Earl of Carbery

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The titles of Baron Vaughan of Mullengar and Earl of Carbery in the county of Cork were in the Peerage of Ireland. The title of Baron Vaughan of Emlyn was in the Peerage of England.

On 13 July 1621, Richard Vaughan was created Baron Vaughan of Mullengar and on 5 August 1628 he was creatd Earl of Carbery. The second earl, Richard, was created Baron Vaughan of Emlyn on 25 October 1643. On the death of the third earl, the Governor of Jamaica (1675-1678), in 1713, all three titles became extinct.

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[edit] Barons Vaughan of Mullengar (1621)

  • John Vaughan, 1st Baron Vaughan of Mullengar (created Earl of Carbery in 1628)

[edit] Earls of Carbery, co. Cork (1628)

[edit] Barons Vaughan of Emlyn (1643)

see above, 2nd and 3rd Earls of Carbery

[edit] Reference

This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.