Henry O'Brien, 5th Earl of Thomond
PC (Ire) (1588–1639), styled Lord Ibrickane until 1624, was summoned to the
House of Lords
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of the
Irish Parliament of 1613–1615.
Birth and origins
Henry was born the eldest son of
Donogh O'Brien and Elizabeth FitzGerald. His father was the 4th
Earl of Thomond
Earl of Thomond was an hereditary title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created twice for the O'Brien dynasty which is an ancient Irish sept native to north Munster.
History and background
First creation
Under the Crown of Ireland Act 1542, ...
. His father's family were the
O'Briens, an important Gaelic Irish dynasty, that descended from
Brian Boru
Brian Boru ( mga, Brian Bóruma mac Cennétig; modern ga, Brian Bóramha; 23 April 1014) was an Irish king who ended the domination of the High Kingship of Ireland by the Uí Néill and probably ended Viking invasion/domination of Ireland. Br ...
, medieval
high king of Ireland.
Henry's mother was the fourth daughter of
Gerald FitzGerald, 11th Earl of Kildare
Gerald is a male Germanic given name meaning "rule of the spear" from the prefix ''ger-'' ("spear") and suffix ''-wald'' ("rule"). Variants include the English given name Jerrold, the feminine nickname Jeri and the Welsh language Gerallt and ...
and his wife Mabel Brown.
Marriage and children
On 13 July 1608 O'Brien married Mary Brereton, a rich heiress, the only daughter of
William Brereton, 1st Baron Brereton and Margaret Savage.
Henry and Mary had five daughters:
#Mary (died 1686) married, on 24 June 1627,
Charles Cokayne, 1st Viscount Cullen
#Margaret, who married first
Edward Somerset, 2nd Marquess of Worcester and secondly Donough Kearney
#Elisabeth (1656–1659) married, on 21 August 1636, Dutton Gerard, 3rd Baron Gerard (1613–1640), grandson of
Thomas Gerard, 1st Baron Gerard
Thomas Gerard, 1st Baron Gerard (c. 1564 – 15 January 1618) was a Staffordshire and Lancashire landowner and politician, a member of six English parliaments for three different constituencies. Although a prominent member of the Essex factio ...
#Anne (died 1645) married, in 1641,
Henry O'Brien, 7th Earl of Thomond
#Honora married first Sir Francis Inglefield, knight of Wotton-Bassett, and secondly Sir Robert Howard, knight, son of the
Earl of Berkshire
Earl of Berkshire is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of England. It was created for the first time in 1621 for Francis Norris, 1st Earl of Berkshire. For more information on this creation (which became extinct on his death in ...
House of Lords
O'Brien was summoned on 3 March 1613 as Lord Ibrickane to the
Irish House of Lords
The Irish House of Lords was the upper house of the Parliament of Ireland that existed from medieval times until 1800. It was also the final court of appeal of the Kingdom of Ireland.
It was modelled on the House of Lords of England, with membe ...
of the
Irish Parliament of 1613–1615, the only parliament of King
James I in Ireland.
5th Earl
Ibrickane succeeded his father on 5 September 1624 as the 5th Earl of Thomond.
Death
Thomond died in 1639 and was buried in
St Mary's Cathedral, Limerick. He had no son and was succeeded in his titles by his brother
Barnabas O'Brien, 6th Earl of Thomond
Barnabas O'Brien, 6th Earl of Thomond (1590-November 1657), son of Donogh O'Brien, 4th Earl of Thomond; succeeded his brother as earl, 1639; was lord-lieutenant of Clare, 1640–41: had his rents seized, 1644; admitted a parliamentary garrison to ...
.
Notes and references
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1588 births
1639 deaths
16th-century Irish people
17th-century Irish people
Earls of Thomond
Henry
Henry may refer to:
People
*Henry (given name)
* Henry (surname)
* Henry Lau, Canadian singer and musician who performs under the mononym Henry
Royalty
* Portuguese royalty
** King-Cardinal Henry, King of Portugal
** Henry, Count of Portugal, ...
People from County Clare
Irish chiefs of the name
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