Through surrender and regrant, the earldom of Thomond was created in 1543 for Murrough O'Brien. He had previously been styled King of Thomond and was descended from the Ard Rí or High King of Ireland, Brian Boru.[1] O'Brien was also created Baron Inchiquin, on 1 July 1543. On the same day his nephew and heir, Donough O'Brien, was created Baron Ibrickane. The titles of Ibrickane and Thomond merged on the first Earl's death in 1551, and the barony of Inchiquin went to his eldest son.[2]
The second creation was on 11 December 1756 when Percy Wyndham-O'Brien was created Earl of Thomond and Baron Ibracken. On his death in 1774, both titles became extinct.[2]
^Cokayne, George Edward, ed. (1896). Complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct or dormant (S to T). Vol. 7 (1st ed.). London: George Bell & Sons. pp. 391–394. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
earl, thomond, hereditary, title, peerage, ireland, created, twice, brien, dynasty, which, ancient, irish, sept, native, north, munster, contents, history, background, first, creation, forfeit, title, second, creation, earls, thomond, 1543, earls, thomond, 175. Earl of Thomond was an hereditary title in the Peerage of Ireland It was created twice for the O Brien dynasty which is an ancient Irish sept native to north Munster Contents 1 History and background 1 1 First creation 1 2 Forfeit of title 1 3 Second creation 2 Earls of Thomond 1543 3 Earls of Thomond 1756 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory and background editFirst creation edit Under the Crown of Ireland Act 1542 King Henry VIII of England was created King of Ireland by the Parliament of Ireland In consequence all reigning monarchs and clan chiefs in Ireland were ordered to surrender their native titles in return for peerages This surrender and regrant offer was conditional upon the adoption of Tudor customs and laws including pledging allegiance to the Irish Crown and apostatising from the Catholic faith by accepting the articles of the state established Church of Ireland Through surrender and regrant the earldom of Thomond was created in 1543 for Murrough O Brien He had previously been styled King of Thomond and was descended from the Ard Ri or High King of Ireland Brian Boru 1 O Brien was also created Baron Inchiquin on 1 July 1543 On the same day his nephew and heir Donough O Brien was created Baron Ibrickane The titles of Ibrickane and Thomond merged on the first Earl s death in 1551 and the barony of Inchiquin went to his eldest son 2 Forfeit of title edit The 8th Earl was created Viscount Tadcaster in the Peerage of Great Britain on 19 October 1714 However when he died in 1741 the next heir would have been a descendant of Daniel O Brien 3rd Viscount Clare who was attainded in 1691 so the three titles became forfeit However Charles O Brien 6th Viscount Clare a Jacobite exile used the title Earl of Thomond as did his son who died childless in 1774 2 Second creation edit The second creation was on 11 December 1756 when Percy Wyndham O Brien was created Earl of Thomond and Baron Ibracken On his death in 1774 both titles became extinct 2 nbsp 8th Earl s town house5 Henrietta Street DublinEarls of Thomond 1543 editMurrough O Brien 1st Earl of Thomond died 1551 Donough O Brien 2nd Earl of Thomond died 1553 created Baron Ibrickane in 1543 Connor O Brien 3rd Earl of Thomond c 1535 1581 Donogh O Brien 4th Earl of Thomond died 1624 Henry O Brien 5th Earl of Thomond c 1588 1639 Barnabas O Brien 6th Earl of Thomond c 1590 1657 Henry O Brien 7th Earl of Thomond c 1620 1691 Henry O Brien Lord Ibrackan c 1642 1678 Henry Horatio O Brien Lord Ibrackan died 1690 Henry O Brien 8th Earl of Thomond 1688 1741 grandson of the 7th Earl All titles forfeit on his death Charles O Brien 6th Viscount Clare titular 9th Earl of Thomond 1699 1761 Charles O Brien 7th Viscount Clare titular 10th Earl of Thomond died 1774 Earls of Thomond 1756 editPercy Wyndham O Brien 1st Earl of Thomond c 1723 1774 See also editList of monarchs of Thomond Marquess of Thomond Viscount ClareReferences edit Cokayne George Edward ed 1896 Complete peerage of England Scotland Ireland Great Britain and the United Kingdom extant extinct or dormant S to T Vol 7 1st ed London George Bell amp Sons pp 391 394 Retrieved 28 December 2011 a b c Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Thomond Earl and Marquess of Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 26 11th ed Cambridge University Press p 869 External links editLeigh Rayment s Peerage Pages Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Earl of Thomond amp oldid 1172794762, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
