Murrough O'Brien, 1st Earl of Thomond

Murrough O'Brien
Murrough surrenders the crown of Thomond to King Henry VIII at Greenwich upon the Thames July 1543.
King of Thomond
Reign1540-1543
PredecessorConor O'Brien
SuccessorMonarchy abolished
Earl of Thomond
Reign1 July 1543 – 7 November 1551
SuccessorDonough O'Brien
Baron of Inchiquin
Reign1 July 1543 – 7 November 1551
SuccessorDermod O'Brien
BornBefore 1486
Died7 November 1551
SpouseEleanor FitzGerald
IssueTurlogh O'Brien (died 1542)
Dermod O'Brien
Teige Mac Murrough O'Brien
Donough O'Brien
HouseUa Briain
FatherToirdhealbhach Donn Ó Briain
MotherRaghnait MacNamara

Murrough O'Brien, 1st Baron of Inchiquin, 1st Earl of Thomond (Irish: Murchadh an Tánaiste Ó Briain) (died 7 November 1551) was an Irish peer, Chief of Clan O'Brien, and the last King of Thomond.[1]

  1. ^ Cokayne, George Edward, ed. (1896). Complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct or dormant (S to T). Vol. 7 (1st ed.). London: George Bell & Sons. p. 391. Retrieved 28 December 2011.