Earl of Glandore, in the County of Kerry, was a title in the

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. It was created in 1776 for the Irish politician William Crosbie, 2nd Baron Brandon. He was the son of Sir Maurice Crosbie, who had previously represented

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in the

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for over forty years, and was raised to the peerage as Baron Brandon in 1758. The first Baron was succeeded by his son, the second Baron. He was a member of the Irish Parliament for

Ardfert Ardfert () is a village in County Kerry, Ireland. Historically a religious centre, the economy of the locality is driven by agriculture and its position as a dormitory town, being only from Tralee. The population of the village was 749 at the 2 ...

. In 1771 he was created Viscount Crosbie, of Ardfert in the County of Kerry, and in 1776 he was further honoured when he was made Earl of Glandore, in the County of Cork. Both titles were in the Peerage of Ireland. On his death, the titles passed to his son, the second Earl. He sat in the

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as one of the original twenty-eight

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. He was childless and on his death in 1815 the viscountcy and earldom became extinct. He was succeeded in the barony by his cousin, the fourth Baron. He was the son of the Very Reverend the Hon. Maurice Crosbie,

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, younger son of the first Baron. Lord Brandon was a

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and served as Rector of

Castleisland Castleisland () is a town and commercial centre in County Kerry in south west Ireland. The town is known for the width of its main street. As of the 2016 Census, Castleisland had a population of 2,486. Castleisland was described by one of its ...

. His marriage to Elizabeth La Touche, daughter of Colonel David La Touche and Lady Cecilia Leeson, was notoriously unhappy, and in 1829 he brought a celebrated action for

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against

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, then

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, accusing him of

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with Lady Brandon. The action failed for lack of evidence, but public opinion was largely on the husband's side. Melbourne never admitted to the affair, but he did not, as he did in similar cases like that of Caroline Norton, publicly insist on the lady's innocence, although they remained friends. The fourth Baron and his wife had one daughter Elizabeth Cecilia, who married Henry Galgacus Redhead Yorke, but they had no surviving male issue, and on his death in 1832 the barony became extinct as well. The family seat was

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Barons Brandon (1758)

Maurice Crosbie, 1st Baron Brandon Maurice Crosbie, 1st Baron Brandon, (c. 1689 –1762) was an Irish politician and peer. He was the son of David Crosbie, High Sheriff of Kerry, and his wife Jane Hamilton, daughter of William Hamilton of Lisclooney, County Offaly, and grandson ...

(1690–1762) * William Crosbie, 2nd Baron Brandon (1716–1781) (created Viscount Crosbie in 1771 and Earl of Glandore in 1776)

Earls of Glandore (1776)

* William Crosbie, 1st Earl of Glandore (1716–1781) *

John Crosbie, 2nd Earl of Glandore John Crosbie, 2nd Earl of Glandore PC, FRS (25 May 1753 – 23 October 1815), styled Viscount Crosbie between 1777 and 1781, was an Irish politician. Crosbie was the only surviving son of William Crosbie, 1st Earl of Glandore, by his first w ...

(1753–1815)

Barons Brandon (1758; Reverted)

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Thomas Ulick Sadleir Thomas Ulick Sadleir (1882–1957) was an Irish genealogist and heraldic expert. He was successively registrar of the Order of St Patrick, Deputy Ulster King of Arms and Acting Ulster King of Arms. Career Sadleir's first involvement with the of ...

p197: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935 **Hon. Maurice Crosbie (died 1816)

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