 2nd Baron Gowran . Already in 1727 inherited the subordinate title of Baron Gowran from his father , which was awarded to him on April 27, 1715 in the Peerage of Ireland.

His son, the 2nd Earl, was also raised to Baron Upper Ossory , of Ampthill in the County of Bedford, on August 9, 1794 in the Peerage of Great Britain . When this earl died on February 13, 1818, leaving no legitimate sons, all three titles became extinct.

List of Barons Gowran and Earls of Upper Ossory

Barons Gowran (1715)

Earls of Upper Ossory (1751)

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