Baron Leitrim was a title in the
Peerage of Ireland which was first created in 1583 for
Seán mac an Iarla a Búrc
John "na Seamer" Burke, Baron Leitrim (Irish: ''Seán mac an Iarla a Búrc''; ; ; died 1583), also known as John of the Shamrocks, was one of the notorious half-brothers called the ('sons of the earl'), whose conflicts with each other and thei ...
, and became extinct in 1591 on the death of his son,
Redmond, second Baron. The title's Second Creation was in 1783 for
Robert Clements who was later created
Earl of Leitrim
Earl of Leitrim was a title in the Peerage of Ireland.
History
The earldom of Leitrim was created in 1795 for Robert Clements, 1st Viscount Leitrim. He had already been created Baron Leitrim, of Manor Hamilton in the County of Leitrim, in 1 ...
.
Barons Leitrim (1583)
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Seán mac an Iarla a Búrc
John "na Seamer" Burke, Baron Leitrim (Irish: ''Seán mac an Iarla a Búrc''; ; ; died 1583), also known as John of the Shamrocks, was one of the notorious half-brothers called the ('sons of the earl'), whose conflicts with each other and thei ...
or John Burke, 1st Baron Leitrim, or "John of the Shamrocks" (d.1583)
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Redmond Burke, Baron Leitrim
Redmond Burke, Baron Leitrim (; ; fl. 1580s–1602) was an Irish noble and soldier who served in Spain and later in Ireland during the Nine Years' War.
Family background
Burke was a member of the Burke family of Clanricarde, in what is now ...
(d.1602)
Barons Leitrim (1783)
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Robert Clements, 1st Earl of Leitrim (1732–1804), created Baron Leitrim in 1783; Viscount Leitrim in 1794; and Earl of Leitrim in 1801
* See
Earl of Leitrim
Earl of Leitrim was a title in the Peerage of Ireland.
History
The earldom of Leitrim was created in 1795 for Robert Clements, 1st Viscount Leitrim. He had already been created Baron Leitrim, of Manor Hamilton in the County of Leitrim, in 1 ...
for further Barons Leitrim of this creation
See also
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House of Burgh, an
Anglo-Norman Anglo-Norman may refer to:
*Anglo-Normans, the medieval ruling class in England following the Norman conquest of 1066
*Anglo-Norman language
**Anglo-Norman literature
*Anglo-Norman England, or Norman England, the period in English history from 1066 ...
and
Hiberno-Norman
From the 12th century onwards, a group of Normans invaded and settled in Gaelic Ireland. These settlers later became known as Norman Irish or Hiberno-Normans. They originated mainly among Cambro-Norman families in Wales and Anglo-Normans from ...
dynasty founded in 1193
References
Extinct baronies in the Peerage of Ireland
Noble titles created in 1583
Noble titles created in 1783
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