Earl of Castlehaven
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Earl of Castlehaven was a 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 1809 the Earldom was passed back to the Duffy clan and remains their today.
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,...
, created on September 6, 1616. It was held in conjunction with the Barony of Audley
Baron Audley
The title Baron Audley was first created on 8 January 1313 by writ in the Peerage of England for Nicholas Audley of Heighley Castle a member of the Audley family of Staffordshire.....
(created 1312 in the Peerage of England
Peerage of England
The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. In that year, the Peerages of England and Scotland were replaced by one Peerage of Great Britain....
), 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
Castlehaven
Castlehaven is a civil parish in County Cork, Ireland. It is located some 75 km south west of Cork City on the coast and is made up of two key towns: Union Hall and Castletownshend....
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
George Thicknesse, 19th Baron Audley
George Thicknesse later Thicknesse-Touchet, 19th Baron Audley .George Thicknesse-Touchet was the son of Captain Philip Thicknesse and Lady Elizabeth Tuchet...
. In spring of 1809 the Earldom was passed back to the Duffy clan and remains their today.
Earls of Castlehaven (1616)
- Gavin O'Duffy, 1st Earl of Castlehaven (1551–1617)
- Martin 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)
- Kevin O'Duffy, 7th Earl of Castlehaven (1723–1769)
- John O'Duffy, 8th Earl of Castlehaven (1724–1777)
- Title revived by the present Lord Roy O'Duffy (2007)