Baron Carleton is a title that has been created three times in British history, once in the

Peerage of Ireland The Peerage of Ireland consists of those titles of nobility created by the English monarchs in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland, or later by monarchs of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. It is one of the five divisi ...

and twice in the

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. The first creation came in the Peerage of England in 1626 when

Sir Dudley Carleton Dudley Carleton, 1st Viscount Dorchester (10 March 1573 – 15 February 1632) was an English art collector, diplomat and Secretary of State (England), Secretary of State. Early life He was the second son of Anthony Carleton of Brightwell Baldw ...

was made Baron Carleton, of Imbercourt in the County of Surrey. He was made Viscount Dorchester two years later. See the article on him for more information on this creation. Dudley Carleton was the first cousin of Sir John Carleton, 1st Baronet (see Carleton baronets). The second creation came in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1714 when Henry Boyle was made Baron Carleton, of Carleton in the County of York. He was the son of

Charles Boyle, 3rd Viscount Dungarvan Charles Boyle, Viscount Dungarvan, 3rd Baron Clifford, FRS ( bapt. 12 December 1639 – 12 October 1694), was an English peer and politician. He was a member of a famous Anglo-Irish aristocratic family. Early life Charles Boyle was the s ...

and the brother of

Charles Boyle, 2nd Earl of Burlington Charles Boyle, 3rd Earl of Cork and 2nd Earl of Burlington, 4th Baron Clifford, PC (died 9 February 1704) was an English peer, courtier and politician. Early life Hon. Charles Boyle was the eldest son of Charles Boyle, 3rd Viscount Dungarvan ...

(see

Earl of Cork Earl of Cork is a title in the Peerage of Ireland, held in conjunction with the Earldom of Orrery since 1753. It was created in 1620 for Richard Boyle, 1st Baron Boyle. He had already been created Lord Boyle, Baron of Youghal, in the County ...

for earlier history of the family). The title became extinct upon his death in 1725. The third creation came in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1786 when

Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon KP, PC (Ire) (30 January 1727 – 20 May 1807), was an Irish peer and Member of Parliament. He represented Dungarvan and Cork County, and succeeded his father as Earl of Shannon.House of Lords The House of Lords, also known as the House of Peers, is the Bicameralism, upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Membership is by Life peer, appointment, Hereditary peer, heredity or Lords Spiritual, official function. Like the ...

. Lord Shannon was the first cousin of the first holder of the 1714 creation (through his mother Lady Henrietta Boyle, sister of

), as well as a third cousin on his father's side. The barony and earldom have remained united since. See

Earl of Shannon Earl of Shannon is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1756 for the prominent Irish politician Henry Boyle, who served as Speaker of the Irish House of Commons and as Chancellor of the Irish Exchequer. The earldom is named a ...

for further history of the titles.

Baron Carleton; First creation (1626)

* Dudley Carleton, 1st Baron Carleton (1573–1632) (created Viscount Dorchester in 1628)

Baron Carleton; Second creation (1714)

Henry Boyle, 1st Baron Carleton Henry Boyle, 1st Baron Carleton, (12 July 1669 – 31 March 1725) was an Anglo-Irish Whig politician who sat in the Irish House of Commons from 1692 to 1695 and in the English and British House of Commons between 1689 and 1710. He served as Cha ...

(1669–1725)

Baron Carleton; Third creation (1786)

* Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon, 1st Baron Carleton (1728–1815) (see

)

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Carleton Baronies in the Peerage of Great Britain Extinct baronies in the Peerage of Great Britain Extinct baronies in the Peerage of Ireland

Baron Baron is a rank of nobility or title of honour, often hereditary, in various European countries, either current or historical. The female equivalent is baroness. Typically, the title denotes an aristocrat who ranks higher than a lord or knig ...

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