Earl of Lucan is a title which has been created twice in the

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for related families.

History

Patrick Sarsfield Patrick Sarsfield, 1st Earl of Lucan, ga, Pádraig Sáirseál, circa 1655 to 21 August 1693, was an Irish soldier, and leading figure in the Jacobite army during the 1689 to 1691 Williamite War in Ireland. Born into a wealthy Catholic famil ...

was one of the senior commanders of James VII & II (deposed in 1688) in battles in Ireland with William of Orange which determined the latter's takeover with his co-regnant wife,

Mary II of England Mary II (30 April 166228 December 1694) was List of English monarchs, Queen of England, List of Scottish monarchs, Scotland, and Monarchy of Ireland, Ireland, co-reigning with her husband, William III of England, William III & II, from 1689 unt ...

, of the English, Scottish and Irish thrones (the

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and First Jacobite Wars). In 1691, the deposed King James purportedly created him Earl of

Lucan Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (3 November 39 AD – 30 April 65 AD), better known in English as Lucan (), was a Roman poet, born in Corduba (modern-day Córdoba), in Hispania Baetica. He is regarded as one of the outstanding figures of the Imperial ...

, Viscount of Tully and Baron Rosberry. Like all post deposition titles they have no recognition in UK law. In 1795, the first legal creation of title was for Sarsfield's similarly landowning great-nephew, Charles Bingham, 1st Baron Lucan. The subsidiary titles associated with the Earldom of Lucan are: Baron Lucan, of

Castlebar Castlebar () is the county town of County Mayo, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Developing around a 13th century castle of the de Barry family, de Barry family, from which the town got its name, the town now acts as a social and economic focal poi ...

in the County of Mayo (created 1776), and Baron Bingham, of Melcombe Bingham in the County of Dorset (created 1934). The first is in the

, whereas the second is in the

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, which allowed Earls of Lucan to sit in the

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after the practice of electing

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from Ireland ceased. The Earl of Lucan also has a

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cy (of Castlebar, Co Mayo), created in the

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(7 June 1634). The title became notorious when the 3rd Earl, as cavalry commander in the

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, was involved in the ill-fated

Charge of the Light Brigade The Charge of the Light Brigade was a failed military action involving the British light cavalry led by Lord Cardigan against Russian forces during the Battle of Balaclava on 25 October 1854 in the Crimean War. Lord Raglan had intended to se ...

. Its notoriety was renewed after the disappearance in 1974 of the profligate 7th Earl. In June 1975, in his absence, a

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's jury found that he had murdered his children's nanny, Sandra Rivett. There have been no confirmed sightings of the 7th Earl since his disappearance, and he was declared legally dead for purposes of probate (debts and assets) in October 1999. This was, alone, insufficient to enable his son George, Lord Bingham to succeed to the titles – a death certificate for the 7th Earl was issued in February 2016 under the

Presumption of Death Act 2013 A presumption of death occurs when a person is thought to be dead by a group of people despite the absence of direct proof of the person's death, such as the finding of remains (e.g., a corpse or skeleton) attributable to that person. Such a pre ...

, and Lord Bingham's claim to the Earldom was formally accepted by the House of Lords on 7 June 2016. The family seats were Castlebar House, near Gorteendrunagh,

County Mayo County Mayo (; ga, Contae Mhaigh Eo, meaning "Plain of the Taxus baccata, yew trees") is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. In the West Region, Ireland, West of Ireland, in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Conn ...

, and from 1803 to 1922 Laleham House in Laleham,

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(until 1965 in the former county of

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).In 1803,

Richard Bingham, 2nd Earl of Lucan Richard Bingham, 2nd Earl of Lucan (4 December 1764 – 30 June 1839), styled The Honourable from 1776 to 1795 and subsequently Lord Bingham until 1799, was an Irish peer and Tory politician. Background He was the only son of Charles Bingham, 1 ...

bought Laleham manor and manor house from

William Lowther, 1st Earl of Lonsdale William Lowther, 1st Earl of Lonsdale, KG (29 December 175719 March 1844), also known as Sir William Lowther, 2nd Baronet, of Little Preston, from 1788 to 1802, and William Lowther, 2nd Viscount Lowther, from 1802 to 1807, was a British Tory pol ...

. The family hatchment and graves at the nearby church date to the early 19th century.

Bingham Baronets, of Castlebar (1634)

Sir Henry Bingham, 1st Baronet Sir Henry Bingham, 1st Baronet (1573 – c. 1658) was an Irish politician. Born at Milton Abbas, he was the son of Sir George Bingham, brother of Richard Bingham (soldier), Sir Richard Bingham, and his wife Cicely Martin, daughter of Robert Mart ...

(1573–) *

Sir George Bingham, 2nd Baronet Sir George Bingham, 2nd Baronet (c. 1625 – 1682) was an Irish politician and baronet. He was the only son of Sir Henry Bingham, 1st Baronet and his wife Catherine Byrne, daughter of John Byrne. In 1658, Bingham succeeded his father as baronet. ...

(c. 1625–1682) *

Sir Henry Bingham, 3rd Baronet Sir Henry Bingham, 3rd Baronet (1654 – 5 July 1714) was an Irish politician and baronet. He was the eldest son Sir George Bingham, 2nd Baronet and his first wife, Anne Partiger. In 1682, he succeeded his father as baronet. Bingham was educated ...

(died c. 1714) * Sir George Bingham, 4th Baronet (died c. 1730) *

Sir John Bingham, 5th Baronet Sir John Bingham, 5th Baronet (1690 – 21 September 1749) was an Irish politician. He was the eldest son of Sir George Bingham, 4th Baronet, and his first wife Mary Scott. Bingham was educated at the Middle Temple. He was appointed High Sheriff ...

(c. 1696–1749) *

Sir John Bingham, 6th Baronet Sir John Bingham, 6th Baronet (November 1728 – 27 November 1750) was an Irish politician and baronet. He was the oldest son of Sir John Bingham, 5th Baronet and his wife Anne Vesey, daughter of Agmondisham Vesey. In 1749, Bingham succeeded hi ...

(1730–1750) * Sir Charles Bingham, 7th Baronet (1735–1799) (created Baron Lucan in 1776, and Earl of Lucan in 1795)

Earls of Lucan (1795)

Charles Bingham, 1st Earl of Lucan Charles Bingham, 1st Earl of Lucan (22 September 1735 – 29 March 1799), known as Sir Charles Bingham, 7th Baronet, from 1750 until 1776, was an Irish peer and politician. Background He was the second son of Sir John Bingham, 5th Baronet, and ...

(1735–1799) *

(1764–1839) *

George Charles Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan George Charles Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan, (16 April 1800 – 10 November 1888), styled Lord Bingham before 1839, was an Anglo-Irish aristocrat and British Army officer. He was one of three men, along with Captain Nolan and Lord Raglan, resp ...

(1800–1888) * Charles George Bingham, 4th Earl of Lucan (1830–1914) *

George Charles Bingham, 5th Earl of Lucan Colonel George Charles Bingham, 5th Earl of Lucan, 1st Baron Bingham, (13 December 1860 – 20 April 1949), known by the courtesy title of Lord Bingham from 1888 to 1914, was a British soldier and Conservative politician. Early life Lucan was ...

(1860–1949) *

George Charles Patrick Bingham, 6th Earl of Lucan George Charles Patrick Bingham, 6th Earl of Lucan MC (24 November 1898 – 21 January 1964), known as Lord Bingham from 1914 to 1949, was an Irish peer, British soldier and Labour politician. Early life Pat Lucan was the eldest son of the 5th E ...

(1898–1964) *

Richard John Bingham, 7th Earl of Lucan Richard John Bingham, 7th Earl of Lucan (born 18 December 1934 – disappeared 8 November 1974, declared dead 3 February 2016), commonly known as Lord Lucan, was a British peer who disappeared after being suspected of murder. He was an Anglo-I ...

(born 1934, missing since 1974, presumed dead; death certificate issued 2016) * George Charles Bingham, 8th Earl of Lucan (born 1967) The

heir apparent An heir apparent, often shortened to heir, is a person who is first in an order of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting by the birth of another person; a person who is first in the order of succession but can be displaced by the b ...

is the present holder's son Charles Lars John Bingham, Lord Bingham (born 2020).

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lucan Earldoms in the Peerage of Ireland Extinct earldoms in the Jacobite Peerage Noble titles created in 1691 Noble titles created in 1795

Earls of Lucan Earl of Lucan is a title which has been created twice in the Peerage of Ireland for related families. History Patrick Sarsfield, 1st Earl of Lucan, Patrick Sarsfield was one of the senior commanders of James II of England, James VII & II ...

History

Bingham Baronets, of Castlebar (1634)

Earls of Lucan (1795)

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