Earl of Arran (Ireland)
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Earldom of Arran | |
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Creation date | 1762 |
Creation | Second |
Created by | George III |
Peerage | Peerage of Ireland |
First holder | Arthur Gore, 1st Earl of Arran |
Present holder | Arthur Gore, 9th Earl of Arran |
Heir presumptive | William Henry Gore |
Subsidiary titles | Viscount Sudley, of Castle Gore Baron Saunders of Deeps Baron Sudley of Castle Gore Baronet of Newtown |
Seat(s) | Castle Hill House |
Former seat(s) | Castle Gore |
Earl of Arran is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It is not to be confused with the title Earl of Arran in the Peerage of Scotland. The two titles refer to different places: the Aran Islands in Ireland, and the Isle of Arran in Scotland. The Irish earldom is held by the Gore family. The Scottish earldom is a separate title, held as a subsidiary title of the Duke of Hamilton.
Irish creations
The first Irish creation came in 1662 when Lord Richard Butler, younger son of The 1st Duke of Ormond, was created Baron Butler of Cloughgrenan, Viscount Tullough and Earl of Arran. However, the titles became extinct on his death in 1686 as he left no heirs. The next creation came in 1693 for his nephew Charles Butler[1] (who was also created Baron Butler of Cloughgrenan and Viscount Tullough). These titles became extinct on his death in 1758.
The final creation in the Peerage of Ireland came in 1762, when Sir Arthur Gore, 3rd Baronet, was created Earl of Arran, of the Aran Islands in the County of Galway. He had previously represented Donegal Borough in the Irish House of Commons and had already been created Viscount Sudley, of Castle Gore in the County of Mayo, in 1758, and Baron Saunders, of Deeps in the County of Wexford, in 1758, in the Peerage of Ireland. He was succeeded by his son, the second Earl. He sat as a member of the Irish Parliament for Donegal Borough and was one of the original sixteen Knights of the Order of St Patrick. Lord Arran had sixteen children, and one of his daughters was Cecilia Underwood, Duchess of Inverness, second wife of the Duke of Sussex, son of King George III.
He was succeeded by his eldest son, the third Earl. He represented
His son, the sixth Earl, was a soldier and also served as
The Baronetcy, of Newtown in the County of Mayo, was created in the
Several other members of the Gore family have also gained distinction. An elder son of the Hon. Charles Alexander Gore (1811–1897), the youngest brother of the fourth earl,
John Gore, 1st Baron Annaly, and Henry Gore, 1st Baron Annaly, were the sons of George Gore, second son of Sir Arthur Gore, 1st Baronet. The latter's third son William Gore was the ancestor of the Barons Harlech (the present holder of this title is also in remainder to the baronetcy of Newtown). Sir John Gore, brother of Sir Paul Gore, 1st Baronet, of Magherabegg, was Lord Mayor of London in 1624 and is the ancestor of the branch of the family which later inherited through marriage the earldom of Temple of Stowe. Also, Sir Booth Gore, 1st Baronet, of Artarman, was a descendant of Sir Francis Gore, fourth son of Sir Paul Gore, 1st Baronet, of Magherabegg.
The family seat is Castle Hill House,[4] near Filleigh, North Devon.
Earls of Arran, first creation (1662)
- Richard Butler, 1st Earl of Arran (1639–1686)
Earls of Arran, second creation (1693)
- Charles Butler, 1st Earl of Arran (1671–1758)
Gore Baronets, of Newtown (1662)
- Sir Arthur Gore, 1st Baronet (died 1697)
- Sir Arthur Gore, 2nd Baronet (c. 1685–1741)
- Sir Arthur Gore, 3rd Baronet (1703–1773) (created Earl of Arran in 1762)
Earls of Arran, third creation (1762)
- Arthur Gore, 1st Earl of Arran (1703–1773)
- Arthur Saunders Gore, 2nd Earl of Arran (1734–1809)
- Arthur Saunders Gore, 3rd Earl of Arran (1761–1837)
- Philip Yorke Gore, 4th Earl of Arran (1801–1884)
- Arthur Saunders Gore, 5th Earl of Arran (1839–1901)
- Arthur Jocelyn Charles Gore, 6th Earl of Arran (1868–1958)
- Arthur Paul John James Charles Gore, 7th Earl of Arran (1903–1958)
- Arthur Strange Kattendyke David Archibald Gore, 8th Earl of Arran (1910–1983)
- Arthur Desmond Colquhoun Gore, 9th Earl of Arran (b. 1938)
The heir presumptive to the earldom is the present holder's third cousin once removed William Henry Gore (b. 1950)
The heir presumptive's heir apparent is his only son Charles David Gore (b. 1985)
There are no heirs to the barony of Sudley.
Line of succession
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See also
- Baron Sudeley
- Duke of Ormonde
- Baron Harlech
- Gore Baronets, of Magherabegg, and of Artarman
- Earl Temple of Stowe
References
- ^ "No. 5357". The London Gazette. 20–23 August 1715. p. 1.
Westminster, August 20. ... An act for the Attainder of James Duke of Ormond of High Treason, unless he shall render himself to Justice by a day certain therin mentioned.
- ^ Bedell, Geraldine (24 June 2007). "Coming out the dark ages". The Observer. Retrieved 24 June 2007.
- ^ "History - Castle Hill Devon". castlehilldevon.co.uk. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ^ "Castle Hill House and gardens". castlehilldevon.co.uk.
- ISBN 2-940085-02-1.
- ISBN 978-1-999767-0-5-1.
External links
- Kidd, Charles (1903). Debrett's peerage, baronetage, knightage, and companionage. London: London: Dean & son, limited. p. 98.
- Hesilrige, Arthur G. M. (1921). Debrett's Peerage and Titles of courtesy. London: London: Dean & son, limited. p. 58.
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, [page needed]
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [better source needed]