The title of Baron Upper Ossory in the Peerage of Ireland

Peerage of Ireland

The Peerage of Ireland is the term used for those titles of nobility created by the English and later British monarchs of Ireland in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland. The creation of such titles came to an end in the 19th century. The ranks of the Irish peerage are Duke, Marquess, Earl,...

 was created on 11 June 1541 for Barnaby Fitzpatrick. This was in pursuance of the Surrender and regrant

Surrender and regrant

During the Tudor conquest of Ireland , "surrender and regrant" was the legal mechanism by which Irish clans were to be converted from a power structure rooted in clan and kin loyalties, to a late-feudal system under the English legal system...

 policy of King Henry VIII of England

Henry VIII of England

Henry VIII was King of England from 21 April 1509 until his death. He was Lord, and later King, of Ireland, as well as continuing the nominal claim by the English monarchs to the Kingdom of France...

. Under the policy, Gaelic chiefs were actively encouraged to surrender their lands to the king and then have them regranted (returned) under a royal charter if they swore loyalty to him. Those who surrendered were also expected to speak English, wear English-style dress, remain loyal to the Crown, pay a rent and follow English laws and customs, abjure the Roman Catholic Church, and convert to Henry's new Anglican Church.

Ossory had formerly been the Kingdom of Osraige

Kingdom of Osraige

The Kingdom of Osraighe , anglicized as Ossory, was an ancient kingdom of Ireland. It formed the easternmost part of the kingdom and province of Munster until the middle of the 9th century, after which it attached itself to Leinster...

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First creation: (1541)

• Barnaby Fitzpatrick, 1st Baron Upper Ossory
  Barnaby Fitzpatrick, 1st Baron Upper Ossory
  Barnaby Fitzpatrick was, by patent dated 11 June 1541, created the first Lord Baron Upper Ossory by King Henry VIII of England as part of the King's policy of Surrender and regrant...
  
   (d. 1576)
• Barnaby Fitzpatrick, 2nd Baron Upper Ossory (c.1535–1581)
• Florence Fitzpatrick, 3rd Baron Upper Ossory (d. 1613)
• Teigh or Thady Fitzpatrick, 4th Baron Upper Ossory (d. 1627), who married Joan Butler, the daughter of Sir Edmund Butler of Cloughgrenan
• Barnaby Fitzpatrick, 5th Baron Upper Ossory (d. c.1638)
• Barnaby Fitzpatrick, 6th Baron Upper Ossory (d. c.1666)
• Barnaby Fitzpatrick, 7th Baron Upper Ossory (d. 1696). On 11 May 1691, the seventh baron was attainted and the barony forfeited.

Second creation: (1794)

The title was re-created on 9 August 1794 for the second Earl of Upper Ossory

Earl of Upper Ossory

Earl of Upper Ossory was a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created on 5 October 1751 for John FitzPatrick, 2nd Baron Gowran, who later represented Bedfordshire in the House of Commons. He was the son of Richard FitzPatrick, who had been created Baron Gowran on 27 April 1715, also in the...

. On his death in 1818, both titles became extinct.

• John FitzPatrick, 2nd Earl of Upper Ossory
  John FitzPatrick, 2nd Earl of Upper Ossory
  John FitzPatrick, 2nd Earl of Upper Ossory , styled Lord Gowran from 1751 to 1758, was an Irish peer and Member of Parliament....
  
  (1745–1818) (extinct)