58 LEINSTER — LEITRIM . Y. 1867. 5. Gerald (Fitz Gerald), Duke of Lbvkstbr [17GCJ, M.Muii K>s W Kii.haiik [1761 J. Ear*, of Kh.dark [131(1], K.vm- t>f Oh.u.y [1701], and Haiion it Okkaly [ratontt 1SB4] in the peerage ol Ireland, in which kingdom lie is prewfer /'»<<•, Mavqutss, and Sari, also Viscount I.kinstkr OF Tai'Low [l?i?J, ami Bar ox Kii.hakk [1670], s. ainl li., Ii. l<i Aug. 1831, in Dublin : known a.s Kari. ok Oualy till 1874 when he w«a »i^trf SI aBqukss ok Kiuiari: till, mi 10 Feb, 1S?7, lie «»e. to the pterayc. He p., 17 Jan. 1SS-1, at St. I'aul'f, Kuights- bridge, Hennione Wilbelmine, 1st na, <if William Ernest (Di xcombe 1 , 1st Kahl or Fkvkhsham, by Mabel Violet, 2d da. of the l!t. Hen. Sir .lames Hubert George ObaHAU, 2d Bart., o£ Netlierby, G.C.B. She was b. 30 March 1864. [Maurice Vvn Gerald, styhul Marqucss ok Kildare, s. and h. up., 6. 1 March 1SS7, at Kilkea Castle n'fsd.] Famili/ Estotes.— These, in 1883, consisted of 7!.!'77 acres in eo. Kildare and of I, 1-23 in co. Meath. Tutal 73.100 acres worth £5. r >.S77 a year. Principal J!c$idtnct$. Carton (ne:ir Mayuooth) and Kilkea Castle (near Mngeney) both iu co. Kildare. LEINSTER OF TAPLOW, i.e., "Leinsteh of Taplow, co. BuckiDgbniii," Viscouutcy (Atfi! Gerald), cr. 1747 ; see " LeixsTER " Dukedom [I.J, eri 1706. LEITRIM. Barony [I.] 1. JoHNDEBoBOH.orl'uitKE.of Mee]ickCaftl«s,co.Galw(>y 1 I 1 583 ^ St ' B ' °^ '- t 'k' lst EaRL OF ClamiICakde [I ], by his 3d wife, Maria Lynch, disputed unsuccessfully the legitimacy of his elder br. (l|f the half blood) the 2d Karl, which, however, was established in 05^0), 22 Kliz.( a ) He, however, was recognised, 7 Sep. 1582, as next iu rem. to that Earldoui, failing his said brother and his issue male, and. having been granted the castle of Leitrim, was cr., 30 April 1583,(>') BARON LKITHIM ["Baton of Leitiim "], co. Chmricarde in Counaught [I]. He m. Joanna, da of Sir William O'Carroll. He d. a few months after his creation, being murdered, 11 Nov. 15b't. II. 1583, 2. John (de Burgh, or Burke), Baron Leitrim [[.], to s. and h. He is said to have been cakeii in rebellion [lo'OO '.] Slid 1 GOO i beheaded, when his honours, after the attainder, which doubtless followed, would be forjdttd.( c ) LEITRIM and LEITRIM OF MANOR HAMILTON. Barony [I.] 1. Robert Clements, of Killadoon, co. Kildare, s. I 1783 alK ^ ie ' it- K i,l haniel Clements, Dep. Vice Treasurer and Teller of the Exchequer [I.], by Hannah, da. of the Very Viscountcy [I ] Kev. William GORK, Dean of Down, was h. 25 Nov. and bnp. „ ( ,„ 18 Dec. 1732 ; M.P. for co. Donegal, 17G5-C8; for Carrick, 1. liJJ. ]70S-7G, and for co. Donegal [attain]. 1 7 7U-83, and was cr., Earldom [I.] 11 0ct - 1783.C) BARON LEITRIM OK MANtiR HAMILTON, eo. Leitrim [L], taking his seat Hi Oct. following. He was sub- I. 1795. sequently cr.. 20 Dec. 1793, VISCOUNT LKITHIM [I.] and on 6 Oct. 1705, HAUL OF LEITRIM [I.]; was Gov. of co. (») See vol. ii, p. 257, note " b," tub " Clanricarde."
- b ) This is the date assigned to the patent in Burke's "extinct pcerar/e " [ISM] but
it appears that no patent was inrolled. The Queen's letters are dated 14 March and the ■'fiant" 30 April [1583], 25 Eliz. Ex. injorm. J. 15. Burke, Ulster King of Arms. (') He had two brothers of whom (1) Redmond assumed the title of Baron Leitrim [I.] and was a distinguished Captain among the Conuangltt rebels. He was living in SpBtu as a fugitive iu 1615 ; (2) William, living 4 Sep. 1G03, when, by the King'B letters, he was granted a pension. (d) One of the nine Irish Baronies made by the Fox Ministry at a time when the King refused to make any additions to the peerage of Great Britain. ' 44, note " d," sub " Delaval."
