Percy Wyndham-O'Brien, 1st Earl of Thomond
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Percy Wyndham-O'Brien, 1st Earl of Thomond (c. 1713 – 1774) was a British
Member of Parliament
, Irish peer and the younger son of Tory statesman Sir William Wyndham and brother to Sir Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont
.
In 1741, Henry O'Brien, 8th Earl of Thomond
died without issue and in his will left the entire Irish estates of the Earls of Thomond to his nephew Percy Wyndham, the younger son of his wife's sister. In compliance with the terms of his inheritance, Percy took the additional name of O'Brien and was created Earl of Thomond and Baron Ibracken in the second creation on 11 December 1756.
He was MP for the constituency of Taunton
in Somerset from 1745 to 1747 when he was succeeded by his brother Sir Charles Wyndham
.
When Percy died unmarried and without issue in 1774 the title again became extinct. The lands passed to his nephew George Wyndham, 3rd Earl of Egremont
of Petworth House
.
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Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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, Irish peer and the younger son of Tory statesman Sir William Wyndham and brother to Sir Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont
Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont
Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont, PC and Catherine née Seymour, succeeded his uncle, Algernon Seymour, 7th Duke of Somerset, as 2nd Earl of Egremont in 1750...
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In 1741, Henry O'Brien, 8th Earl of Thomond
Henry O'Brien, 8th Earl of Thomond
Henry O'Brien, Lord Ibrackan or Lord O'Brien , styled Hon. Henry O'Brien until 1657, was an Irish nobleman and politician. He was the son of Henry O'Brien, 7th Earl of Thomond and Anne O'Brien....
died without issue and in his will left the entire Irish estates of the Earls of Thomond to his nephew Percy Wyndham, the younger son of his wife's sister. In compliance with the terms of his inheritance, Percy took the additional name of O'Brien and was created Earl of Thomond and Baron Ibracken in the second creation on 11 December 1756.
He was MP for the constituency of Taunton
Taunton (UK Parliament constituency)
Taunton was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and its predecessors from 1295 to 2010, taking its name from the town of Taunton in Somerset...
in Somerset from 1745 to 1747 when he was succeeded by his brother Sir Charles Wyndham
Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont
Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont, PC and Catherine née Seymour, succeeded his uncle, Algernon Seymour, 7th Duke of Somerset, as 2nd Earl of Egremont in 1750...
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When Percy died unmarried and without issue in 1774 the title again became extinct. The lands passed to his nephew George Wyndham, 3rd Earl of Egremont
George Wyndham, 3rd Earl of Egremont
George O'Brien Wyndham, 3rd Earl of Egremont was a British peer. A direct descendant of Sir John Wyndham, he succeeded to his father's titles in 1763 at the age of 12, inheriting estates at Petworth, Egremont, Leconfield and land in Wiltshire and Somerset. He later inherited the lands of the Earl...
of Petworth House
Petworth House
Petworth House in Petworth, West Sussex, England, is a late 17th-century mansion, rebuilt in 1688 by Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, and altered in the 1870s by Anthony Salvin...
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