Earl of Upper Ossory was a title in the

Peerage of Ireland The Peerage of Ireland consists of those titles of nobility created by the English monarchs in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland, or later by monarchs of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. It is one of the five divisi ...

. It was created on 5 October 1751 for John FitzPatrick, 2nd Baron Gowran, who later represented

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in the

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. He was the son of

Richard FitzPatrick General Richard FitzPatrick (24 January 174825 April 1813), styled The Honourable from birth, was an Anglo-Irish soldier, wit, poet, and Whig politician. He sat in the British House of Commons for 39 years from 1774 to 1813, and was a "sworn b ...

, who had been created Baron Gowran on 27 April 1715, also in the Peerage of Ireland. Lord Gowran had represented Harristown and Queen's County in the

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before his elevation to the peerage. The first Earl's son, the second Earl, also sat as

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for Bedfordshire and was

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. In 1794, he was created Baron Upper Ossory, of Ampthill in the County of Bedford, in the

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. However, all three titles became extinct on his death in 1818. The Honourable

, younger son of the first Earl, was a soldier and politician. John FitzPatrick, son of the second Earl, was created

Baron Castletown Baron Castletown, of Upper Ossory in the County Laois, Queen's County, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 10 December 1869 for John FitzPatrick, 1st Baron Castletown, John FitzPatrick, the former Liberal Party ( ...

in 1869.

Oil-on-canvas portrait of John FitzPatrick, 2nd Earl of Upper Ossory (1745–1818) by Thomas Beach (1738-1806)

Barons Gowran (1715)

Richard FitzPatrick, 1st Baron Gowran Richard FitzPatrick, 1st Baron Gowran (died 9 June 1727) was a British naval captain. Life He was the second son of John Fitzpatrick of Castletown, Queen's County, by Elizabeth, fourth daughter of Thomas Butler, Viscount Thurles, and relict o ...

(–1727) * John FitzPatrick, 2nd Baron Gowran (1719–1758) (created Earl of Upper Ossory in 1751)

Earls of Upper Ossory (1751)

John FitzPatrick, 1st Earl of Upper Ossory John FitzPatrick, 1st Earl of Upper Ossory (1719 – 23 September 1758) was an Anglo-Irish nobleman who lived in County Cork, Ireland. He was the son of Richard FitzPatrick, 1st Baron Gowran, and Anne ( Robinson) and educated at Queen's Coll ...

(1719–1758) *

John FitzPatrick, 2nd Earl of Upper Ossory John FitzPatrick, 2nd Earl of Upper Ossory FRS DL (2 May 1745 – 13 February 1818), styled 'Lord Gowran' from 1751 to 1758, was an Irish peer and member of parliament. Biography John FitzPatrick was born on 2 May 1745, the son of John FitzPa ...

(1745–1818)

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''The London Gazette''

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Fitzpatrick - Mac Giolla Phádraig Clan Society ''Fitzpatrick Arms, Crests, Mottos and Supporters'' by Ronan Fitzpatrick
* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20141217081605/http://fitzpatrick-heritage.org/ Fitzpatrick Heritage Society {{DEFAULTSORT:Upper Ossory Extinct earldoms in the Peerage of Ireland Noble titles created in 1751 FitzPatrick dynasty

Barons Gowran (1715)

Earls of Upper Ossory (1751)

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