Edward Brabazon, 4th Earl of Meath

Earl of Meath From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Earl of Meath is a title in the Peerage of Ireland created in 1627 and held by the head of the Brabazon family. This family descends from Sir Edward Brabazon, who represented County Wicklow in the Irish House of Commons and served as High Sheriff of Staffordshire in 1606. In 1616 he was raised to the Peerage of Ireland as Baron Ardee. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Baron. In 1627 he was created Earl of Meath in the Peerage of Ireland, with remainder to his younger brother the Hon. Sir Anthony Brabazon. Lord Meath was succeeded by his son, the second Earl. His grandson, the fourth Earl, served as Lord-Lieutenant of Dublin and of Kildare. He died childless and was succeeded by his younger brother, the fifth Earl. He was also Lord-Lieutenant of Dublin. Lord Meath married the Hon. Juliana, daughter of Patrick Chaworth, 3rd and last Viscount Chaworth (see the Viscount Chaworth).

On his death the titles passed to his eldest son, the sixth Earl. He served as Lord-Lieutenant of Dublin and County Kildare. He died childless and was succeeded by his younger brother, the seventh Earl. His grandson, the ninth Earl, was killed in a duel in 1797. He was succeeded by his younger brother, the tenth Earl. He served as Lord-Lieutenant of Dublin from 1831 to 1851. In 1831 the Chaworth title held by his ancestors was revived when he was created Baron Chaworth, of Eaton Hall in the County of Hereford, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. This title gave him and his descendants an automatic seat in the House of Lords. His son, the eleventh Earl, sat as Member of Parliament for Dublin and was also Lord-Lieutenant of County Wicklow. He was succeeded by his son, the twelfth Earl. He was a politician and philanthropist. His son, the thirteenth Earl, was a Brigadier-General in the Grenadier Guards and the Irish Guards. As of 2014 the titles are held by the latter's grandson, the fifteenth Earl, who succeeded his father in 1998.

The Hon. William Brabazon, of Tara House in County Meath, younger son of the seventh Earl, was the father of Barbara, who married John Moore. Their grandson John Arthur Henry Moore assumed the additional surname of Brabazon and was the father of the aviation pioneer and Conservative politician John Moore-Brabazon, 1st Baron Brabazon of Tara. See the Baron Brabazon of Tara for more information on this branch of the family.

The family seat is Kilruddery House, near Bray, County Wicklow.

Contents [hide] 1 Barons Ardee (1616) 2 Earls of Meath (1627) 3 See also 4 References 5 External links Barons Ardee (1616)[edit] Edward Brabazon, 1st Baron Ardee (died 1625) William Brabazon, 2nd Baron Ardee (1580–1651) (created Earl of Meath in 1627) Earls of Meath (1627)[edit] William Brabazon, 1st Earl of Meath (1580–1651) Edward Brabazon, 2nd Earl of Meath (1610–1675) William Brabazon, 3rd Earl of Meath (1635–1685) Edward Brabazon, 4th Earl of Meath (1638–1707) Chambre Brabazon, 5th Earl of Meath (1645–1715) Chaworth Brabazon, 6th Earl of Meath (1686–1763) Edward Brabazon, 7th Earl of Meath (1691–1772) Anthony Brabazon, 8th Earl of Meath (1721–1790) William Brabazon, 9th Earl of Meath (1769–1797) John Chambre Brabazon, 10th Earl of Meath (1772–1851) William Brabazon, 11th Earl of Meath (1803–1887) Reginald Brabazon, 12th Earl of Meath (1841–1929) Reginald Le Normand Brabazon, 13th Earl of Meath (1869–1949) Anthony Windham Normand Brabazon, 14th Earl of Meath (1910–1998) John Anthony Brabazon, 15th Earl of Meath (born 1941) The heir apparent is the present holder's only son, Anthony Jacques Brabazon, Lord Ardee (born 1977). The heir apparent's heir apparent is his son Hon. Aldus Jack Brabazon (born 2010).

See also[edit] Brabazon baronets References[edit] Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source][better source needed] External links[edit] Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by William Brabazon, 11th Earl of Meath Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Anthony Windham Normand Brabazon, 14th Earl of Meath Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by John Anthony Brabazon, 15th Earl of Meath Categories: Earldoms in the Peerage of Ireland Bray, County Wicklow Brabazon family
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Brabazon baronets From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Brabazon Baronetcy, of Newpark in the County of Mayo, was a title in the Baronetage of Ireland. It was created on 16 December 1797 for Anthony Brabazon. He was the eldest son and heir of George Brabazon, of New Park in County Mayo, fourth in descent from Sir Anthony Brabazon of Ballinasloe Castle, younger brother of Edward Brabazon, 1st Baron Ardee, ancestor of the Earls of Meath.[1] His son, the second Baronet, represented County Mayo in Parliament. The title became extinct on his death in 1840. Brabazon Park was eventually inherited by Hugh Brabazon Higgins, only son of Luke Higgins of Castlebar by his second wife Catherine, sister of Sir Anthony Brabazon. He was a Captain in the 15th Hussars, and adopted the surname of Brabazon by royal licence of 15 September 1852.[2] He died in 1864, leaving issue.

Brabazon baronets, of Newpark (1797)[edit] Sir Anthony Brabazon, 1st Baronet (c. 1750 – 3 July 1803). Brabazon was the eldest son and heir of George Brabazon, of New Park in County Mayo, fourth in descent from Sir Anthony Brabazon of Ballinasloe Castle, who was younger brother of Edward Brabazon, 1st Baron Ardee, ancestor of the Earls of Meath,[3] by his wife Sarah, daughter of Dominick Burke, of Clorough in County Galway. His father died on 29 March 1780 and his mother in August 1797. On 16 December 1797 he was created a Baronet, of Newpark in the County of Mayo, in the Baronetage of Ireland, though for what services is unknown. In March 1774 he married Anne, eldest daughter of Sir Capel Molyneux, 3rd Baronet. Their children included: an eldest son, who predeceased his father. William John Brabazon, who succeeded to the baronetcy. Anne Mary, who married Hercules Sharpe of Oaklands, in Westfield, Sussex; they were parents of William John Sharpe, who adopted the surname of Brabazon by royal licence 23 April 1841[4] Hercules Brabazon Sharpe, of Brabazon Park, who adopted the surname of Brabazon by royal licence 9 August 1847[5] Sarah, who married as his second wife Henry Francis Roper-Curzon, 14th Baron Teynham, without issue. Brabazon died on 3 July 1803 and was buried at Kilconduff, near Swinford. His widow survived him by many years.

Sir William John Brabazon, 2nd Baronet (died 1840) See also[edit] Earl of Meath References[edit] George Edward Cokayne, The Complete Baronetage, volume V (Exeter, 1906), page 441 Jump up ^ John Burke and John Bernard Burke, A genealogical and heraldic history of the extinct and dormant baronetcies of England, Ireland and Scotland, second edition (London, 1841) page 601 Jump up ^ Dublin Gazette, 12 October 1852, quoted in The London Gazette: no. 21372. p. 2801. 26 October 1852. Jump up ^ John Burke and John Bernard Burke, A genealogical and heraldic history of the extinct and dormant baronetcies of England, Ireland and Scotland, second edition (London, 1841) page 601 Jump up ^ The London Gazette: no. 19972. pp. 1056–1057. 23 April 1841. Jump up ^ The London Gazette: no. 20763. p. 2923. 10 August 1847. Categories: Baronetcies Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of Ireland