There have been nine baronetcies held by people with the surname Nugent, four in the
Baronetage of Ireland and five in the
Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Six of the creations are extinct, while three are extant.
The Nugent Baronetcy, of Moyrath in the County of Westmeath, was created in the Baronetage of Ireland on 14 January 1622 for Thomas Nugent. The title became extinct on the death of the third Baronet in .
The Nugent Baronetcy, of Donore in the County of Westmeath, was created in the Baronetage of Ireland on 18 July 1768 for James Nugent, with remainder to his younger brother Peter. On the latter's death in 1799 the title became extinct. However, their great-nephew was created a Baronet in 1831 (see below).
The Nugent Baronetcy, of Dysery in the County of Westmeath, was created in the Baronetage of Ireland on 3 December 1782 for Nicholas Nugent. The title became extinct on his death in .
The O'Reilly, later Nugent Baronetcy, of Ballinlough in the County of Westmeath, was created in the Baronetage of Ireland on 23 July 1795 for Hugh O'Reilly. In 1812, on the death of his maternal uncle John Nugent, he assumed by Royal licence the surname of Nugent. His younger brother
Andrew O'Reilly was a ''
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'' in the
Austrian Army
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The military consists of 22,050 active-duty personnel and 125,600 reservists. The military budget is 0.74% of nati ...
and a ''
Graf
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'' (
Count
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) of the
Austrian Empire
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. Their sister Margaret married Richard Talbot and was, as a widow, created
Baroness Talbot of Malahide
Baron Talbot of Malahide (or de Malahide) is a title that has been created twice for members of the same family—in 1831 in the Peerage of Ireland as Baron Talbot ''of'' Malahide, and in 1856 in the Peerage of the United Kingdom as Baron T ...
in 1831. The third Baronet was
Chamberlain
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Profession
*Chamberlain (office), the officer in charge of managing the household of a sovereign or other noble figure
People
*Chamberlain (surname)
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to the
Emperor of Austria
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and was also created a Count of the Austrian Empire. The Austrian statesman and soldier
Laval ''Graf'' Nugent von Westmeath also belonged to this family. The family seat is
Ballinlough Castle,
Clonmellon
Clonmellon (, but also attested to originally have been ''Cluain Miolain'') is a small village officially in County Westmeath although on the border with County Meath, Ireland. It is situated on the N52 road between Kells in County Meath and De ...
,
County Westmeath.
The Nugent Baronetcy, of Waddesdon in the County of Berks, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 28 November 1806 for
Field Marshal Sir George Nugent. He was the illegitimate son of the Honourable Edmund Nugent, only son of
The 1st Earl Nugent (see
Earl Nugent
Earl Nugent was a title the Peerage of Ireland. It was created on 21 July 1776 for Robert Craggs-Nugent, 1st Viscount Clare, with remainder, failing heirs male of his body, to his son-in-law The 3rd Earl Temple and the heirs male of his body. Cra ...
).
The 1st Baron Nugent was the younger brother of the fourth Baronet.
The Humble, later Nugent Baronetcy, of Cloncoskoran in the County of Waterford, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 30 September 1831 for John Nugent Humble. The third Baronet used the surname of Nugent only. On his death in 1929 the title became extinct.
The Nugent Baronetcy, of
Donore in the County of Westmeath, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 30 September 1831 for Percy FitzGerald Nugent. He was the son of Thomas FitzGerald, nephew of the first and second Baronets of the 1768 creation, who succeeded to the Donore estates and who assumed (without Royal licence) the surname of Nugent in lieu of FitzGerald. The first Baronet sat as
Member of Parliament
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for
Westmeath
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and the fourth Baronet represented
Westmeath South in the
House of Commons
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and was a
Senator of the Irish Free State.
The Nugent Baronetcy, of Dunsfold in the County of Surrey, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 27 January 1960 for George Richard Hodges Nugent. In 1966 he was given a
life peerage
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as Baron Nugent of Guildford, of Dunsfold in the County of Surrey. Both titles became extinct on his death in 1994.
The Nugent Baronetcy, of Portaferry in the County of Down, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 4 July 1961 for Roland Thomas Nugent. He notably served as
Lord Lieutenant of County Down
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* B ...
. The title became extinct on his death in 1962.
Nugent Baronets, of Moyrath (1622)
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Sir Thomas Nugent, 1st Baronet
''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as p ...
(died )
*
Sir Robert Nugent, 2nd Baronet
''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as p ...
(died 1675)
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Sir Thomas Nugent, 3rd Baronet (died )
Nugent Baronets, of Donore (1768)
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Sir James Nugent, 1st Baronet (1730–1794)
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Sir Peter Nugent, 2nd Baronet (1745–1799)
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Sir Percy Thomas Nugent, 3rd Baronet (1861–1896)
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Sir Walter Richard Nugent, 4th Baronet (1865–1955)
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Sir Peter Walter James Nugent, 5th Baronet (1920–2002)
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Sir Walter Richard Middleton Nugent, 6th Baronet (1947–)
Nugent Baronets, of Dysery (1782)
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Sir Nicholas Nugent, 1st Baronet (died )
O'Reilly, later Nugent Baronets, of Ballinlough (1795)
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Sir Hugh O'Reilly, later Nugent, 1st Baronet ()
*
Sir James Nugent, 2nd Baronet (died 1843)
*
Sir John Hugh Nugent, 3rd Baronet (1800–1859)
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Sir Hugh Joseph Nugent, 4th Baronet (1845–1863)
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Sir Charles Nugent, 5th Baronet (1847–1927)
*
Sir Hugh Charles Nugent, 6th Baronet (1904–1983)
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Sir John Edwin Lavallin Nugent, 7th Baronet (1933–2009)
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Sir Nicholas Myles John Nugent, 8th Baronet (born 1967)
The
heir presumptive
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is the present holder's first cousin Charles Rupert Nugent (born 1962).
The heir presumptive's
heir apparent
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is his son Hugh Frederick Nugent (born 1995).
Nugent Baronets, of Waddesdon (1806)
*Field Marshal
Sir George Nugent, 1st Baronet
Sir George Nugent, 1st Baronet, GCB (10 June 1757 – 11 March 1849) was a British Army officer. After serving as a junior officer in the American Revolutionary War, he fought with the Coldstream Guards under the Duke of York during the Flande ...
,
GCB, (1757–1849)
*
Sir George Edmund Nugent, 2nd Baronet (1802–1892)
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Sir Edmund Charles Nugent, 3rd Baronet (1839–1928)
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Sir (George) Guy Bulwer Nugent, 4th Baronet (1892–1970)
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Sir Robin George Colborne Nugent, 5th Baronet (1925–2006)
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Sir Christopher George Ridley Nugent, 6th Baronet (born 1949)
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 ...
the present holder's son Terence Nugent (born 1986).
Humble, later Nugent Baronets, of Cloncoskoran (1831)
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Sir John Nugent Humble, 1st Baronet (1785–1834)
*
Sir John Nugent Humble, 2nd Baronet (1818–1886)
*
Sir John Nugent Nugent, 3rd Baronet (1849–1929) had issue:
**Joane Frances Clare
Nugent Baronets, of Donore (1831)
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Sir Percy Fitzgerald Nugent, 1st Baronet (1797–1874)
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Sir Walter George Nugent, 2nd Baronet (1827–1893)
*
Sir Percy Thomas Nugent, 3rd Baronet (1861–1896)
*
Sir Walter Richard Nugent, 4th Baronet (1865–1955)
*
Sir Peter Walter James Nugent, 5th Baronet (1920–2002)
*
Sir Walter Richard Middleton Nugent, 6th Baronet (born 1947)
The
heir presumptive
An heir presumptive is the person entitled to inherit a throne, peerage, or other hereditary honour, but whose position can be displaced by the birth of an heir apparent or a new heir presumptive with a better claim to the position in question.
...
is the present holder's brother Andrew Robert Nugent (born 1951).
Nugent Baronets, of Dunsfold (1960)
*
Sir George Richard Hodges Nugent, 1st Baronet (1907–1994) (created Baron Nugent of Guildford in 1966)
Nugent Baronets, of Portaferry (1961)
*
Sir Roland Thomas Nugent, 1st Baronet (1886–1962)
References
*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,
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Baronetcies in the Baronetage of Ireland
Baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of Ireland
Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom
1622 establishments in Ireland
1806 establishments in the United Kingdom