Earl of Granard is a title in the

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. It was created in 1684 for Arthur Forbes, 1st Viscount Granard. He was a

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in the army and served as Marshal of the Army in

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after

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and was later

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. He had already succeeded his father as second Baronet of Castle Forbes and been created Baron Clanehugh and Viscount Granard in 1675, also in the Peerage of Ireland. The Baronetcy, of Castle Forbes in

county Longford County Longford ( gle, Contae an Longfoirt) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Longford. Longford County Council is the local authority for the county. The population of the county was 46,6 ...

, was created in the

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on 29 September 1628 for his father, Arthur Forbes. The first Earl's grandson, the third Earl, was an

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in the

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. He was summoned to the

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through a

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as ''Lord Forbes'' in his father's lifetime. He was succeeded by his son, the fourth Earl. He was a lieutenant-general in the Army. His grandson, the sixth Earl, was a

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in the Army. In 1806 he was created Baron Granard, of Castle Donington in the County of Leicester, in the

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. This title gave the Earls an automatic seat in the

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until the passing of the

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. On his death the titles passed to his grandson, the seventh Earl. He notably served as Lord Lieutenant of County Leitrim from 1856 to 1872. His son, the eighth Earl, was a soldier and

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politician. Lord Granard held junior office in the Liberal administrations of

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and

H. H. Asquith Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, (12 September 1852 – 15 February 1928), generally known as H. H. Asquith, was a British statesman and Liberal Party politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom f ...

and was also a member of the

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and of the

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. the titles are held by his grandson, the tenth Earl, who succeeded his uncle in 1992. The invented title of ''Viscount Forbes'' is used as a

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for the Earl's heir apparent. The family seat is

Castle Forbes Castle Forbes is a 19th-century country house in the Scottish baronial architecture style near Alford in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The Vale of Alford estate has been home to the Forbes for over 600 years. The original house was named Putachi ...

, near

Newtownforbes Newtownforbes () is a village in County Longford, Ireland. It was historically called ''Lisbrack'', an anglicisation of the Irish name. The N4 National primary route passes through the Main Street of the village, which is situated 6 km ( ...

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Forbes baronets, of Castle Forbes (1628)

Sir Arthur Forbes, 1st Baronet Sir Arthur Forbes, 1st Baronet of Castle Forbes, County Longford, Ireland (c. 1590–1632) took part in the Scottish Plantation of Ireland, and died in a duel at Hamburg, Germany. His son was created Earl of Granard. Family Arthur Forbes was ...

(died 1632) * Sir Arthur Forbes, 2nd Baronet (1623–1695) (created Earl of Granard in 1684)

Earls of Granard (1684)

Arthur Forbes, 1st Earl of Granard Arthur Forbes, 1st Earl of Granard (1623–1696) was an Irish Royalist soldier of Scottish descent. He held the position Marshal of Ireland, commander of the Royal Irish Army during the reign of Charles II. A supporter of the Glorious Revolution ...

, 1st Viscount Granard, 1st Baron Clanehugh (1623–1695) *

Arthur Forbes, 2nd Earl of Granard Arthur Forbes, 2nd Earl of Granard ( – 1 April 1724) was an Irish soldier and peer. Early life Forbes was born as the eldest son of Arthur Forbes of Castle Forbes in Aberdeenshire and the former Catharine (née Newcomen) Stewart (widow of Sir ...

, 2nd Viscount Granard, 2nd Baron Clanehugh (–1734) *

George Forbes, 3rd Earl of Granard George Forbes, 3rd Earl of Granard PC (21 October 1685 – 19 June 1765) was an Anglo-Irish naval commander and diplomat. He was at the Capture of Gibraltar. He took a very valuable prize ship and was briefly a Governor of the Leeward Islands. ...

, 3rd Viscount Granard, 3rd Baron Clanehugh (1685–1765) *

George Forbes, 4th Earl of Granard George Forbes, 4th Earl of Granard (15 March 1710 – 16 October 1769) was an Irish soldier and politician. Early life He was the eldest son of George Forbes, 3rd Earl of Granard by his wife Mary, daughter of William Stewart, 1st Viscount Mou ...

, 4th Viscount Granard, 4th Baron Clanehugh (1710–1769) *

George Forbes, 5th Earl of Granard George Forbes, 5th Earl of Granard PC (2 April 1740 – 15 April 1780) was an Anglo-Irish politician and peer. Early life Forbes was born on 2 April 1740. He was the only son of Lt.-Gen. George Forbes, 4th Earl of Granard and the former Letitia ...

, 5th Viscount Granard, 5th Baron Clanehugh (1740–1780) *

George Forbes, 6th Earl of Granard George Forbes, 6th Earl of Granard PC (Ire) (14 June 1760 – 9 June 1837), was an Irish general and peer. Early life Forbes was born on 14 June 1760 and was educated at Armagh. He was the eldest son of George Forbes, 5th Earl of Granard, by hi ...

, 6th Viscount Granard, 6th Baron Clanehugh (1760–1837) * George Arthur Hastings Forbes, 7th Earl of Granard, 7th Viscount Granard, 7th Baron Clanehugh (1833–1889) * Bernard Arthur William Patrick Hastings Forbes, 8th Earl of Granard, 8th Viscount Granard, 8th Baron Clanehugh (1874–1948) * Arthur Patrick Hastings Forbes, 9th Earl of Granard, 9th Viscount Granard, 9th Baron Clanehugh (1915–1992) * Peter Arthur Edward Hastings Forbes, 10th Earl of Granard, 10th Viscount Granard, 10th Baron Clanehugh (born 1957) The

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is the present holder's son Jonathan Peter Hastings Forbes, Viscount Forbes (born 1981).Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Granard Earldoms in the Peerage of Ireland Noble titles created in 1684

Forbes baronets, of Castle Forbes (1628)

Earls of Granard (1684)

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