See also:EARL AND See also:MARQUESS OF See also:THOMOND
, Irish titles See also:borne by the See also:great See also:family of O'Brien, the earldom from 1543 to 174r and the marquessate from ',Soo to 1855
.
See also:Thomond, or Tuaidh-Muin, was one of the three principalities of See also:Munster, forming the See also:northern See also:part of the See also:province
.
Its earls were descended from Turlough O'Brien (c
.
1009-1o86), See also:- KING
- KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
- KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
- KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
- KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
- KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
- KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
- KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
- KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
- KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
- KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
- KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)
king of Munster, and through him from the celebrated king of See also:Ireland, See also:Brian Boroimhe
.
Turlough's descendants, Conchobhar O'Brien (d
.
1267) and Brian Ruadh O'Brien (d
.
1276), See also:kings of Thomond, were both typical Irish chieftains
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Conchobhar's See also:tomb and effigy with a See also:crown are still to be seen in the ruined See also:abbey of Corcomroe, Cc
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See also:Clare
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His descendant Conor O'Brien (d
.
1539), See also:prince of Thomond, took part in the See also:feud between the great families of See also:Fitzgerald and See also:- BUTLER
- BUTLER (or BOTELER), SAMUEL (1612–168o)
- BUTLER (through the O. Fr. bouteillier, from the Late Lat. buticularius, buticula, a bottle)
- BUTLER, ALBAN (1710-1773)
- BUTLER, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN (1818-1893)
- BUTLER, CHARLES (1750–1832)
- BUTLER, GEORGE (1774-1853)
- BUTLER, JOSEPH (1692-1752)
- BUTLER, NICHOLAS MURRAY (1862– )
- BUTLER, SAMUEL (1774-1839)
- BUTLER, SAMUEL (1835-1902)
- BUTLER, SIR WILLIAM FRANCIS (1838– )
- BUTLER, WILLIAM ARCHER (1814-1848)
Butler and was the lastindependent prince of Thomond
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It is interesting to learn that in 1534, when he was in some straits, he wrote to the See also:emperor See also:Charles V. offering to submit to his authority
.
Conor's See also:brother; Murrough O'Brien (d
.
1551), prince of Thomond, the succeeding See also:chief of the See also:race, gave up his " captainship, See also:title, superiority and See also:country " to See also:- HENRY
- HENRY (1129-1195)
- HENRY (c. 1108-1139)
- HENRY (c. 1174–1216)
- HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng. home, and rih, Goth. reiks; compare Lat. rex " king "—" rich," therefore " mig
- HENRY, EDWARD LAMSON (1841– )
- HENRY, JAMES (1798-1876)
- HENRY, JOSEPH (1797-1878)
- HENRY, MATTHEW (1662-1714)
- HENRY, PATRICK (1736–1799)
- HENRY, PRINCE OF BATTENBERG (1858-1896)
- HENRY, ROBERT (1718-1790)
- HENRY, VICTOR (1850– )
- HENRY, WILLIAM (1795-1836)
Henry VIII. in 1543, when he was created See also:earl of Thomond
.
By See also:special arrangement the earldom descended, not to his son Dermod, but to his See also:nephew, Donough, who became the and earl
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Dermod, however, inherited the See also:barony of See also:Inchiquin, which was conferred upon his See also:father at the same See also:- TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
- TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
- TIME, STANDARD
time as the earldom
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Conor O'Brien, the 3rd earl (c
.
1534-c
.
1582), was for some years at the outset of his career, harassed by the attacks of his discontented kinsmen
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Then in his turn he See also:rose against the See also:English, but was defeated and fled to See also:France; in 1571, however, he was pardoned and formally surrendered his lands to See also:Elizabeth
.
One of his younger sons was See also:Daniel O'Brien (c
.
1577-c
.
1664) who, after loyally serving Charles I. and Charles II., was created See also:Viscount Clare in 1663
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His See also:grandson Daniel, the 3rd viscount (d
.
1691) served See also:- JAMES
- JAMES (Gr. 'IlrKw,l3or, the Heb. Ya`akob or Jacob)
- JAMES (JAMES FRANCIS EDWARD STUART) (1688-1766)
- JAMES, 2ND EARL OF DOUGLAS AND MAR(c. 1358–1388)
- JAMES, DAVID (1839-1893)
- JAMES, EPISTLE OF
- JAMES, GEORGE PAYNE RAINSFOP
- JAMES, HENRY (1843— )
- JAMES, JOHN ANGELL (1785-1859)
- JAMES, THOMAS (c. 1573–1629)
- JAMES, WILLIAM (1842–1910)
- JAMES, WILLIAM (d. 1827)
James II. in Ireland, being outlawed and deprived of his estates by the English See also:parliament
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The three succeeding viscounts Clare all distinguished them-selves in the service of France
.
Daniel, the 4th viscount, was mortally wounded at the See also:battle of Marsaglia in 1693; his brother Charles, the 5th viscount (d
.
1706), was killed at the battle of See also:Ramillies; and the latter's son Charles, the 6th viscount (1699-1761) after a brilliant military career, was made a See also:marshal of France in 1757
.
When Charles, the 7th viscount, died in 1774 the title became See also:extinct
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Donough O'Brien, the 4th earl (d
.
1624), called the " great earl," was the son and successor of the 3rd earl
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He served See also:England well in her warfare with the rebellious Irish during the closing See also:year of Elizabeth's reign and was made See also:president of Munster in 16o5
.
He had two sons, Henry, the 5th earl, (d
.
1639) and See also:Barnabas, the 6th earl (d
.
1657)
.
During the Irish See also:rebellion of 1640-41 Barnabas showed a prudent See also:neutrality, and then joined Charles I. at See also:- OXFORD
- OXFORD, EARLS OF
- OXFORD, EDWARD DE VERE, 17TH EARL
- OXFORD, JOHN DE VERE, 13TH EARL OF (1443-1513)
- OXFORD, PROVISIONS OF
- OXFORD, ROBERT DE VERE, 9TH EARL OF (1362-1392)
- OXFORD, ROBERT HARLEY, 1ST
Oxford, where in 1645 he was created See also:marquess of Billing, but the patent never passed the great See also:seal and the title was never assumed
.
The succeeding earls were Barnabas's son Henry (c
.
1621-1691) and Henry's grandson Henry (1688-1741) who was created an English peer as Viscount Tadcaster
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When he died the earldom of Thomond became extinct
.
The estates of the earldom descended to the last earl's nephew, See also:Percy See also:Wyndham (c
.
1713-1774), a younger son of See also:Sir See also:- WILLIAM
- WILLIAM (1143-1214)
- WILLIAM (1227-1256)
- WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
- WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
- WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
- WILLIAM, 13TH
William Wyndham, See also:Bart
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He took the additional name of O'Brien and was created earl of Thomond in 1756
.
When he died unmarried the title again became extinct
.
In 'Soo Murrough O'Brien, 5th earl of Inchiquin- (e
.
1724-18o8), was created marquess of Thomond
.
He was succeeded by his nephew William (c
.
1765-1846) who was created a See also:British peer as See also:Baron Tadcaster in 1826
.
His brother James, the 3rd marquess (c
.
1768-1859), was an officer in the See also:navy and became an See also:admiral in 1853
.
When he died the marquessate became extinct
.
See See also:John O'Donoghue, See also:Historical See also:Memoirs of the O'B; See also:lens (See also:Dublin, r86o)
.
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