Viscount Baltinglass, in the County of Wicklow, was a title created three times 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 ...

. The first came on 29 June 1541 in favour of Thomas Eustace, 1st Baron Kilcullen. He had already been created Baron Kilcullen, in the County of Kildare, in September 1535, also in the Peerage of Ireland. Lord Baltinglass was the nephew and heir of

Rowland FitzEustace, 1st Baron Portlester Rowland FitzEustace, 1st Baron Portlester (c. 1430 – 19 December 1496) was an Irish peer, statesman and judge. He was one of the dominant political figures in late fifteenth-century Ireland, rivalled in influence probably only by his son-in-law ...

, who died without legitimate male issue. His grandson, the third Viscount, took part in the

Desmond Rebellion The Desmond Rebellions occurred in 1569–1573 and 1579–1583 in the Irish province of Munster. They were rebellions by the Earl of Desmond, the head of the Fitzmaurice/FitzGerald Dynasty in Munster, and his followers, the Geraldines and ...

of 1581 and was attainted in 1585 with his titles forfeited. He died the same year. His younger brothers both Edmund and William both subsequently styled themselves Viscount Baltinglass although the titles were never restored. The second creation came on 27 June 1627 in favour of Sir Thomas Roper. He was made Baron of Bantry, in the County of Cork, at the same time, also in the Peerage of Ireland. Two of his sons, Thomas, the second Viscount, and Cary, the third Viscount, both succeeded in the titles. The titles became extinct on the latter's death in 1672.

Viscount Baltinglass, first creation

Baron Kilcullen (1535)

* Thomas Eustace, 1st Baron Kilcullen (–1549) (created Viscount Baltinglass in 1541)

Viscount Baltinglass (1541)

Thomas Eustace, 1st Viscount Baltinglass Thomas Eustace, 1st Viscount Baltinglass (-1549) was an Anglo-Irish noble who achieved wealth and influence by prudently remaining loyal to the English Crown. He was born circa 1480 at Caslemartin, County Kildare. Family He was the son of ...

(–1549) *

Rowland Eustace, 2nd Viscount Baltinglass Roland Eustace, 2nd Viscount Baltinglass of Harristown, County Kildare, Ireland, was born in 1505 and died in 1578. He was the son of Sir Thomas Eustace (1480–1549), 1st Viscount Baltinglass and Margaret Talbot, daughter of Sir Peter Talbot of ...

(1505–1578) *

James Eustace, 3rd Viscount Baltinglass James FitzEustace of Harristown, 3rd Viscount Baltinglass (1530–1585) James FitzEustace, the eldest son of Rowland Eustace, 2nd Viscount Baltinglass and Joan, daughter of James Butler, 8th Baron Dunboyne. He was born in 1530 and died in Spain ...

(died 1585)

Viscount Baltinglass, second creation (1627)

Thomas Roper, 1st Viscount Baltinglass Thomas Roper, 1st Viscount Baltinglass (c.1587 – 18 February 1638) was an Anglo-Irish soldier and peer. Roper served as a distinguished military commander of the English royal army in Ireland during the reign of James I, having fought at a youn ...

(died 1637) *Thomas Roper, 2nd Viscount Baltinglass (died ) *Cary Roper, 3rd Viscount Baltinglass (died 1672)

Viscount Baltinglass, third creation (1685)

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Baltinglass Extinct viscountcies in the Peerage of Ireland

Viscount A viscount ( , for male) or viscountess (, for female) is a title used in certain European countries for a noble of varying status. In many countries a viscount, and its historical equivalents, was a non-hereditary, administrative or judicial ...

Forfeited viscountcies in the Peerage of Ireland Noble titles created in 1541 Noble titles created in 1627 Noble titles created in 1685