- Earl of Kerry
Baron Kerry is an ancient title in the
Peerage of Ireland . It was created in circa1223 for Thomas Fitzmaurice. In1537 the eleventh Baron was created Baron Odorney and Viscount Kilmaule in thePeerage of Ireland . However, these titles became extinct on his death in1541 while he was succeeded in the Barony of Kerry by his younger brother. The twenty-first Baron was created Earl of Kerry in thePeerage of Ireland in1723 . His younger son John Petty was created Earl of Shelburne in thePeerage of Ireland in1753 and his son, the second Earl of Shelburne, was created Marquess of Lansdowne in1784 . In1818 the latter's son, the third Marquess, succeeded his cousin as 4th Earl of Kerry and 24th Baron Kerry.Barons Kerry (
1223 )*
Thomas Fitzmaurice, 1st Baron Kerry (d. c.1260 )
*Maurice Fitzthomas Fitzmaurice, 2nd Baron Kerry (d.1303 )
*Nicholas Fitzmaurice, 3rd Baron Kerry (d.1324 )
*Maurice Fitzmaurice, 4th Baron Kerry (d.1339 )
*John Fitzmaurice, 5th Baron Kerry (d.1348 )
*Maurice Fitzmaurice, 6th Baron Kerry (d.1398 )
*Patrick Fitzmaurice, 7th Baron Kerry (d. c.1410 )
*Thomas Fitzmaurice, 8th Baron Kerry (d.1469 )
*Edmond Fitzmaurice, 9th Baron Kerry (d.1498 )
*Edmond Fitzmaurice, 10th Baron Kerry (d.1543 )
*Edmond Fitzmaurice, 11th Baron Kerry (d.1541 ) (created Viscount Kilmaule in 1537)Viscounts Kilmaule (
1537 )*Edmond Fitzmaurice, 1st Viscount Kilmaule (d.
1541 ) (extinct)Barons Kerry (
1223 ; Reverted)*
Patrick Fitzmaurice, 12th Baron Kerry (d.1547 )
*Thomas Fitzmaurice, 13th Baron Kerry (d.1549 )
*Edmond Fitzmaurice, 14th Baron Kerry (d.1549 )
*Gerard Fitzmaurice, 15th Baron Kerry (d.1550 )
*Thomas Fitzmaurice, 16th Baron Kerry (c.1502 -1590 )
*Patrick Fitzthomas Fitzmaurice, 17th Baron Kerry (c.1541 -1600 )
*Thomas Fitzmaurice, 18th Baron Kerry (1574 -1630 )
*Patrick Fitzmaurice, 19th Baron Kerry (1595 -1661 )
*William Fitzmaurice, 20th Baron Kerry (1633 -1697 )
*Thomas Fitzmaurice, 21st Baron Kerry (1668 -1741 ) (created Earl of Kerry in 1723)Earls of Kerry (
1723 )*
Thomas Fitzmaurice, 1st Earl of Kerry (1668 -1741 )
*William Fitzmaurice, 2nd Earl of Kerry (1694 -1747 )
*Francis Thomas Fitzmaurice, 3rd Earl of Kerry (1740 -1818 )
*Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne, 4th Earl of Kerry (1780 -1863 )"SeeMarquess of Lansdowne for further Earls of Kerry".
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