Henry O'Brien, 5th Earl of Thomond
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Henry O'Brien, 5th Earl of Thomond (1588 – 26 July 1639) was an Irish peer, styled Lord Ibrickane until 1624.
O'Brien was the son of Donogh O'Brien, 4th Earl of Thomond
and Elisabeth FitzGerald. He married Mary Brereton, daughter of William Brereton, 1st Baron Brereton
and Margaret Savage, and together they had 5 daughters:
O'Brien died in 1639, and was succeeded in his peerages by his brother Barnabas O'Brien, 6th Earl of Thomond
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O'Brien was the son of Donogh O'Brien, 4th Earl of Thomond
Donogh O'Brien, 4th Earl of Thomond
Donogh O'Brien, 4th Earl of Thomond and Baron of Ibrickan was an Irish nobleman and soldier noted for his loyalty to the English Crown...
and Elisabeth FitzGerald. He married Mary Brereton, daughter of William Brereton, 1st Baron Brereton
William Brereton, 1st Baron Brereton
William Brereton, 1st Baron Brereton was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1597 and 1622. He was created a peer in the Peerage of Ireland in 1624 as Baron Brereton....
and Margaret Savage, and together they had 5 daughters:
- Lady Margaret O'Brien
- Lady Mary O'Brien
- Lady Elisabeth O'Brien
- Lady Anne O'Brien
- Lady Honora O'Brien
O'Brien died in 1639, and was succeeded in his peerages by his brother Barnabas O'Brien, 6th Earl of Thomond
Barnabas O'Brien, 6th Earl of Thomond
Barnabas O'Brien, 6th Earl of Thomond , son of Donogh O'Brien, 4th Earl of Thomond; succeeded his brother, 1639; lord-lieutenant of Clare, 1640–1: his rents seized, 1644; admitted a parliamentary garrison to Bunratty Castle and went to England: joined Charles I; successfully petitioned parliament...
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