Earl of Munster was a title created twice, once in the

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and once in the

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. The first creation came in 1789 in favour of

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, the third son of

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. He was made

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at the same time. When William succeeded to the throne as King William IV in 1830 the titles merged with the crown. The second creation came in the Peerage of the United Kingdom on 12 May 1831 for George Augustus Frederick FitzClarence, the eldest illegitimate son of William IV. He was made Viscount FitzClarence and Baron Tewkesbury in the

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at the same time. The viscountcy was used as a

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by the heir apparent to the earldom. The titles were created with remainder to his brothers

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and

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. Lord Munster's great-grandson, the fifth earl (who succeeded his uncle), was a prominent

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politician and held ministerial office under five prime ministers. He was succeeded by his second cousin, the sixth earl. He was the son of

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, VC (8 May 1865 – 12 November 1914), son of Captain the Hon. George FitzClarence, third son of the first earl. On the death of his son, the seventh earl, in 2000, the titles became extinct.

Earls of Munster; first creation (1789)

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Earls of Munster; second creation (1831)

* George Augustus Frederick FitzClarence, 1st Earl of Munster (1794–1842) * William George FitzClarence, 2nd Earl of Munster (1824–1901) **Edward Fitz-Clarence, Viscount FitzClarence (1856–1870) * Geoffrey George Gordon FitzClarence, 3rd Earl of Munster (1859–1902) * Aubrey FitzClarence, 4th Earl of Munster (1862–1928) * Geoffrey William Richard Hugh FitzClarence, 5th Earl of Munster (1906–1975) * Edward Charles FitzClarence, 6th Earl of Munster (1899–1983) * Anthony Charles FitzClarence, 7th Earl of Munster (1926–2000)

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