Earl of Drogheda
Earl of Drogheda is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of Ireland .
The Earls' family seat was Moore Abbey near Monasterevin in County Kildare .
Award, subordinate and other titles
The title was created on June 14, 1661 for Henry Moore, 3rd Viscount Moore . He had inherited the titles Viscount Moore , of Drogheda, and Baron Moore , of Mellefont in the County of Louth , from his father in 1643 , which were bestowed on his grandfather on February 7, 1621 and July 20, 1616 in Peerage of Ireland .
The 6th Earl became Marquess of Drogheda on July 5, 1791 in the Peerage of Ireland and on January 17, 1801 in the Peerage of the United Kingdom to Baron Moore , of Moore Place in the County of Kent . These two titles expired with the death of the 3rd Marquess in 1892.
The 10th Earl was given the title Baron Moore , of Cobham in the County of Surrey on January 30, 1954 in the Peerage of the United Kingdom .
List of Viscounts Moore and Earls of Drogheda
Viscounts Moore (1621)
- Garret Moore, 1st Viscount Moore († 1627)
- Charles Moore, 2nd Viscount Moore of Drogheda (1603–1643)
- Henry Moore, 3rd Viscount Moore († 1675) ( raised to Earl of Drogheda in 1661 )
Earls of Drogheda (1661)
- Henry Moore, 1st Earl of Drogheda († 1675)
- Charles Moore, 2nd Earl of Drogheda († 1679)
- Henry Hamilton-Moore, 3rd Earl of Drogheda († 1714)
- Henry Moore, 4th Earl of Drogheda (1700-1727)
- Edward Moore, 5th Earl of Drogheda (1701–1758)
- Charles Moore, 1st Marquess of Drogheda , 6th Earl of Drogheda (1730-1822)
- Charles Moore, 2nd Marquess of Drogheda , 7th Earl of Drogheda (1770–1837)
- Henry Moore, 3rd Marquess of Drogheda , 8th Earl of Drogheda (1825-1892)
- Ponsonby Moore, 9th Earl of Drogheda (1846-1908)
- Henry Moore, 10th Earl of Drogheda (1884–1957)
- Charles Moore, 11th Earl of Drogheda (1910-1989)
- Derry Moore, 12th Earl of Drogheda (* 1937)
Heir apparent is the son of the current owner , Benjamin Moore, Viscount Moore (* 1983).
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
- Drogheda, Earl of (I, 1661) at Cracroft's Peerage
- Drogheda, Marquess of (I, 1791-1892) at Cracroft's Peerage