Earl of Limerick

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The title of Earl of Limerick was created in the Peerage of Ireland in 1803, and previously in 1686. The earlier title became extinct in 1715, but the later one is still extant.

The Earl bears the subsidiary titles of Viscount Limerick (1800) and Baron Glentworth (1790) in the Peerage of Ireland and Baron Foxford (1815) in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Until 1999, he sat in the House of Lords as Baron Foxford.

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[edit] Baronets Dongan of Castletown (1623)

  • Sir Walter Dongan, 1st Baronet (d. 1626)
  • Sir John Dongan, 2nd Baronet (d. 1650)
  • Sir Walter Dongan, 3rd Baronet (d. 1686)
  • Sir William Dongan, 4th Baronet (d. 1698), created Earl of Limerick in 1686.

[edit] Earls of Limerick, First Creation (1686)

[edit] Barons Glentworth (1790)

  • William Cecil Pery, 1st Baron Glentworth (1721-1794), Bishop of Limerick 1784-1794
  • Edmund Henry Pery, 2nd Baron Glentworth (1758-1844), elected a Representative Peer in 1800, created Viscount Limerick later that year, later created Earl of Limerick (below)

[edit] Earls of Limerick, Second Creation (1803)

The Heir Apparent is Felix Edmund Pery, Viscount Glentworth (b. 1991)

[edit] Reference

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