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Earl of Munster

{{short description|Extinct earldom in the Peerage of the United Kingdom}}

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{{Infobox nobility title

| name = Earldom of Munster

| image = File:Coronet of a British Earl.svg File:Arms of the House of FitzClarence.svg

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| alt =

| caption = Arms of FitzClarence, Earl of Munster: The royal arms of King William IV (without the escutcheon of the Arch Treasurer of the Holy Roman Empire and without the Crown of Hanover) debruised by a baton sinister azure charged with three anchors orDebrett's Peerage, 1968, p.813; Crest: On a Chapeau Gules turned up Ermine a Lion statant guardant crowned with a Ducal Coronet Or and gorged with a Collar Azure charged with three Anchors Gold. Supporters: On the dexter side a Lion guardant ducally crowned Or, and on the sinister side a Horse Argent, each gorged with a Collar Azure charged with three Anchors Gold.

| creation_date = 4 June 1831

| creation =

| monarch = King William IV

| peerage = Peerage of the United Kingdom

| baronetage =

| first_holder = George Fitzclarence

| last_holder = Anthony Fitzclarence

| remainder_to = the 1st Earl's heirs male whatsoever

| subsidiary_titles = Viscount Fitzclarence, Baron Tewkesbury

| status = Extinct

| extinction_date = 30 December 2000

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| motto = Nec Temere Nec Timide
(Neither rashly nor fearfully)

| footnotes =

}}

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Earl of Munster is a title that was created twice, once in the Peerage of Ireland and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The first creation came in 1789 in favour of Prince William, the third son of King George III. He was made Duke of Clarence and St Andrews at the same time. When William succeeded to the throne as King William IV in 1830 the titles merged with the crown.

The second creation came in the Peerage of the United Kingdom on 12 May 1831 for George Augustus Frederick FitzClarence, the eldest illegitimate son of William IV. He was made Viscount FitzClarence and Baron Tewkesbury at the same time.{{London Gazette |issue=18803 |date=13 May 1831 |page=923}} The viscountcy was used as a courtesy title by the heir apparent to the earldom. The titles were created with remainder to the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten.

Lord Munster's great-grandson, the fifth earl (who succeeded his uncle), was a prominent Conservative politician and held ministerial office under five prime ministers. He was succeeded by his second cousin, the sixth earl. He was the son of Brigadier General Charles FitzClarence, VC (8 May 1865 – 12 November 1914), son of Captain the Hon. George FitzClarence, third son of the first earl. On the death of his son, the seventh earl, in 2000, the titles became extinct.

Earls of Munster; first creation (1789)

Earls of Munster; second creation (1831)

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{{tree chart|border=1| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | GF1E |GF1E=George FitzClarence
1st Earl
1794–1842}}

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{{tree chart|border=1| | | | | WF2E | | | | | | | | | | HFF | | | | | | | | | | CGF | | | | | | LEF |WF2E=William FitzClarence
2nd Earl
1824–1901|HFF=Hon. Frederick FitzClarence
1826–1878|CGF=Hon. Capt. George FitzClarence
1836–1894|LEF=Hon. Lt. Edward FitzClarence
1837–1855}}

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Viscount FitzClarence
1856–1870|HLF=Hon. Lionel FitzClarence
1857–1863|GF3E=Geoffrey FitzClarence
3rd Earl
1859–1902|HAF=Hon. Arthur FitzClarence
1860–1861|AF4E=Aubrey FitzClarence
4th Earl
1862–1928|HWF=Hon. William FitzClarence
1864–1899|HHF=Hon. Harold FitzClarence
1870–1926|CEF=Capt. Edward FitzClarence
1865–1897|BGCF=Brig.gen. Charles FitzClarence
1865–1914|CWF=Capt. William FitzClarence
1868–1921|LF=Lionel FitzClarence
1870–1936}}

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{{tree chart|border=1| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |GF5E | | | | | |EF6E |GF5E=Geoffrey FitzClarence
5th Earl
1906–1975|EF6E=Edward FitzClarence
6th Earl
1899–1983}}

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{{tree chart|border=1| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |AF7E |AF7E=Anthony FitzClarence
7th Earl
1926–2000}}

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Arms

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|image=File:Coat of Arms of George FitzClarence, 1st Earl of Munster.svg

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|crest= On a Chapeau Gules turned up Ermine a Lion statant guardant crowned with a Ducal Coronet Or and gorged with a Collar Azure charged with three Anchors Gold.

|torse=

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|escutcheon= The Royal Arms of King William IV (without the Escutcheon of the Arch Treasurer of the Holy Roman Empire, and without the Crown of Hanover) debruised by a Baton Sinister Azure charged with three Anchors Or.

|supporters= On the dexter side a Lion guardant ducally crowned Or, and on the sinister side a Horse Argent, each gorged with a Collar Azure charged with three Anchors Gold.

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|motto= Nec Temere Nec Timide (Neither rashly nor fearfully)

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See also

Notes

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References

  • Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, {{Page needed |date=February 2013}}
  • {{Rayment|date=February 2012}}

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Category:Extinct earldoms in the Peerage of Ireland

Category:Extinct earldoms in the Peerage of the United Kingdom

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Category:1789 establishments in Great Britain

Category:Noble titles created in 1789

Category:Noble titles created in 1831

Category:British and Irish peerages which merged in the Crown

Earls of Munster