Earl of Lisburne is a title in the

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. It was created in 1776 for Wilmot Vaughan, 4th Viscount Lisburne. He represented Cardiganshire and

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in the

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and held minor governmental office. Not satisfied with the Irish title, Lisburne attempted to cajole his way into a title in the Peerage of Great Britain through his support of the Prime Minister the

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. He quite unsuccessfully suggested in a letter that he would withdraw his support if he did not receive a peerage; Lisburne was horrified when his threat reached the ears of the king. "... his Majesty observed upon it that he could not have supposed that Lord Lisburne would have imagined that he was to be frightened into giving peerages—the moment was not open for explanation—your opinion, the declaration of your intentions, was in writing." His younger son, the third Earl, sat as

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for Cardigan. He was succeeded by his son, the fourth Earl. He also represented Cardiganshire in Parliament. His great-grandson, the seventh Earl, served as

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. the titles are held by the latter's grandson, the ninth Earl, who succeeded in 2014. The titles of Baron Fethard (or Baron Fethers), of Feathered in the County of Tipperary, and Viscount Lisburne, were created in the Peerage of Ireland in 1695 for John Vaughan, Member of Parliament for Cardiganshire and also Lord Lieutenant of that county. His son, the second Viscount, also represented Cardiganshire in Parliament and was Lord-Lieutenant of Cardiganshire. His younger brother, the third Viscount, was also Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire. He was succeeded by his son, the aforementioned fourth Viscount, who was created Earl of Lisburne in 1776. The heir apparent to the earldom uses the invented courtesy title ''Viscount Vaughan''. The

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traditionally was

Trawsgoed Trawsgoed (Welsh for "Crosswood") is both a community and an estate in Ceredigion, Wales. The estate is southeast of Aberystwyth, and has been in the possession of the Vaughan family since 1200.

(Crosswood) in

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(Cardiganshire), Wales. The Lisburne family still own a significant remaining acreage of the Trawsgoed Estate

Viscounts Lisburne (1695)

John Vaughan, 1st Viscount Lisburne John Vaughan, 1st Viscount Lisburne (7 December 1667 – 20 March 1721), of Trawsgoed, Cardiganshire, was a Welsh nobleman. Biography The son of Edward Vaughan and grandson of Sir John Vaughan, he was created Baron Fethard and Viscount ...

(1670–1721) *

John Vaughan, 2nd Viscount Lisburne John Vaughan, 2nd Viscount Lisburne (c.1695 – 15 January 1741) was a Welsh landowner and Whig politician who sat in the British House of Commons from 1727 to 1734. Apparently a heavy drinker, who kept several mistresses, he informally separated ...

(1695–1741) *

Wilmot Vaughan, 3rd Viscount Lisburne Wilmot Vaughan, 3rd Viscount Lisburne (died 19 January 1766), styled Hon. Wilmot Vaughan until 1762, was a Welsh landowner and Irish peer. He inherited his titles and the Trawsgoed estate in Cardiganshire from his elder brother in 1741, but the es ...

(died 1766) * Wilmot Vaughan, 4th Viscount Lisburne (1730–1800; created Earl of Lisburne in 1776)

Earls of Lisburne (1776)

Wilmot Vaughan, 1st Earl of Lisburne Wilmot Vaughan, 1st Earl of Lisburne (1728 – 6 January 1800), of Trawsgoed, Cardiganshire, known as Viscount Lisburne from 1766 to 1776, was a WelshThe Vaughans of Trawsgoed peer and politician. Lisburne was the son of Wilmot Vaughan, 3r ...

(1730–1800) *

Wilmot Vaughan, 2nd Earl of Lisburne Wilmot Vaughan, 2nd Earl of Lisburne (9 May 1755 – 6 May 1820), styled Hon. Wilmot Vaughan from 1766 to 1776 and Viscount Vaughan from 1776 to 1800, was a Welsh landowner and Irish peer. He was the son of Wilmot Vaughan, 4th Viscount Lisburne, ...

(1755–1820) *

John Vaughan, 3rd Earl of Lisburne John Vaughan, 3rd Earl of Lisburne (3 May 1769 – 18 May 1831), known as the Honourable John Vaughan until 1820, was a British soldier and Member of Parliament for Cardigan Boroughs. Lisburne was the younger son of Wilmot Vaughan, 1st Earl of L ...

(1769–1831) * Ernest Augustus Mallet Vaughan, 4th Earl of Lisburne (1800–1873) * Ernest Augustus Malet Vaughan, 5th Earl of Lisburne (1836–1888) *George Henry Arthur Vaughan, 6th Earl of Lisburne (1862–1899) * Ernest Edmund Henry Malet Vaughan, 7th Earl of Lisburne (1892–1965) *John David Malet Vaughan, 8th Earl of Lisburne (1918–2014) *David John Francis Malet Vaughan, 9th Earl of Lisburne (born 1945) The heir presumptive is the current holder's brother, the Hon. Michael John Wilmot Vaughan (born 1948). The heir presumptive's heir apparent is his son Edward Wilmot Malet Vaughan (born 1998).

Viscounts Lisburne (1695)

Earls of Lisburne (1776)

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