Earl of Westmeath

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Earl of Westmeath is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1621.

The Earl holds the subsidiary title of Baron Delvin (1486).

Contents 1 Barons Delvin (1486) 2 Earls of Westmeath (1621) 3 Marquesses of Westmeath (1822) 4 Earls of Westmeath (1621; Reverted)

[edit] Barons Delvin (1486)

• William Fitzrichard Nugent, 1st Baron Delvin (?)
• Richard Nugent, 2nd Baron Delvin (?)
• Christopher Nugent, 3rd Baron Delvin (d. c. 1483)
• Richard Nugent, 4th Baron Delvin (d. 1537)
• Richard Nugent, 5th Baron Delvin (1523–1559)
• Christopher Nugent, 6th Baron Delvin (1544–1602)
• Richard Nugent, 7th Baron Delvin (1583–1642) (created Earl of Westmeath in 1621)

[edit] Earls of Westmeath (1621)

• Richard Nugent, 1st Earl of Westmeath (1583–1642)
• Richard Nugent, 2nd Earl of Westmeath (1621–1684)
• Richard Nugent, 3rd Earl of Westmeath (d. 1714)
• Thomas Nugent, 4th Earl of Westmeath (1669–1752)
• John Nugent, 5th Earl of Westmeath (1671–1754)
• Thomas Nugent, 6th Earl of Westmeath (1714–1792)
• George Frederick Nugent, 7th Earl of Westmeath (1760–1814) (elected a Representative Peer in 1800)
• George Thomas John Nugent, 8th Earl of Westmeath (1785–1871) (created Marquess of Westmeath in 1822)

[edit] Marquesses of Westmeath (1822)

• George Thomas John Nugent, 1st Marquess of Westmeath (1785–1871) (elected a Representative Peer in 1831)

[edit] Earls of Westmeath (1621; Reverted)

• Anthony Francis Nugent, 9th Earl of Westmeath (1805–1879)
• William St George Nugent, 10th Earl of Westmeath (1832–1883)
• Anthony Francis Nugent, 11th Earl of Westmeath (1870–1933) (elected a Representative Peer in 1901)
• Gilbert Charles Nugent, 12th Earl of Westmeath (1880–1971)
• William Anthony Nugent, 13th Earl of Westmeath (b. 1928)

The Heir Apparent is the present holder's son, Sean Charles Weston Nugent, Lord Delvin (b. 1965)

The Heir Apparent's Heir Presumptive is his brother, the Hon. Patrick Mark Leonard Nugent (b. 1966)