Earl of Kenmare
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The title of Earl of Kenmare was created in the Peerage
of Ireland
in 1801. It became extinct upon the death of the 7th Earl in 1952.
All of the Earls bore the subsidiary titles of Viscount Castlerosse (1801), Viscount Kenmare (1798), and Baron Castlerosse (1798) in the Peerage of Ireland. The 2nd Earl was created Baron Kenmare in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
in 1841, but this title became extinct upon his death. His brother and successor, the third earl, was again created Baron Kenmare in the Peerage of the UK in 1856, and this title survived until the extinction of the earldom in 1952.
, after his deposition by the English Parliament, but while he still possessed his rights as King of Ireland. At the time James was presiding over the short-lived Patriot Parliament
. The peerage remained on the Irish patent roll in a constitutionally ambiguous position, but was not recognized by the Protestant political establishment.
Peerage
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of Ireland
Peerage of Ireland
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in 1801. It became extinct upon the death of the 7th Earl in 1952.
All of the Earls bore the subsidiary titles of Viscount Castlerosse (1801), Viscount Kenmare (1798), and Baron Castlerosse (1798) in the Peerage of Ireland. The 2nd Earl was created Baron Kenmare in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great Britain...
in 1841, but this title became extinct upon his death. His brother and successor, the third earl, was again created Baron Kenmare in the Peerage of the UK in 1856, and this title survived until the extinction of the earldom in 1952.
The Browne Line
- Sir Valentine Browne, Kt (d. 1589)
- Sir Nicholas Browne (d. 12 December 1606
Baronets Browne of Molahiffe, County Kerry (1622)
- Sir Valentine Browne, 1st Baronet (d. 7 September 1633)
- Sir Valentine Browne, 2nd Baronet (d. 25 April 1640)
Viscounts Kenmare, Barons Castlerosse (1689)
The Third Baronet Browne was created First Viscount Kenmare (Ireland) on 20 May 1689, by King James IIJames II of England
James II & VII was King of England and King of Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII, from 6 February 1685. He was the last Catholic monarch to reign over the Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland...
, after his deposition by the English Parliament, but while he still possessed his rights as King of Ireland. At the time James was presiding over the short-lived Patriot Parliament
Patriot Parliament
The Patriot Parliament is the name given to the session of the Irish Parliament called by King James II of Ireland during the War of the Two Kings in 1689. The parliament met in one session, from 7 May 1689 to 20 July 1689, and was the only session of the Irish Parliament under King James II.The...
. The peerage remained on the Irish patent roll in a constitutionally ambiguous position, but was not recognized by the Protestant political establishment.
- Sir Valentine Browne, 1st Viscount KenmareSir Valentine Browne, 1st Viscount KenmareValentine Browne, 1st Viscount Kenmare , was an Irish peer. He was created Viscount Kenmare in the Peerage of Ireland on 20 May 1689, by King James II, after his deposition by the English Parliament, but while he still possessed his rights as King of Ireland. At the time James was presiding over...
, 3rd Baronet (1638 – 1694), attained 1691 - Sir Nicholas Browne, 2nd Viscount Kenmare, 4th Baronet (d. April 1720)
- Sir Valentine Browne, 3rd Viscount KenmareSir Valentine Browne, 3rd Viscount KenmareSir Valentine Browne, 5th Baronet, 3rd Viscount Kenmare was the son of Sir Nicholas Browne, 2nd Viscount Kenmare, and his wife, Helen...
, 5th Baronet (March 1695– 30 June 1736) - Sir Thomas Browne, 4th Viscount KenmareThomas Browne, 4th Viscount KenmareThomas Browne, 6th Baronet & 4th Viscount Kenmare was an Irish landowner and politician. He was probably born at Killarney, County Kerry, the second of four children of Valentine Browne, fifth Baronet, third Viscount Kenmare , one of the few remaining great Roman Catholic landowners in Ireland,...
, 6th Baronet (1726 – 9 September 1795)
Earls of Kenmare (1801)
The Seventh Baronet Browne was created First Baron Castlerosse and First Viscount Kenmare on 12 February 1798, with the earlier peerages not being recognised. He was created First Earl of Kenmare on 3 January 1801.- Valentine Browne, 1st Earl of KenmareValentine Browne, 1st Earl of KenmareValentine Browne, 1st Earl of Kenmare was the Seventh Baronet Browne. He was created First Baron Castlerosse and First Viscount Kenmare on 12 February 1798, with the earlier peerages not being recognised. He was created First Earl of Kenmare on 3 January 1801....
(January 1754 – 1812) - Valentine Browne, 2nd Earl of KenmareValentine Browne, 2nd Earl of KenmareValentine Browne, 2nd Earl of Kenmare PC , styled Viscount Castlerosse from 1801 to 1812, was Earl of Kenmare and Lord Lieutenant of Kerry. He succeeded Valentine Browne, 1st Earl of Kenmare....
(1788 – 1853), son of the 1st Earl, m. Augusta Anne Wilmot, 2nd daughter of Sir Robert Wilmot, Bart. - Thomas Browne, 3rd Earl of Kenmare (1789 – 1871), brother of the 2nd Earl, m. Catherine O'Callaghan
- Valentine Augustus Browne, 4th Earl of KenmareValentine Browne, 4th Earl of KenmareValentine Augustus Browne, 4th Earl of Kenmare KP, PC , styled Viscount Castlerosse from 1853 to 1871, was a British courtier and Liberal politician...
(1825 – 1905), son of the 3rd Earl, m. Gertrude-Harriet Thynne, only daughter of Lord Charles Thynne, son of the 2nd Marquis of BathThomas Thynne, 2nd Marquess of BathThomas Thynne, 2nd Marquess of Bath KG , styled Viscount Weymouth from 1789 until 1796, was a British peer.-Background and education:... - Valentine Charles Browne, 5th Earl of KenmareValentine Browne, 5th Earl of KenmareValentine Charles Browne, 5th Earl of Kenmare was Lord Lieutenant of Kerry and Earl of Kenmare. He was one of the peers of the realm who were members of the Senate of Southern Ireland, 1921....
(1860 – 1941) - Valentine Edward Charles Browne, 6th Earl of KenmareValentine Browne, 6th Earl of KenmareValentine Edward Charles Browne, 6th Earl of Kenmare , styled Viscount Castlerosse from 1905 to 1941, was the Earl of Kenmare and the son of Valentine Browne, 5th Earl of Kenmare....
(1891 – 1943) - Gerald Ralph Desmond Browne, 7th Earl of Kenmare (1896 – 1952)