Earl of Meath

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The Earl of Meath is an Irish peerage title historically held by a prominent Anglo-Irish aristocratic family closely linked with the development and governance of parts of Dublin.

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Earl of Meath canonical 1
Earls of Meath 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hereditary title
associatedWithArea Kilruddery, County Wicklow
associatedWithCity Dublin
associatedWithEstate Meath Estate in Dublin
associatedWithParliament House of Lords of the United Kingdom (as Irish representative peer, historical)
linked to: House of Lords

Irish House of Lords (historical)
associatedWithPlace Earl Street, Dublin
associatedWithRegion County Meath
associatedWithReligion Anglicanism
associatedWithStreet Meath Street, Dublin
category Brabazon family
Irish earls
Noble titles created in 1627
country Ireland
createdByMonarch James I of England
linked to: James VI and I

James VI and I
createdForFamily Brabazon family
creationDate 1627
familySeat Kilruddery House
familySeatLocation near Bray, County Wicklow
genderOfTitleHolder male-preference primogeniture
hasMottoLanguage Latin
heldByFamily Brabazon family
hereditary true
historicalRole development of parts of Dublin
local governance of parts of Dublin
linkedToLandholdings estates in County Wicklow
large estates in and around Dublin
linkedToUrbanDevelopment Dublin city expansion
nobleFamily Brabazon family
notableRole Anglo-Irish aristocracy
peerage Peerage of Ireland
precededByTitle Baron Ardee
rankInPeerage earl
religionTraditionally Church of Ireland
socialClass Anglo-Irish nobility
Irish nobility
styleOfAddress The Right Honourable
subsidiaryTitle Baron Ardee
Viscount Baltinglass
territorialDesignation County Meath
titleStatus extant

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The Liberties historicalAssociation Earl of Meath
Kilruddery House and Gardens ownedBy Earls of Meath
linked to: Earl of Meath