Connor O'Brien, 2nd Viscount Clare
Connor O'Brien | |
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| Viscount Clare | |
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| Tenure | 1666–1670 |
| Successor | Daniel, 3rd Viscount Clare |
| Born | 1605 |
| Died | 1670 |
| Spouse(s) | Honora O'Brien |
| Issue Detail | Daniel, & others |
| Father | Daniel, 1st Viscount Clare |
| Mother | Catherine FitzGerald |
Connor O'Brien, 2nd Viscount Clare (1605–1670) was the son of Daniel O'Brien, 1st Viscount Clare and Lady Catherine FitzGerald, a daughter of Gerald, 14th Earl of Desmond.
Birth and origins
Connor was born in 1605, the second son of Daniel O'Brien and his wife Catherine FitzGerald.[1] His father was the 1st Viscount Clare. His father's family, the O'Briens, were a Gaelic Irish dynasty that descended from Brian Boru, medieval high king of Ireland.[2] His mother was the widow of Maurice Roche, 6th Viscount Fermoy and the third daughter of Gerald FitzGerald, 14th Earl of Desmond,[3][4] the rebel earl, and his second wife, Eleanor Butler.
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Marriage and children
O'Brien married Honora O'Brien, daughter of Daniel O'Brien of Duagh and Ellen FitzGerald, a daughter of the Knight of Glin.
Connor and Honora had a son:
- Daniel (died 1691), his successor
—and a daughter:
- Honora, who married John FitzGerald, 13th Knight of Kerry.
Later life
On 11 July 1662 when Charles II created his father Baron Moyarta and Viscount Clare.[9] O'Brien obtained the courtesy title of Baron Moyarta. When his father died, which happened in 1663[10] or in 1666,[11] he succeeded as the 2nd Viscount Clare.[12]
Death and timeline
Clare, as he now was, did not enjoy his new title for long but died about 1670[13] and was succeeded by his eldest son Daniel.
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| Age | Date | Event |
| 0 | 1605 | Born |
| 19–20 | 1625, 27 Mar | Accession of King Charles I, succeeding King James I[14] |
| 26–27 | 1632, 12 Jan | Thomas Wentworth, later Earl of Stafford, appointed Lord Deputy of Ireland[15] |
| 35–36 | 1641, 23 Oct | Outbreak of the Rebellion[16] |
| 37–38 | 1643, Nov | James Butler, 1st Marquess of Ormond appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland[17] |
| 43–44 | 1649, 30 Jan | King Charles I beheaded.[18] |
| 43–44 | 1649, 15 Aug | Oliver Cromwell landed in Dublin[19] |
| 46–47 | 1652, 12 May | Fall of Galway[20] |
| 46–47 | 1652, 27 Jun | His father served as hostage at the surrender of Ross Castle by Muskerry.[21] |
| 54–55 | 1660, 29 May | Restoration of King Charles II[22] |
| 60–61 | 1670 | Died |
Notes, citations, and sources
Notes
Citations
- ^ Cokayne 1913, p. 252, line 10. "Connor (O'Brien) Viscount Clare, &c. [I. [Ireland] ], 2nd but 1st surv. s. [surviving son] and h. [heir], b. [born] about 1605."
- ^ Cokayne 1896, p. 391, note b: "They were descended from the celebrated Brien Boroihme, principal king of Ireland (1002–1004) through his grandson Turlogh ..."
- ^ Ohlmeyer 2004, p. 358, right column, line 22. "In 1600 he married Lady Catherine, third daughter of Gerald FitzGerald, sixteenth earl of Desmond;"
- ^ Ó Siochrú 2009, 1st paragraph, 4th sentence. "O'Brien married Catherine, widow of Maurice, Viscount Roche of Fermoy, and third daughter of Gerald Fitzgerald ..."
- ^ O'Brien 1949, p. 82. Pedigree of the Viscounts Clare
- ^ Cokayne 1913, p. 251Genealogy of the viscountss of Clare
- ^ Burke 1866, p. 406Genealogy of the earls of Thomond
- ^ Cokayne 1896, p. 392Genealogy of the earls of Thomond
- ^ Cokayne 1913, p. 252, line 1. "At the age of 80 or upwards he [Daniel] was cr. [created] 11 July 1662, Baron Morarta and Viscount Clare [or O'Brien of Clare], co Clare [I. [Ireland] ]."
- ^ Ohlmeyer 2004, p. 358. "O'Brien, Daniel, first viscount Clare (1577?–1663)"
- ^ Cokayne 1913, p. 252, line 8. "He was living June 1663 and d. [died] about 1666."
- ^ Ó Siochrú 2009, 3rd paragraph, 3rd sentence. "He died in 1666 and was succeeded by his eldest surviving son Conor, and then in 1670 by Daniel, his grandson."
- ^ Cokayne 1913, p. 252, line 13. "He d.[died] about 1670"
- ^ Fryde et al. 1986, p. 44, line 16. "Charles I. ... acc. 27 Mar. 1625 ..."
- ^ Asch 2004, p. 146, right column, line 23. "Wentworth was appointed lord deputy on 12 January 1632 ..."
- ^ Warner 1768, p. 6. "... the twenty-third October [1641] ... seized all the towns, castles, and houses belonging to the Protestants which they had force enough to possess;"
- ^ Cokayne 1895, p. 149, line 29. "Viceroy of Ireland, as Lord Lieutenant 1643–47 ..."
- ^ Fryde et al. 1986, p. 44, line 17. "Charles I. ... exec. 30 Jan. 1649 ..."
- ^ Coffey 1914, p. 213. "Cromwell landed in Dublin on August 15th [1649]."
- ^ Cusack 1871, p. 320. "The town [Galway] surrendered on the 12th of May 1652."
- ^ Ohlmeyer 2004, p. 107, right column, line 55.
- ^ Fryde et al. 1986, p. 44, line 39. "Charles II. ... acc. 29 May 1660 ..."
Sources
- Asch, Ronald G. (2004). "Wentworth, Thomas, first earl of Strafford (1593–1641)". In Matthew, Colin; Harrison, Brian (eds.). Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 56. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 142–157. ISBN 0-19-861408-X.
- Burke, Bernard (1866). A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire (New ed.). London: Harrison. OCLC 11501348. – (for Thomond)
- Coffey, Diarmid (1914). O'Neill and Ormond – A Chapter of Irish History. Dublin: Maunsel & Company. OCLC 906164979.
- Cokayne, George Edward (1895). Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct, or Dormant. Vol. 6 (1st ed.). London: George Bell and Sons. OCLC 1180818801. – N to R (for Ormond)
- Cokayne, George Edward (1896). Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct, or Dormant. Vol. 7 (1st ed.). London: George Bell and Sons. OCLC 1180891114. – S to T (for Thomond)
- Cokayne, George Edward (1913). Gibbs, Vicary (ed.). The complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant. Vol. 3 (2nd ed.). London: St Catherine Press. OCLC 228661424. – Canonteign to Cutts (for Clare)
- Cusack, Mary Frances (1871). A Compendium of Irish History. Boston: Patrick Donahoe. OCLC 873009963.
- Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I., eds. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology. Royal Historical Society Guides and Handbooks, No. 2 (3rd ed.). London: Offices of the Royal Historical Society. ISBN 0-86193-106-8. – (for timeline)
- O'Brien, Donough (1949). History of the O'Briens from Boroimhe. Batsford: self-published. OCLC 1157152182.
- O'Donoghue, John (1860). Historical Memoir of the O'Briens. Dublin: Hodges Smith & Co. OCLC 316665132.
- Ohlmeyer, Jane (2004). "O'Brien, Daniel, first viscount Clare (1577?–1663)". In Matthew, Colin; Harrison, Brian (eds.). Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 41. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 358–359. ISBN 0-19-861391-1.
- Ó Siochrú, Micheál (2009). "O'Brien, Sir Daniel". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- Warner, Ferdinand (1768). History of the Rebellion and Civil-War in Ireland. Vol. 1. Dublin: James William. OCLC 82770539. – 1641 to 1643
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