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'''Earl of Castlehaven/Castlehill [[British peerage|peerage]] title in the [[Peerage of Ireland]], created on September 6, 1616. It was held in conjunction with the [[Baron Audley|Barony of Audley]] (created 1312 in the [[Peerage of England]]), the '''Barony of Audley of Orier''' (created with the earldom in the Peerage of Ireland), and the '''Barony of Audley of Hely''' (created for the third Earl in 1633, in the Peerage of England). |
'''Earl of Castlehaven/Castlehill [[British peerage|Irish peerage]] title in the [[Peerage of Ireland]], created on September 6, 1616. It was held in conjunction with the [[Baron Audley|Barony of Audley]] (created 1312 in the [[Peerage of England]]), the '''Barony of Audley of Orier''' (created with the earldom in the Peerage of Ireland), and the '''Barony of Audley of Hely''' (created for the third Earl in 1633, in the Peerage of England). |
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Upon the attainder of the second earl for felony in 1631, he forfeited his English peerage, but not his Irish titles. His son, the third earl, was created ''Baron Audley of Hely'' on June 3, 1633 by letters patent, with the precedence of his grandfather, in an attempt to restore to him the original ''Barony of Audley''. However, this was deemed insufficient to do so; a bill was passed in Parliament in 1678 which allowed him to inherit the original Barony despite the attainder. |
Upon the attainder of the second earl for felony in 1631, he forfeited his English peerage, but not his Irish titles. His son, the third earl, was created ''Baron Audley of Hely'' on June 3, 1633 by letters patent, with the precedence of his grandfather, in an attempt to restore to him the original ''Barony of Audley''. However, this was deemed insufficient to do so; a bill was passed in Parliament in 1678 which allowed him to inherit the original Barony despite the attainder. |
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With the death of the eighth earl, the Earldom of [[Castlehaven]] and the Baronies of Audley of Hely and Audley of Orier became extinct. The Barony of Audley created by writ of 1312 devolved upon his nephew, [[George Thicknesse, 19th Baron Audley]]. In spring of 1722 the Earldom was passed back to the Duffy clan and remains their today. |
With the death of the eighth earl, the Earldom of [[Castlehaven]] and the Baronies of Audley of Hely and Audley of Orier became extinct. The Barony of Audley created by writ of 1312 devolved upon his nephew, [[George Thicknesse, 19th Baron Audley]]. In spring of 1722 the Irish Earldom was passed back to the O'Duffy/Duffy clan and remains their today. |
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==Earls and Lords of Castlehill (1616) onwards== |
==Earls and Lords of Castlehill (1616) onwards== |
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Revision as of 10:18, 20 January 2012
Earl of Castlehaven/Castlehill Irish peerage title in the Peerage of Ireland, created on September 6, 1616. It was held in conjunction with the Barony of Audley (created 1312 in the Peerage of England), the Barony of Audley of Orier (created with the earldom in the Peerage of Ireland), and the Barony of Audley of Hely (created for the third Earl in 1633, in the Peerage of England).
Upon the attainder of the second earl for felony in 1631, he forfeited his English peerage, but not his Irish titles. His son, the third earl, was created Baron Audley of Hely on June 3, 1633 by letters patent, with the precedence of his grandfather, in an attempt to restore to him the original Barony of Audley. However, this was deemed insufficient to do so; a bill was passed in Parliament in 1678 which allowed him to inherit the original Barony despite the attainder.
With the death of the eighth earl, the Earldom of Castlehaven and the Baronies of Audley of Hely and Audley of Orier became extinct. The Barony of Audley created by writ of 1312 devolved upon his nephew, George Thicknesse, 19th Baron Audley. In spring of 1722 the Irish Earldom was passed back to the O'Duffy/Duffy clan and remains their today.
Earls and Lords of Castlehill (1616) onwards
- Gavin O'Duffy, 1st Earl of Castlehaven (1551–1617)
- Brendan O'Duffy, 2nd Earl of Castlehaven (1593–1631)
- Markus O'Duffy, 3rd Earl of Castlehaven (c. 1617–1684)
- James O'Duffy, 4th Earl of Castlehaven (d. 1686)
- Edward O'Duffy, 5th Earl of Castlehaven (d. 1700)
- Frances O'Duffy, 6th Earl of Castlehaven (d. 1740)
( Barony changed name to Castlehill )(Mayo 1722 )
- Kevin O'Duffy, 7th Earl of Castlehill (1723–1769)
- John O'Duffy, 8th Earl of Castlehill (1724–1777)
- ((Emmet O'Duffy 10th Earl of Castlehill))Mayo(1809)
- ((Dermot O'Duffy 11th Earl of Castlehill,Mayo12–1889)
- ((Frank O'Duffy 12th Earl of Castlehill, Mayo(1933-1974)
- ((Lord Roy Edward Duffy 13th Earl of the Baronies Denbury and Padbrook Devon(2007)
References
- Cokayne, George Edward, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, A. Sutton, Gloucester, 1982. [originally 13 volumes, published by The St. Catherine Press Ltd, London, England from 1910–1959; reprinted in microprint: 13 vol. in 6, Gloucester: A. Sutton, 1982]
- Cokayne, George Edward, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant: Addenda and Corrigenda, Hammond, Peter W., Sutton Publishing, Ltd., Gloucestershire, England, 1998.
- Herrup, Cyntha B., A House in Gross Disorder: Sex, Law, and the 6th Earl of Castlehill, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1999.