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Earl of Orrery is a title in the Peerage of Ireland that is united with the earldom of Cork since 1753 . The Peerage of Ireland is the term used for those peers created by British monarchs in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland. The Earl of the County of Cork, usually shortened to Earl of Cork, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1660 for the soldier, statesman and dramatist Roger Boyle, 1st Baron Boyle, third but eldest surviving son of Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork. Roger Boyle 1st Earl of Orrery ( April 25, 1621 &ndash October 26, 1679) British soldier Statesman and Dramatist Richard Boyle 1st Earl of Cork, also known as the Great Earl of Cork (13 October 1566 &ndash 15 September 1643 was Lord High Treasurer of the Kingdom of Ireland. He had already been created Lord Boyle, Baron of Broghill, in the Peerage of Ireland in 1628 (at the age of only six). He was succeeded by his son, the second Earl. He represented County Cork in the Irish House of Commons and served as Vice-President of Munster. The Irish House of Commons was the Lower house of the Parliament of Ireland, that existed from 1297 until 1800 Munster ( Irish: An Mhumhain, ənˈvuːnʲ Cúige Mumhan or Mumha) is the southernmost of the four Provinces of Ireland. On his death the titles passed to his eldest son, the third Earl. He represented East Grinstead in the English House of Commons. East Grinstead was a parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom. The Parliament of England was the Legislature of the Kingdom of England. He was succeeded by his younger brother, the fourth Earl. He was a Lieutenant-General in the Army and a prominent diplomat. Lieutenant General is a Military rank used in many countries The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages where the title of Lieutenant General was held by the In 1711 he was created Baron Boyle of Marston, in the County of Somerset, in the Peerage of Great Britain. The Peerage of Great Britain comprises all extant Peerages created in the Kingdom of Great Britain after the Act of Union 1707 but before the Act of His son, the fifth Earl, succeeded his third cousin as fifth Earl of Cork in 1753. The Earl of the County of Cork, usually shortened to Earl of Cork, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. See the latter title for further history of the peerages.

Henry Boyle, son and namesake of the Hon. Henry Boyle 1st Earl of Shannon, PC (I (1682 &ndash 28 December 1764) was a prominent Irish politician Henry Boyle, younger son of the first Earl of Orrery, was created Earl of Shannon in 1756. Earl of Shannon is a title in the Peerage of Ireland, created in 1756 for the prominent Irish politician Henry Boyle, who served as Speaker of the

The Irish placename Orrery came from Gaelic Orbhraighe, which was at first the name of a tribe (Orbh-raighe = "Orb's people"), and then of a territory and a barony. Irish (ga ''Gaeilge'' is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish. A tribe, viewed historically or developmentally consists of a Social group existing before the development of or outside of States Many anthropologists use Types of administrative and/or political territories include Many types of legally administered territories, each of which is a non-sovereign geographic area A barony is an Administrative division of a country usually of lower rank and importance than a County.

Earls of Orrery (1660)

See the Earl of Cork for further succession

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