Viscount Mountgarret
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Viscount Mountgarret is a title in the Peerage of Ireland
. It was created in 1550 for the Hon. Richard Butler
, younger son of Piers Butler, 8th Earl of Ormonde
. His grandson, the third Viscount, was outlaw
ed and excepted from pardon in 1652, one year after his death. His son, the fourth Viscount, received a pardon for all treasons and rebellions from King Charles II
and was restored to his estates. He was succeeded by his son, the fifth Viscount. He was a supporter of King James II
and led the Siege of Derry
in 1688 to 1689. Lord Mountgarret was taken prisoner and outlawed, with his estates forfeited. However, in 1715 the outlawry was reversed and in 1721 he claimed his seat in the Irish House of Lords
.
His great-grandson, the eleventh Viscount, represented County Kilkenny in the Irish House of Commons
. He was succeeded by his son, the twelfth Viscount. He was made Earl of Kilkenny in the Peerage of Ireland in 1793. However, the earldom became extinct on his death in 1846 while he was succeeded in the viscountcy by his nephew, the thirteenth Viscount. His son, the fourteenth Viscount, assumed in 1891 by Royal license the surname of Rawson-Butler and the arms of Rawson (which were those of his maternal grandfather) but in 1902 he resumed by Royal license the surname of Butler only. In 1911 he was created Baron Mountgarret, of Nidd in the West Riding of the County of York, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
. the titles are held by his great-great-grandson, the eighteenth Viscount, who succeeded his father in 2004. He is understood to be the likely heir to the ancient earldom of Ormond (created in 1328) as well as to the 16th century earldom of Ossory, but has not successfully proven the claim.
The current heir presumptive
is the present holder's brother Edmund Henry Richard Butler (b. 1962).
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,...
. It was created in 1550 for the Hon. Richard Butler
Richard Butler, 1st Viscount Mountgarret
Richard Butler, 1st Viscount Mountgarret was the son of Piers Butler, 8th Earl of Ormond and Lady Margaret Fitzgerald. He married his first cousin Eleanor Butler, daughter of Theobald Butler of Polestown, the illegitimate brother of the 8th Earl of Ormond...
, younger son of Piers Butler, 8th Earl of Ormonde
Piers Butler, 8th Earl of Ormonde
Piers Butler, 8th Earl of Ormond and 1st Earl of Ossory , also known as Red Piers, was from the Polestown branch of the Butler family of Ireland.-Claims to the title:...
. His grandson, the third Viscount, was outlaw
Outlaw
In historical legal systems, an outlaw is declared as outside the protection of the law. In pre-modern societies, this takes the burden of active prosecution of a criminal from the authorities. Instead, the criminal is withdrawn all legal protection, so that anyone is legally empowered to persecute...
ed and excepted from pardon in 1652, one year after his death. His son, the fourth Viscount, received a pardon for all treasons and rebellions from King Charles II
Charles II of England
Charles II was monarch of the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland.Charles II's father, King Charles I, was executed at Whitehall on 30 January 1649, at the climax of the English Civil War...
and was restored to his estates. He was succeeded by his son, the fifth Viscount. He was a supporter of King James II
James 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...
and led the Siege of Derry
Siege of Derry
The Siege of Derry took place in Ireland from 18 April to 28 July 1689, during the Williamite War in Ireland. The city, a Williamite stronghold, was besieged by a Jacobite army until it was relieved by Royal Navy ships...
in 1688 to 1689. Lord Mountgarret was taken prisoner and outlawed, with his estates forfeited. However, in 1715 the outlawry was reversed and in 1721 he claimed his seat in the Irish House of Lords
Irish House of Lords
The Irish House of Lords was the upper house of the Parliament of Ireland that existed from mediaeval times until 1800. It was abolished along with the Irish House of Commons by the Act of Union.-Function:...
.
His great-grandson, the eleventh Viscount, represented County Kilkenny in the Irish House of Commons
Irish House of Commons
The Irish House of Commons was the lower house of the Parliament of Ireland, that existed from 1297 until 1800. The upper house was the House of Lords...
. He was succeeded by his son, the twelfth Viscount. He was made Earl of Kilkenny in the Peerage of Ireland in 1793. However, the earldom became extinct on his death in 1846 while he was succeeded in the viscountcy by his nephew, the thirteenth Viscount. His son, the fourteenth Viscount, assumed in 1891 by Royal license the surname of Rawson-Butler and the arms of Rawson (which were those of his maternal grandfather) but in 1902 he resumed by Royal license the surname of Butler only. In 1911 he was created Baron Mountgarret, of Nidd in the West Riding of the County of York, 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...
. the titles are held by his great-great-grandson, the eighteenth Viscount, who succeeded his father in 2004. He is understood to be the likely heir to the ancient earldom of Ormond (created in 1328) as well as to the 16th century earldom of Ossory, but has not successfully proven the claim.
Viscounts Mountgarret (first creation)
- Richard Butler, 1st Viscount MountgarretRichard Butler, 1st Viscount MountgarretRichard Butler, 1st Viscount Mountgarret was the son of Piers Butler, 8th Earl of Ormond and Lady Margaret Fitzgerald. He married his first cousin Eleanor Butler, daughter of Theobald Butler of Polestown, the illegitimate brother of the 8th Earl of Ormond...
(1500–1571) - Edmund Butler, 2nd Viscount MountgarretEdmund Butler, 2nd Viscount MountgarretEdmund Butler, 2nd Viscount Mountgarret , was the son of Richard Butler, 1st Viscount Mountgarret and Eleanor Butler. He married Grany or Grizzel FitzPatrick, daughter of Barnaby Fitzpatrick, 1st Baron Upper Ossory....
(d. 1602) - Richard Butler, 3rd Viscount MountgarretRichard Butler, 3rd Viscount MountgarretRichard Butler, 3rd Viscount Mountgarret was the son of Edmund Butler, 2nd Viscount Mountgarret and Grany or Grizzel, daughter of Barnaby Fitzpatrick, 1st Baron Upper Ossory...
(1578–1651) - Edmund Butler, 4th Viscount MountgarretEdmund Butler, 4th Viscount MountgarretEdmund Butler, 4th Viscount Mountgarret was the son of Richard, third viscount Mountgarret. He acceded to his title on the death of his father in 1651 and retained his lands in the north and east of Kilkenny while many others whose families had been involved in the Catholic Confederacy lost theirs...
(1595–1679) - Richard Butler, 5th Viscount Mountgarret (d. 1706)
- Edmund Butler, 6th Viscount Mountgarret (1663–1735)
- Richard Butler, 7th Viscount Mountgarret (1685–1736)
- James Butler, 8th Viscount Mountgarret (1686–1749)
- Edmund Butler, 9th Viscount Mountgarret (1687–1751)
- Edmund Butler, 10th Viscount Mountgarret (d. 1779)
- Edmund Butler, 11th Viscount MountgarretEdmund Butler, 11th Viscount MountgarretEdmund Butler, 11th Viscount Mountgarret was an Irish peer and politician.He was the son of Edmund Butler, 10th Viscount Mountgarret and Charlotte Bradstreet, daughter of Sir Simon Bradstreet, 1st Bart. He married with Henrietta Butler, daughter of Somerset Hamilton Butler, 1st Earl of Carrick on...
(1745–1793) - Edmund Butler, 12th Viscount MountgarretEdmund Butler, 1st Earl of KilkennyEdmund Butler, 1st Earl of Kilkenny, 12th Viscount Mountgarret was created Earl of Kilkenny on 20 December 1793. The son of Edmund Butler, 11th Viscount Mountgarret and Henrietta Butler, he was thus a member of the powerful Butler Dynasty descended from the illustrious House of Butler of Ormond,...
(1771–1846) (created Earl of Kilkenny in 1793)
Earls of Kilkenny (1793)
- Edmund Butler, 1st Earl of Kilkenny, 12th Viscount MountgarretEdmund Butler, 1st Earl of KilkennyEdmund Butler, 1st Earl of Kilkenny, 12th Viscount Mountgarret was created Earl of Kilkenny on 20 December 1793. The son of Edmund Butler, 11th Viscount Mountgarret and Henrietta Butler, he was thus a member of the powerful Butler Dynasty descended from the illustrious House of Butler of Ormond,...
(1771–1846)
Viscounts Mountgarret (continued)
- Henry Edmund Butler, 13th Viscount Mountgarret (1816–1900)
- Henry Edmund Butler, 14th Viscount MountgarretHenry Butler, 14th Viscount MountgarretHenry Edmund Butler, 14th Viscount Mountgarret was a British aristocrat.He was the son of Henry Edmund Butler, 13th Viscount Mountgarret and inherited the viscountcy on his death in 1900....
(1844–1912) - Edmund Somerset Butler, 15th Viscount Mountgarret (1875–1918)
- Piers Henry Augustine Butler, 16th Viscount Mountgarret (1903–1966)
- Richard Henry Piers Butler, 17th Viscount MountgarretRichard Butler, 17th Viscount MountgarretRichard Henry Piers Butler, 17th Viscount Mountgarret was the son of Piers Henry Augustus Butler, 16th Viscount Mountgarret and Eglantine Christie...
(1936–2004) - Piers James Richard Butler, 18th Viscount Mountgarret (b. 1961)
The current heir presumptive
Heir Presumptive
An heir presumptive or heiress presumptive is the person provisionally scheduled to inherit a throne, peerage, or other hereditary honour, but whose position can be displaced by the birth of an heir or heiress apparent or of a new heir presumptive with a better claim to the position in question...
is the present holder's brother Edmund Henry Richard Butler (b. 1962).