Baron Louth is a title in the

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. It has been created twice.

History

The title was created firstly c. 1458 for Sir Thomas Bathe, later

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. Although he had at least one son, John Bathe of

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, the title seems to have become extinct soon after his death in 1478. It was created secondly in 1541 for Sir Oliver Plunkett. His great-great-great-grandson, the seventh Baron, served as Lord Lieutenant of County Louth. However, he later supported

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and was outlawed. His great-great-grandson, the eleventh Baron, managed to obtain a reversal of the outlawry and was restored to the title. the title is held by the latter's great-great-great-great-grandson, the seventeenth Baron, who succeeded his father in 2013. Admiral Peter Warren was a female-line great-grandson of the fifth Baron. Saint

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was very distantly related to the Barons of Louth.

Barons Louth, first creation (c.1458)

* Thomas Bathe, 1st Baron Louth (died 1478)

Barons Louth , second creation (1541)

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(died 1555) * Thomas Plunkett, 2nd Baron Louth (–1571) * Patrick Plunkett, 3rd Baron Louth (1548–1575) * Oliver Plunkett, 4th Baron Louth (died 1607) * Matthew Plunkett, 5th Baron Louth (died 1629) * Oliver Plunkett, 6th Baron Louth (1608–1679) *

Matthew Plunkett, 7th Baron Louth Matthew Plunkett, 7th Baron Louth (died September 1689) was an Irish Jacobite soldier and peer. Louth was the son of Oliver Plunkett, 6th Baron Louth, and Lady Mary Dillon, the daughter of Randal MacDonnell, 1st Earl of Antrim. In 1679 he succeed ...

(died 1689) (outlawed) *

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(1668–1707) * Matthew Plunkett, ''de jure'' 9th Baron Louth (1698–1754) * Oliver Plunkett, ''de jure'' 10th Baron Louth (1727–1763) * Thomas Oliver Plunkett, 11th Baron Louth (1757–1823) (restored to title) * Thomas Oliver Plunkett, 12th Baron Louth (1809–1849) * Randal Percy Otway Plunkett, 13th Baron Louth (1832–1883) * Randal Pilgrim Ralph Plunkett, 14th Baron Louth (1868–1941) * Otway Randal Percy Oliver Plunkett, 15th Baron Louth (1892–1950) * Otway Michael James Oliver Plunkett, 16th Baron Louth (1929–2013) * Jonathan Oliver Plunkett, 17th Baron Louth (born 1952) The

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is the present holder's son Hon. Matthew Oliver Plunkett (born 1982).

Seat

The family seat was Louth Hall, near

, County Louth.

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. *
Louth Papers
{{DEFAULTSORT:Louth Baronies in the Peerage of Ireland Noble titles created in 1541