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V. 1887.

5. GERALD (FITZ GERALD). DUKE OF LEINSTER [1766], MARQUESS OF KILDARE [1761]. EARL OF KILDARE (1316), EARL OF OFFALY [1761], and BARON OF OFFALY [restored 1551] in the peerage of Ireland, in which kingdom he is premier Duke, Marquess, and Earl, also ViscoUST LEINSTER OF TAPLOW [1717], and Batox KILDAKE [1870), s. and h., 6. 16 Aug. 1851. in Dublin known as EARL OF OFFALY till 1874 when he was styled MARQUESS OF KILDARE till, on 10 Feb. 1857, he sne. to the peerage. He m., 17 Jan. 1881, at St. Paul's, Knightsbridge. Hermione Wilhelmine, 1st da. of William Ernest (DUSCOMBE), 1st EARL OF FEVERSHAM, by Mubel Violet, da. of the Rt. Hon. Sir James Robert George GRAHAM, 2d Bart., of Netherby, G.C.B. She was b. 30 March 1864.

[MAURICE FITZ GERALD, styled MARQUESS OF KILDARE, s. and h. ap., b. 1 March 1887, at Kilkea Castle afsd.]

Family Estates.—These, in 1883, consisted of 71.977 acres in co. Kildare and of 1,123 in co. Meath. Total 73.100 acres worth £55.877 a year. Principal Residences. Carton (near Maynooth) and Kilkea Castle (near Mageney both in co. Kildare.

LEINSTER OF TAPLOW.

i.e., "LEINSTER OF TAPLOW, Co. Buckingham," Viscountcy (Eilz Gerald), cr. 1747; see "LEINSTER" Dukedom [.], cr. 1766.

LEITRIM.

Barony [I.] I. 1583.

1. JOHN DE BURGH, or BURKE, of Meelick Castle, co. Galway, yst. B. of Ulick, 1st EARL OF CLANRICARDE [I], by his 3d wife, Maria LYNCH, disputed unsuccessfully the legitimacy of his elder br. (of the half blood) the 2d Earl, which, however, was established in (1580), 22 Eliz.^[1] He, however, was recognised, 7 Sep. 1582, as next in rem. to that Earldomu, failing his said brother and his issue male, and, having been granted the castle of Leitrim, was cr., 30 April 1583,^[2] BARON LEITRIM "Baron of Leitrim "], co. Clanricarde in Connaught [I]. He m. Joanna, da. of Sir William O'CARROLL. He d. a few months after his creation, being murdered, 11 Nov. 1553.

II. 1583, to 1600?

2. JOHN (DE BURGH, or BURKE), BARON LEITRIM [I], s. and h. He is said to have been taken in rebellion [1600?] and beheaded, when his honours, after the attainder, which doubtless followed, would be forfeited.<3>

LEITRIM and LEITRIM OF MANOR HAMILTON.

Barony [1] I. 1783. Viscountcy [I.] I. 1793. Earldom [I.] I. 1795.

1. ROBERT CLEMENTS, of Killadoon, co. Kildare, s. and h. of the Rt. Hon. Nathaniel CLEMENTS, Dep. Vice Treasurer and Teller of the Exchequer [I], by Hannah, da, of the Very Rev. William GORE, Dean of Down, was b. 25 Nov. and bap. 18 Dec. 1732; M.P. for co. Donegal, 1765-68; for Carrick, 1768-70, and for co. Donegal [again], 1776-83, and was cr., 11 Oct. 1783.^[3] BARON LEITRIM OF MANOR HAMILTON, co. Leitrim [I], taking his seat 16 Oct. following. He was subsequently cr., 20 Dec. 1793, VISCOUNT LEITRIM [1] and on 6 Oct. 1795, EARL OF LEITRIM [1]; was Gov. of co .

• r3 (c) He had two brothers of whom (1) Redmond assumed the title of BARON

LEITRIM [I.] and was a distinguished Captain among the Commanght rebels. He was

living in Spain as a fugitive in 1615; (2) William, living 4 Sep. 1603, when, by the King's letters, he was granted a pension.