Earl of Carhampton
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Earl of Carhampton was a title in the Peerage of Ireland
. It was created in 1785 for Simon Luttrell, 1st Viscount Carhampton
. He had already been created Baron Irnham, of Luttrellstown in the County of Dublin, in 1768 and Viscount Carhampton, of Castlehaven in the County of Cork, in 1781, also in the Peerage of Ireland. He was the son of Henry Luttrell
. Lord Carhampton was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Earl. He was a General in the British Army
and served as Commander-in-Chief of Ireland
from 1796 to 1798. He was childless and was succeeded by his younger brother, the third Earl. He was a Captain
in the Royal Navy
and also sat as Member of Parliament
for Stockbridge
. He married as his first wife the Honourable Elizabeth Olmius (d. 1796), daughter of John Olmius, 1st Baron Waltham, and assumed in 1787 by Royal license the additional surname of Olmius. Lord Carhampton had no sons and the titles became extinct on his death in 1829. Already the same year George IV
offered to revive the earldom in favour of Sir Simeon Stuart, 5th Baronet (see Stuart Baronets
), son of Sir Simeon Stuart, 4th Baronet, and his wife Lady Frances Maria, daughter of the third Earl. However, the offer was declined.
The Luttrell family arrived in England in 1066, with William the Conqueror's army at the Battle of Hastings
, acquiring estates as reward for services to the Crown. This branch of the family descended from Sir Geoffrey de Luterel
of Irnham
, Lincolnshire
, who served King John
in Ireland
and who was granted lands near Dublin where he established the village of Luttrellstown, Ireland. The three main branches of the family were Luttrell of Irnham, Lincolnshire
, (extinct c1418), Luttrell of East Quantockshead, Somerset
and later Dunster Castle
, Dunster
, Somerset
, and Luttrell of Luttrellstown Castle
, County Dublin
.
Carhampton is a village about one mile from Dunster
, Somerset
.
Peerage of Ireland
The Peerage of Ireland is the term used for those titles of nobility created by the English and later British monarchs of Ireland in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland. The creation of such titles came to an end in the 19th century. The ranks of the Irish peerage are Duke, Marquess, Earl,...
. It was created in 1785 for Simon Luttrell, 1st Viscount Carhampton
Simon Luttrell, 1st Earl of Carhampton
Simon Luttrell, 1st Earl of Carhampton was a British politician and Irish nobleman.He was the second son of Col. Henry Luttrell, of Luttrellstown...
. He had already been created Baron Irnham, of Luttrellstown in the County of Dublin, in 1768 and Viscount Carhampton, of Castlehaven in the County of Cork, in 1781, also in the Peerage of Ireland. He was the son of Henry Luttrell
Henry Luttrell (British Army officer)
Colonel Henry Luttrell was an Irish soldier, the second son of Thomas Luttrell of Luttrellstown.Luttrell spent his early life on the Continent, where he killed the so-called 3rd Viscount Purbeck in a duel at Liège...
. Lord Carhampton was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Earl. He was a General in the British Army
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
and served as Commander-in-Chief of Ireland
Commander-in-Chief, Ireland
Commander-in-Chief, Ireland was title of the commander of British forces in Ireland before 1922.The role nominally is held by the President of Ireland today as the supreme commander of the Defence Forces.-Commanders-in-Chief, Ireland, 1700-1922:...
from 1796 to 1798. He was childless and was succeeded by his younger brother, the third Earl. He was a Captain
Captain (naval)
Captain is the name most often given in English-speaking navies to the rank corresponding to command of the largest ships. The NATO rank code is OF-5, equivalent to an army full colonel....
in the Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
and also sat as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Stockbridge
Stockbridge (UK Parliament constituency)
Stockbridge was a parliamentary borough in Hampshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1563 until 1832, when the borough was abolished by the Great Reform Act...
. He married as his first wife the Honourable Elizabeth Olmius (d. 1796), daughter of John Olmius, 1st Baron Waltham, and assumed in 1787 by Royal license the additional surname of Olmius. Lord Carhampton had no sons and the titles became extinct on his death in 1829. Already the same year George IV
George IV of the United Kingdom
George IV was the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and also of Hanover from the death of his father, George III, on 29 January 1820 until his own death ten years later...
offered to revive the earldom in favour of Sir Simeon Stuart, 5th Baronet (see Stuart Baronets
Stuart Baronets
There have been three Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Stuart, one in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia, one in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Two of the creations are extant as of 2008....
), son of Sir Simeon Stuart, 4th Baronet, and his wife Lady Frances Maria, daughter of the third Earl. However, the offer was declined.
The Luttrell family arrived in England in 1066, with William the Conqueror's army at the Battle of Hastings
Battle of Hastings
The Battle of Hastings occurred on 14 October 1066 during the Norman conquest of England, between the Norman-French army of Duke William II of Normandy and the English army under King Harold II...
, acquiring estates as reward for services to the Crown. This branch of the family descended from Sir Geoffrey de Luterel
Geoffrey de Luterel
Sir Geoffrey de Luterel I , was a courtier and confidante of King John, whom he served as a minister.He married Frethesant Paynel on February 26 1190 and had 3 children together, Margeret, Andrew & Robert...
of Irnham
Irnham
Irnham is a village in Lincolnshire in South Kesteven, Lincolnshire, England. It is about ten miles south east of Grantham, To the north is Osgodby, to the south Swinstead, and to the west Corby Glen. The village is on a high limestone ridge that forms the southern part of the Lincolnshire...
, Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
, who served King John
John of England
John , also known as John Lackland , was King of England from 6 April 1199 until his death...
in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
and who was granted lands near Dublin where he established the village of Luttrellstown, Ireland. The three main branches of the family were Luttrell of Irnham, Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
, (extinct c1418), Luttrell of East Quantockshead, Somerset
Somerset
The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...
and later Dunster Castle
Dunster Castle
Dunster Castle is a former motte and bailey castle, now a country house, in the village of Dunster, Somerset, England. The castle lies on the top of a steep hill called the Tor, and has been fortified since the late Anglo-Saxon period. After the Norman conquest of England in the 11th century,...
, Dunster
Dunster
Dunster is a village and civil parish in west Somerset, England, situated on the Bristol Channel coast south-southeast of Minehead and northwest of Taunton. The village has a population of 862 .The village has numerous restaurants and three pubs...
, Somerset
Somerset
The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...
, and Luttrell of Luttrellstown Castle
Luttrellstown Castle
Luttrellstown Castle, dating from the early 15th century , is located near Clonsilla on the outskirts of Dublin, Ireland. It has been owned variously by the eponymous and notorious Luttrell family, by the bookseller Luke White and his descendants Baron Annaly, by the Guinness family, the Primwest...
, County Dublin
County Dublin
County Dublin is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Dublin Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the city of Dublin which is the capital of Ireland. County Dublin was one of the first of the parts of Ireland to be shired by King John of England following the...
.
Carhampton is a village about one mile from Dunster
Dunster
Dunster is a village and civil parish in west Somerset, England, situated on the Bristol Channel coast south-southeast of Minehead and northwest of Taunton. The village has a population of 862 .The village has numerous restaurants and three pubs...
, Somerset
Somerset
The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...
.
Earls of Carhampton
- Simon Luttrell, 1st Earl of CarhamptonSimon Luttrell, 1st Earl of CarhamptonSimon Luttrell, 1st Earl of Carhampton was a British politician and Irish nobleman.He was the second son of Col. Henry Luttrell, of Luttrellstown...
(1713–1787) - Henry Lawes Luttrell, 2nd Earl of CarhamptonHenry Luttrell, 2nd Earl of CarhamptonGeneral Henry Lawes Luttrell, 2nd Earl of Carhampton PC was a politician and soldier.-Military career:Educated at Westminster School and Christ Church, Oxford, Luttrell was commissioned into the 48th Regiment of Foot in 1757. In 1762, during the Seven Years' War, he became Deputy Adjutant-General...
(1743–1821) - John Luttrell-Olmius, 3rd Earl of Carhampton (1741–1829),
Other members of the Luttrell family
- Geoffrey de LuterelGeoffrey de LuterelSir Geoffrey de Luterel I , was a courtier and confidante of King John, whom he served as a minister.He married Frethesant Paynel on February 26 1190 and had 3 children together, Margeret, Andrew & Robert...
(1160-1222) - Robert LuttrellRobert LuttrellThe Robert Luttrell who settled on the banks of the Liffey near Dublin at Luttrellstown, was in 1226 treasurer of St. Patrick's Cathedral, and in 1236 was Lord Chancellor of Ireland. There is mention of a Michael Luttrell in 1287, who owned the same estate at the close of the century, and later in...
, Lord Chancellor of IrelandLord Chancellor of IrelandThe office of Lord Chancellor of Ireland was the highest judicial office in Ireland until the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922. From 1721 to 1801 it was also the highest political office of the Irish Parliament.-13th century:...
from 1236–1246. - Geoffrey LuttrellGeoffrey LuttrellSir Geoffrey Luttrell III was a great great grandson of Sir Geoffrey de Luterel. His family seat was Irnham Hall at Irnham in Lincolnshire and he was referred to as the 2nd Lord of Irnham....
(1276–1345) - Sir John LuttrellJohn Luttrell (soldier)Sir John Luttrell was an English soldier, diplomat, and courtier under Henry VIII and Edward VI. He served under Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford in Scotland and France...
(c. 1518/9–1551), soldier, diplomat and courtier under Henry VIII and Edward VI - Sir Thomas LuttrellThomas LuttrellSir Thomas Luttrell was a leading Anglo-Irish nobleman of the sixteenth-century Irish Pale, and was also a distinguished lawyer and judge who held the offices of Solicitor General for Ireland and Chief Justice of the Irish Common Pleas....
(1480–1555), Chief Justice of Common Pleas, Solicitor General, - Henry LuttrellHenry Luttrell (British Army officer)Colonel Henry Luttrell was an Irish soldier, the second son of Thomas Luttrell of Luttrellstown.Luttrell spent his early life on the Continent, where he killed the so-called 3rd Viscount Purbeck in a duel at Liège...
{1655–1717), father of Simon Luttrell, 1st Earl of CarhamptonSimon Luttrell, 1st Earl of CarhamptonSimon Luttrell, 1st Earl of Carhampton was a British politician and Irish nobleman.He was the second son of Col. Henry Luttrell, of Luttrellstown... - Henry Luttrell (c. 1765–1851)
- Anne Luttrell, Duchess of Cumberland (1742-1808), daughter of the 1st Earl of CarhamptonEarl of CarhamptonEarl of Carhampton was a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1785 for Simon Luttrell, 1st Viscount Carhampton. He had already been created Baron Irnham, of Luttrellstown in the County of Dublin, in 1768 and Viscount Carhampton, of Castlehaven in the County of Cork, in 1781, also in...
, a celebrated beauty who became sister-in-law of George III.