Baron Upper Ossory was a title in the

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. It was created on 11 June 1541 for

Barnaby Fitzpatrick Sir Barnaby Fitzpatrick, 2nd Baron Upper Ossory (1535? – 11 September 1581), was educated at the court of Henry VIII of England with Edward, Prince of Wales. While he was in France, he corresponded regularly with King Edward VI. He was acti ...

. This was in pursuance of the

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policy of King Henry VIII. Under the policy, Gaelic chiefs were actively encouraged to surrender their lands to the king and then have them regranted (returned) under a royal charter if they swore loyalty to him. Those who surrendered were also expected to speak English, wear English-style dress, remain loyal to the Crown, pay a rent and follow English laws and customs, abjure the

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Church, and convert to Henry's new

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. The second Baron, also named Barnaby, was raised at Henry's court, as a companion for the future King

Edward VI Edward VI (12 October 1537 – 6 July 1553) was King of England and Ireland from 28 January 1547 until his death in 1553. He was crowned on 20 February 1547 at the age of nine. Edward was the son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour and the first E ...

. Edward, who had few friends, became deeply attached to young Barnaby, and their later letters testify to their warm and lasting friendship.

Upper Ossory Upper Ossory () was an administrative barony in the south and west of Queen's County (now County Laois) in Ireland. In late Gaelic Ireland it was the túath of the Mac Giolla Phádraig ( Fitzpatrick) family and a surviving remnant of the once l ...

was the northern third of the formerly larger

Kingdom of Osraige Osraige (Old Irish) or Osraighe (Classical Irish), Osraí (Modern Irish), anglicized as Ossory, was a medieval Irish kingdom comprising what is now County Kilkenny and western County Laois, corresponding to the Diocese of Ossory. The home of t ...

Barons Upper Ossory; First creation (1541)

Barnaby Fitzpatrick, 1st Baron Upper Ossory Barnaby Fitzpatrick (born ga, Brían Mac Giolla Phádraig) (c.1478–1575) was the last person to have claim to the kingship of Osraige; forfeiting his ancestral title in favour of being created the first Lord Baron Upper Ossory by King Henry ...

(born ga, Brían Óg Mac Giolla Phádraig) (–1575) *

Barnaby Fitzpatrick, 2nd Baron Upper Ossory Sir Barnaby Fitzpatrick, 2nd Baron Upper Ossory (1535? – 11 September 1581), was educated at the court of Henry VIII of England with Edward VI of England, Edward, Prince of Wales. While he was in France, he corresponded regularly with King Ed ...

(–1581) *

Florence Fitzpatrick, 3rd Baron Upper Ossory Florence Fitzpatrick, 3rd Baron Upper Ossory (born ''Finghín Mac Giolla Phádraig''; also known as ''Fineen Fitzpatrick'') (died 3 February 1619), was the third son of Barnaby Fitzpatrick, 1st Baron Upper Ossory and his wife Margaret Butler, and ...

(died 1613) * Thady or

Teige Fitzpatrick, 4th Baron Upper Ossory Teige Fitzpatrick, 4th Baron Upper Ossory (also known as Thady Fitzpatrick)(d. December 1627) was the son and heir of Florence Fitzpatrick, 3rd Baron Upper Ossory, by his wife Catherine O'More. He married Joan Butler, the daughter of Sir Edmund ...

(died 1627), who married Joan Butler, the daughter of

Sir Edmund Butler of Cloughgrenan Sir Edmund Butler (1534 – c. 1585) of Cloughgrenan (and the Dullough), was an Irish noble and the second son of James Butler, 9th Earl of Ormond and Lady Joan Fitzgerald. He was a scion of the House of Ormond, and a rebel against the Tudors. ...

Barnaby Fitzpatrick, 5th Baron Upper Ossory Barnaby Fitzpatrick (Irish: Brian Mac Giolla Phádraig), 5th Baron Upper Ossory (died c. 1639–41) was the son and heir of Teige Fitzpatrick, 4th Baron Upper Ossory. Family and life Barnaby inherited the Barony of Upper Ossory from his father Te ...

(died ) *

Barnaby Fitzpatrick, 6th Baron Upper Ossory Barnaby Fitzpatrick (Irish: Brian Mac Giolla Phádraig), 6th Baron Upper Ossory, (d. 1666) was the heir and successor of Barnaby Fitzpatrick, 5th Baron Upper Ossory. The eldest son of Barnaby Fitzpatrick by his wife Margaret Butler, he took his se ...

(died ) *

Barnaby Fitzpatrick, 7th Baron Upper Ossory Barnaby Fitzpatrick (Irish: Brian Mac Giolla Phádraig), 7th Baron Upper Ossory, (d. 1696) was the eldest son, heir and successor of Barnaby Fitzpatrick, 6th Baron Upper Ossory by his wife Catherine Everard. Life Barnaby Fitzpatrick the 7th Baron ...

(died 1696). On 11 May 1691, the seventh baron was attainted and the barony forfeited.

Barons Upper Ossory; Second creation (1794)

The title was re-created on 9 August 1794 for the second

Earl of Upper Ossory Earl of Upper Ossory was a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created on 5 October 1751 for John FitzPatrick, 2nd Baron Gowran, who later represented Bedfordshire in the House of Commons. He was the son of Richard FitzPatrick, who had been c ...

. On his death in 1818, both titles became extinct. *

John FitzPatrick, 2nd Earl of Upper Ossory John FitzPatrick, 2nd Earl of Upper Ossory FRS DL (2 May 1745 – 13 February 1818), styled 'Lord Gowran' from 1751 to 1758, was an Irish peer and member of parliament. Biography John FitzPatrick was born on 2 May 1745, the son of John Fitz ...

(1745–1818) (extinct)

References

*Morris, Christopher ''The Tudors'' Fontana edition 1966

External links

Fitzpatrick - Mac Giolla Phádraig Clan Society ''Fitzpatrick Arms, Crests, Mottos and Supporters'' by Ronan Fitzpatrick
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Barons Upper Ossory; First creation (1541)

Barons Upper Ossory; Second creation (1794)

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