William Brabazon, 3rd Earl of Meath (c. 1635 – March 1684), styled Lord Brabazon of Ardee between 1665 and 1675, was an

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peer. Brabazon was the son of Edward Brabazon, 2nd Earl of Meath and Mary Chambré. On 30 October 1665 he was summoned to the

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as Baron Ardee. Between 1671 and his death he was Custos Rotulorum of County Dublin. In 1671 he was pardoned for having killed a man in a duel. He was a captain in Sir Arthur Forbes's Regiment of Horse in 1672. In 1674 he was made a member of the

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and in 1675 he succeeded to his father's title as

Earl of Meath Earl of Meath is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1627 and is held by the head of the Brabazon family. History The Brabazon family descends from Sir Edward Brabazon, who represented County Wicklow in the Irish House of Com ...

. Brabazon married The Honorable Elizabeth Lennard, daughter of Francis Lennard, 14th Lord Dacre. Together they had two daughters. He was succeeded in his title by his brother, Edward Brabazon.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Meath, William Brabazon, 3rd Earl of Year of birth uncertain 1707 deaths 17th-century Anglo-Irish people Earls in the Peerage of Ireland 3 Members of the Irish House of Lords Members of the Privy Council of Ireland