Richard Lambart, 2nd Earl of the County of Cavan (1628–1690) was

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for Kilbeggan between 1647 and 1649. The title

Earl of Cavan Earl of Cavan is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1647 for Charles Lambart, 2nd Baron Lambart. He was made Viscount Kilcoursie, in the King's County, at the same time, also in the Peerage of Ireland. Lord Cavan was the son o ...

was created in the

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in 1647 for Charles Lambart, 2nd Baron Lambart. Richard was his eldest son by Jane Robartes, daughter of Richard, 1st

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and Frances Hender, and sister of

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. He married Rose Ware, daughter of Sir James Ware and Elizabeth Newman and had issue

Charles Lambart, 3rd Earl of Cavan Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "f ...

. Rose apparently died in childbirth. In 1670 Lambart was declared insane, having suffered from a "deep melancholy" for many years. This was attributed by his acquaintances to brooding on the wrongs done to him by his brother Oliver, who had persuaded their father to give him much of Richard's inheritance.

References

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*''Burke's Peerage'' 107th Edition Delaware 2003 1628 births 1691 deaths Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Westmeath constituencies Lambart, Richard Earls of Cavan {{Ireland-earl-stub