Earl of Kenmare

Earl of Kenmare
Arms: Argent, three Martlets in pale between two Flaunches Sable, each charged with a Lion passant Argent. Crest: A Dragon's Head couped Argent, between two Wings Sable, gouttée-d'eau. Supporters: On either side a Lynx Argent, gouttée-de-poix, plain collared and chained Or.
Creation date2 January 1801
Created byGeorge III
PeeragePeerage of Ireland
First holderValentine Browne, 1st Earl of Kenmare
Last holderGerald Browne, 7th Earl of Kenmare
Subsidiary titlesViscount Kenmare
Viscount Castlerosse
Baron Castlerosse
Baron Kenmare
Baronet 'of Molahiffe'
StatusExtinct
Extinction date14 February 1952
MottoLoyal en tout
(Loyal in everything)

The title of Earl of Kenmare was created in the Peerage of Ireland in 1801. It became extinct upon the death of the 7th Earl in 1952.

All of the Earls bore the subsidiary titles of Viscount Castlerosse (1801),[1] Viscount Kenmare (1798), and Baron Castlerosse (1798) in the Peerage of Ireland.[2] The 2nd Earl was created Baron Kenmare, of Castlerosse in the County of Kerry in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1841,[3] but this title became extinct upon his death. His brother and successor, the third earl, was again created Baron Kenmare, of Castlerosse in the County of Kerry in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1856,[4] and this title survived until the extinction of the earldom in 1952.

  1. ^ "No. 15326". The London Gazette. 6 January 1801. p. 40.
  2. ^ "No. 14091". The London Gazette. 13 February 1798. p. 141.
  3. ^ "No. 20007". The London Gazette. 13 August 1841. p. 2072.
  4. ^ "No. 21859". The London Gazette. 11 March 1856. p. 1003.