Ellis Bermingham, Countess of Brandon

The Countess of Brandon holding the Charters of Gowran and Thomastown. By Philip Hussey.

Ellis Bermingham was born in 1708 as Ellis (Elizabeth) Agar, daughter of James Agar and Mary Wemyss. She married, first (1726), Theobald Bourke, 7th Viscount Mayo, and after his death in 1742 married secondly (1745) Francis Bermingham, 14th Baron Athenry (1692–1750).

In 1758 Ellis Bermingham was granted (for life only) the title "Countess of Brandon, in the County of Kilkenny", a title in the Peerage of Ireland. The title became extinct on her death on 11 March 1789.^[1]

The Right Reverend Charles Agar, 1st Earl of Normanton, was Lady Brandon's nephew.

Countesses of Brandon (1758)

• Ellis Bermingham, Countess of Brandon (1708–1789)

See also

• Viscount Mayo
• Baron Athenry
• Earl of Normanton

References

1. ^ thepeerage.com Ellis Agar, Countess of Brandon

Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by New Creation	Countess of Brandon 1758–1789	Succeeded by Extinct

Persondata
Name	Ellis Bermingham
Alternative names	Countess Of Brandon
Short description	A Peer of Ireland
Date of birth	1708
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death