See also:

• EARL

EARL AND See also:

• MARQUESS (1760-1842)
• MARQUESS, or MARQUIS (Fr. marquis, Ital. marchese; from med. Lat. marchio, marchisus, i.e. comes marchiae, " count of the March ")

MARQUESS OF See also:

• EARL AND MARQUESS OF THOMOND

THOMOND  , Irish titles See also:

• BORNE, KARL LUDWIG (1786–1837)

borne by the See also:

• GREAT

great See also:

• FAMILY

family of O'Brien, the earldom from 1543 to 174r and the marquessate from ',Soo to 1855 . See also:

• THOMOND, EARL AND MARQUESS OF

Thomond, or Tuaidh-Muin, was one of the three principalities of See also:

• MUNSTER
• MUNSTER, SEBASTIAN (1489-1552)

Munster, forming the See also:

• NORTHERN

northern See also:

• PART

part of the See also:

• PROVINCE
• PROVINCE (Lat. provincia; perhaps a contraction of providentia)

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
• IRELAND, CHURCH
• IRELAND, CHURCH OF
• IRELAND, JOHN (1761-1842)
• IRELAND, JOHN (1838- )
• IRELAND, WILLIAM HENRY (1777-1835)

Ireland, See also:

• BRIAN (926-1014)

Brian Boroimhe . Turlough's descendants, Conchobhar O'Brien (d . 1267) and Brian Ruadh O'Brien (d . 1276), See also:

• KINGS, FIRST AND SECOND BOOKS OF

kings of Thomond, were both typical Irish chieftains . Conchobhar's See also:

• TOMB (Gr. Tuµ/3a, Tuµ(3os, probably allied to Lat. tumulus, literally a swelling, tumere, to swell)

tomb and effigy with a See also:

• CROWN

crown are still to be seen in the ruined See also:

• ABBEY (Lat. abbatia; from Syr. abba, father)
• ABBEY, EDWIN AUSTIN (1852– )

abbey of Corcomroe, Cc . See also:

• CLARE
• CLARE, JOHN (1793-1864)
• CLARE, JOHN FITZGIBBON, 1ST EARL OF (1749-1802)

Clare . His descendant Conor O'Brien (d . 1539), See also:

• PRINCE
• PRINCE (Lat. princeps, from primus capio, " I am the first to take "; Ital. principe, Fr. prince)

prince of Thomond, took part in the See also:

• FEUD

feud between the great families of See also:

• FITZGERALD
• FITZGERALD, EDWARD (1809–1883)
• FITZGERALD, LORD E
• FITZGERALD, LORD EDWARD (1763-1798)
• FITZGERALD, LORD THOMAS (loth earl of Kildare), (1513-1537)
• FITZGERALD, RAYMOND, or REDMOND (d. ca. 1182)

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 . It is interesting to learn that in 1534, when he was in some straits, he wrote to the See also:

• EMPEROR (Fr. empereur, from the Lat. imperator)

emperor See also:

• CHARLES
• CHARLES (1270-1325)
• CHARLES (1421-1461)
• CHARLES (1525-1574)
• CHARLES (c. 1319-1364)
• CHARLES (Fr. Charles; Span. Carlos; Ital. Carlo; Ger. Karl; derived from O.H.G. Charal,latinized as Carolus, meaning originally " man ": cf. Mod.Ger., Kerl," fellow," A.S. ceorl, Mod. Eng. " churl ")
• CHARLES (KARL EITEL ZEPHYRIN LUDWIG; in Rum. CAROL)
• CHARLES [KARL ALEXANDER] (1712-1780)
• CHARLES, ELIZABETH (1828-1896)
• CHARLES, JACQUES ALEXANDRE CESAR (1746-1823)
• CHARLES, THOMAS (1755-1814)

Charles V. offering to submit to his authority .

Conor's See also:

• BROTHER

brother; Murrough O'Brien (d . 1551), prince of Thomond, the succeeding See also:

• CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief of the See also:

• RACE

race, gave up his " captainship, See also:

• TITLE (0. Fr. title, mod. titre, from Lat. titulus)

title, superiority and See also:

• COUNTRY (from the Mid. Eng. contre or contrie, and O. Fr. cuntree; Late Lat. contrata, showing the derivation from contra, opposite, over against, thus the tract of land which fronts the sight, cf. Ger. Gegend, neighbourhood)

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

earl of Thomond . By See also:

• SPECIAL

special arrangement the earldom descended, not to his son Dermod, but to his See also:

• NEPHEW

nephew, Donough, who became the and earl . Dermod, however, inherited the See also:

• BARONY

barony of See also:

• INCHIQUIN, MURROUGH

Inchiquin, which was conferred upon his See also:

• FATHER

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 . 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 . Then in his turn he See also:

• ROSE
• ROSE (Rosa)
• ROSE, GEORGE (1744-1818)
• ROSE, HUGH JAMES (1795—1838)
• ROSE, WILLIAM STEWART (1775-1843)

rose against the See also:

• ENGLISH

English, but was defeated and fled to See also:

• FRANCE
• FRANCE, ANATOLE (1844– )

France; in 1571, however, he was pardoned and formally surrendered his lands to See also:

• ELIZABETH
• ELIZABETH (1533-1603)
• ELIZABETH (1596-1662)
• ELIZABETH (1635–1650)
• ELIZABETH [ AMELIE EUGENIE ] (1837—1898)
• ELIZABETH [1lisabeth Philippine Marie Helene of France] (1764—1794)
• ELIZABETH [PAULINE ELIZABETH OTTILIE LOUISE] (1843– )
• ELIZABETH [PETROVNA] (1709-1762), EMPRESS
• ELIZABETH, SAINT (1207-1231)

Elizabeth . One of his younger sons was See also:

• DANIEL
• DANIEL (DANIL)
• DANIEL, BOOK
• DANIEL, GABRIEL (1649-1728)

Daniel O'Brien (c . 1577-c . 1664) who, after loyally serving Charles I. and Charles II., was created See also:

• VISCOUNT (through O. Fr. viscomte, mod. vicomte, from Low Lat. vice-comes, cf. Portug. visconde, Ital. visconte)

Viscount Clare in 1663 . His See also:

• GRANDSON (Ger. Grandsee)

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 (Anglo-Lat. parliamentum, Fr. parlement, from parler, to speak)

parliament . 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

battle of Marsaglia in 1693; his brother Charles, the 5th viscount (d . 1706), was killed at the battle of See also:

• RAMILLIES

Ramillies; and the latter's son Charles, the 6th viscount (1699-1761) after a brilliant military career, was made a See also:

• MARSHAL (med. Lat. marescalcus, from O.H.Ger. marah, horse, and scalc, servant)

marshal of France in 1757 . When Charles, the 7th viscount, died in 1774 the title became See also:

• EXTINCT

extinct . Donough O'Brien, the 4th earl (d . 1624), called the " great earl," was the son and successor of the 3rd earl . He served See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England well in her warfare with the rebellious Irish during the closing See also:

• YEAR

year of Elizabeth's reign and was made See also:

• PRESIDENT (Fr. president, from Lat. praesidens, post-Augustan Lat. for praeses, director, ruler, from praesidere, to sit in front of, preside)

president of Munster in 16o5 . He had two sons, Henry, the 5th earl, (d . 1639) and See also:

• BARNABAS

Barnabas, the 6th earl (d . 1657) . During the Irish See also:

• REBELLION

rebellion of 1640-41 Barnabas showed a prudent See also:

• NEUTRALITY

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 (1760-1842)
• MARQUESS, or MARQUIS (Fr. marquis, Ital. marchese; from med. Lat. marchio, marchisus, i.e. comes marchiae, " count of the March ")

marquess of Billing, but the patent never passed the great See also:

• SEAL
• SEAL, FUR
• SEAL, HAIR

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 . When he died the earldom of Thomond became extinct . The estates of the earldom descended to the last earl's nephew, See also:

• PERCY (FAMILY)
• PERCY, SIR HENRY
• PERCY, THOMAS (1729-1811)
• PERCY, THOMAS (c. 156o-16os)

Percy See also:

• WYNDHAM, SIR CHARLES (1837— )
• WYNDHAM, SIR WILLIAM, BART

Wyndham (c . 1713-1774), a younger son of See also:

• SIR

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, JEAN (1651-1702)

Bart . 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

British peer as See also:

• BARON
• BARON (1835-1895)
• BARON, MICHEL (1653—1729)

Baron Tadcaster in 1826 . His brother James, the 3rd marquess (c .

1768-1859), was an officer in the See also:

• NAVY

navy and became an See also:

• ADMIRAL

admiral in 1853 . When he died the marquessate became extinct . See See also:

• JOHN
• JOHN (1167–1216)
• JOHN (1290-c. 1320)
• JOHN (1296-1346)
• JOHN (1371–1419)
• JOHN (1468-1532)
• JOHN (1801-1873)
• JOHN (Heb. llni')
• JOHN (ZAPOLYA) (1487-1540)
• JOHN, 4TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (c. 1695-1762)
• JOHN, DON (1545-1578)
• JOHN, DON (1629–1679)
• JOHN, GOSPEL OF ST
• JOHN, or HAYS (1513–1571)
• JOHN, THE APOSTLE
• JOHN, THE EPISTLES OF

John O'Donoghue, See also:

• HISTORICAL

Historical See also:

• MEMOIRS

Memoirs of the O'B; See also:

• LENS
• LENS (from Lat. lens, lentil, on account of the similarity of the form of a lens to that of a lentil seed)

lens (See also:

• DUBLIN

Dublin, r86o) .