Earl of Downe

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Earl of Downe was a title in the Peerage of Ireland that was created on 16 October 1628 for Sir William Pope, Bt, along with the title Baron Pope. He had been created a baronet, of Wilcote, Oxfordshire, on 29 June 1611. The titles and the baronetcy became extinct on the death of the 4th Earl on 18 May 1668.

[edit] Baronets of Wilcote (1611)

  • Sir William Pope, 1st Baronet (15731631) (created Earl of Downe in 1628)

[edit] Earls of Downe (1628)

  • William Pope, 1st Earl of Downe (15951640)
  • Thomas Pope, 2nd Earl of Downe (16221660)
  • Thomas Pope, 3rd Earl of Downe (15981668)
  • Thomas Pope, 4th Earl of Downe (16401668)

[edit] References

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