William Brouncker, 2nd Viscount Brouncker by Sir Peter Lely

Viscount Brouncker, of Lyons in the Province of Leinster, was a title 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 ...

. It was created on 12 September 1645 for the courtier Sir William Brouncker. He was made Baron Brouncker, of Newcastle in the Province of Munster, at the same time, also in the Peerage of Ireland. He was succeeded by his eldest son William, the second Viscount. William was a distinguished mathematician, who was the first President of the

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and also held political office. He was unmarried and was succeeded by his younger brother Henry, the third Viscount. Henry served as

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between 1680 and 1685, but was universally detested as being "false, hard and covetous". He was childless and the titles became extinct on his death in 1688. Sir Henry Brouncker, father of the first Viscount, was

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1603-1607.

Viscounts Brouncker (1645)

*William Brouncker, 1st Viscount Brouncker (1585–1645) *

William Brouncker, 2nd Viscount Brouncker William Brouncker, 2nd Viscount Brouncker, PRS (1620 – 5 April 1684) was an Irish born mathematician who introduced Brouncker's formula, and was the first president of the Royal Society. He was also a civil servant, serving as a commission ...

(1620–1684) * Henry Brouncker, 3rd Viscount Brouncker (1626–1688)

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brouncker Extinct viscountcies in the Peerage of Ireland 1645 establishments in Ireland Noble titles created in 1645