Earl of Arran
Earl of Arran is a title in the
Peerage of Ireland, and also in the
Peerage of Scotland. The title was first created in Scotland in 1467 for Thomas Boyd, who was later attained for treason. The next creation was in 1503 for James Hamilton. In 1609, the first Marquess of Hamilton inherited the earldom. In 1643, the second Marquess was made
Duke of Hamilton and received a second grant of the Earldom of Arran. At the death of the second Duke, the 1503 Earldom became dormant (i.e., it was unclaimed), while the 1643 Earldom descended along with the dukedom, with which it is still united.
The first Irish creation came in 1662 when Lord Richard Butler, younger son of
James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde, was created
Baron Butler of Cloughgrenan,
Viscount Tullough and
Earl of Arran; at his death, the title became extinct as he left no heirs. The next creation was for his nephew Charles Butler (who was also created
Baron Butler of Cloughgrenan and
Viscount Tullough), but that creation also ended in extinction.
The final creation in the
Peerage of Ireland came in 1762, when Sir Arthur Gore, 3rd Baronet, of Newtown, was created
Earl of Arran, of the Arran Islands in the County of Galway. He had previously represented Donegal Borough in the Irish House of Commons and had already been created
Viscount Sudley, of Castle Gore in the County of Mayo (1758) and
Baron Saunders, of Deeps in the County of Wexford (1758), in the Peerage of Ireland. The Baronetcy had been created in the
Baronetage of Ireland for his great-grandfather in 1662. In 1884 the fifth Earl was created
Baron Sudley, of Castle Gore in the County of Mayo, in the
Peerage of the United Kingdom. This peerage gave the earls an automatic seat in the House of Lords.
The Earls of Arran are related to the
Barons Harlech. William Gore, third son of
Sir Arthur Gore, 1st Baronet, of Newtown, was the great-great-great-grandfather of
John Ralph Ormsby-Gore, 1st Baron Harlech.
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Thomas Boyd, 1st Earl of Arran (d. c.
1472) (forfeit 1469)
See Duke of Hamilton*
Richard Butler, 1st Earl of Arran (
1639-
1686)
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Charles Butler, 1st Earl of Arran (
1671-
1758)
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Sir Arthur Gore, 1st Baronet, of Newtown (d.
1697)
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Sir Arthur Gore, 2nd Baronet, of Newtown (c.
1685-
1741)
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Sir Arthur Gore, 3rd Baronet, of Newtown (
1703-
1773) (created Earl of Arran in 1762)
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Arthur Gore, 1st Earl of Arran (
1703-
1773)
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Arthur Saunders Gore, 2nd Earl of Arran (
1734-
1809)
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Arthur Saunders Gore, 3rd Earl of Arran (
1761-
1837)
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Philip Yorke Gore, 4th Earl of Arran (
1801-
1884)
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Arthur Saunders Gore, 5th Earl of Arran (
1839-
1901)
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Arthur Jocelyn Charles Gore, 6th Earl of Arran (
1868-
1958)
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Arthur Paul John James Charles Gore, 7th Earl of Arran (
1903-
1958)
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Arthur Strange Kattendyke David Archibald Gore, 8th Earl of Arran (
1910-
1983)
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Arthur Desmond Colquhoun Gore, 9th Earl of Arran (b.
1938) (elected into House of Lords as Baron Sudley, 1999)
Heir Presumptive: The present Earl's kinsman
Paul Annesley Gore (b.
1921) or the latter's son
William Henry Gore (b.
1950) (descendants of a younger brother of the third Earl; not in remainder to the Barony of Sudley)
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Duke of Ormonde*
Baron Harlech
