Baron Gorges of Dundalk was a title in the

Peerage of Ireland The Peerage of Ireland consists of those titles of nobility created by the English monarchs in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland, or later by monarchs of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. It is one of the five divisi ...

. It was created on 13 July 1620 for Sir Edward Gorges, 1st Baronet. He had already been created a baronet, of Langford in the County of

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, in the Baronetage of England on 25 November 1611. George Edward Cokayne ''Complete Baronetage Volume 1'' 1900
/ref> Lord Gorges of Dundalk was the eldest surviving son of Sir

Thomas Gorges Sir Thomas Gorges (1536 – 30 March 1610) of Longford Castle in Wiltshire, was a courtier and Groom of the Chamber to Queen Elizabeth I. Via his great-grandmother Lady Anne Howard, a daughter of John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk, he was a s ...

, of

Longford Castle Longford Castle stands on the banks of the River Avon south of Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. It is the seat of the Earl of Radnor, and an example of the Elizabethan prodigy house. History In 1573 Thomas Gorges acquired the manor (at the t ...

, Wiltshire, and

Helena, Marchioness of Northampton Elin Ulfsdotter Snakenborg, Marchioness of Northampton, also known as Helena, and Helena the Red for her red hair, (1548/1549 – 10 April 1635) was a Swedish-born noblewoman, Maid of Honour of Queen Elizabeth I of England, and Marchiones ...

. The barony and baronetcy became extinct on the death of the second Baron in September 1712.

Barons Gorges of Dundalk (1620)

*Edward Gorges, 1st Baron Gorges of Dundalk ( – ) *Richard Gorges, 2nd Baron Gorges of Dundalk (1622 – September 1712)

Barons Gorges of Dundalk (1620)

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