Earl of Darnley
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'''Earl of Darnley''' is a [[Hereditary peer|hereditary title]] that has been created three times, twice in the [[Peerage of Scotland]] and once in the [[Peerage of Ireland]]. |
'''Earl of Darnley''' is a [[Hereditary peer|hereditary title]] that has been created three times, twice in the [[Peerage of Scotland]] and once in the [[Peerage of Ireland]]. |
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The first creation in the Scots Peerage came in 1580 in favour of [[Esmé Stewart, 1st Duke of Lennox|Esme Stewart, 1st Earl of Lennox]], who was created [[Duke of Lennox]] at the same time. The title of Lord Darnley had previously been held by John Stewart, head of the house of [[Stewart of Darnley]] and first [[Earl of Lennox]] (1488). The second creation in the Peerage of Scotland came in 1675 in favour of [[Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond]]. He was made Duke of Lennox at the same time. For more information on this creation, see the [[Duke of Richmond]]. |
The first creation in the Scots Peerage came in 1580 in favour of [[Esmé Stewart, 1st Duke of Lennox|Esme Stewart, 1st Earl of Lennox]], who was created [[Duke of Lennox]] at the same time. The title of Lord Darnley had previously been held by John Stewart, head of the house of [[Stewart of Darnley]] and first [[Earl of Lennox]] (1488). |
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The second creation in the Peerage of Scotland came in 1675 in favour of [[Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond]]. He was made Duke of Lennox at the same time. For more information on this creation, see the [[Duke of Richmond]]. The title is extant. |
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The only creation in the [[Peerage of Ireland]] was in 1725 to [[John Bligh, 1st Earl of Darnley]], descended from a prominent Devon family via a cadet branch which had settled in [[County Meath]], [[Ireland]]; he was the son of [[The Right Honourable|the Rt Hon]] Thomas Bligh who was in turn the son of John Bligh, of Plymouth, a [[HM Customs and Excise|Commissioner of Customs and Excise]] despatched to Ireland in search of forfeited estates, and in turn his father was William Bligh, a prosperous Plymouth merchant. |
The only creation in the [[Peerage of Ireland]] was in 1725 to [[John Bligh, 1st Earl of Darnley]], descended from a prominent Devon family via a cadet branch which had settled in [[County Meath]], [[Ireland]]; he was the son of [[The Right Honourable|the Rt Hon]] Thomas Bligh who was in turn the son of John Bligh, of Plymouth, a [[HM Customs and Excise|Commissioner of Customs and Excise]] despatched to Ireland in search of forfeited estates, and in turn his father was William Bligh, a prosperous Plymouth merchant. |
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