Viscount Charlemont is a title in the

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. It was created in 1665 for William Caulfeild, 5th Baron Charlemont. The Caulfeild family descends from

Sir Toby Caulfeild Sir Toby Caulfeild, 1st Baron Caulfeild of Charlemont (1565–1627) was an English army officer active in Ireland. Life He was born on 2 December 1565 the son of Alexander Caulfeild of Great Milton in Oxfordshire. As a youth, he served under Marti ...

, originally of Oxfordshire,

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. He was a noted soldier and also represented Armagh in the

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. In 1620 he was created Lord Caulfeild, Baron of Charlemont, in the

, with remainder to his nephew Sir William Caulfeild, who succeeded him as second Baron. The latter's son, the third Baron, was shot in 1642 on the orders of

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, the leader of the Irish Rebellion of 1641. His younger brother, the fifth Baron, had O'Neill apprehended and executed for the murder of his elder brother. In 1665 he was created Viscount Charlemont in the Peerage of Ireland. His son, the second Viscount, was an opponent of

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and attainted, but was later restored by

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. His son, the third Viscount, represented Charlemont in the Irish Parliament. He was succeeded by his son, the fourth Viscount. In 1763 he was created Earl of Charlemont in the Peerage of Ireland. His eldest son, the second Earl, sat in the

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as an

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from 1806 to 1863. In 1837 he was created Baron Charlemont, of Charlemont in the County of Armagh, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, with remainder to his younger brother the Hon. Henry Caulfield and the heirs male of his body. Lord Charlemont later served as Lord Lieutenant of County Tyrone from 1839 to 1863. He was succeeded by his nephew (in the barony of 1837 according to the special remainder), the third Earl. He sat as a

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for Armagh from 1847 to 1867 and also served as Lord Lieutenant of County Armagh from 1849 to 1864 and of

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between 1864 and 1892. On his death the earldom and barony of 1837 became extinct, while he was succeeded in the other titles by his kinsman, the seventh Viscount. He was the great-great-grandson of Reverend the Hon. Charles Caulfeild, fifth son of the second Viscount. His nephew, the eighth Viscount, was a Member of the

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from 1925 to 1937 and served as Minister of Education and Leader of the Senate from 1926 to 1937. He also sat in the House of Lords as an Irish Representative Peer from 1918 to 1949. On his death, this line of the family also failed. He was succeeded by his kinsman, the ninth Viscount. He was the grandson of James Caulfield, second son of the Reverend Hans Caulfeild, grandson of the Hon. Charles Caulfeild, fifth son of the second Viscount. On the death of his younger brother, the twelfth Viscount, in 1979, this line also failed, and the titles passed to his kinsman, the thirteenth Viscount. He was the eldest son of the Reverend Wilberforce Caulfeild, fourth son of the aforesaid Reverend Hans Caulfeild. He was succeeded by his nephew, the fourteenth Viscount. the titles are held by the latter's son, the fifteenth Viscount, who succeeded in 2001. He lives in

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. Other members of the family include

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, son of the second Baron, who was MP for Charlemont. He was the father of

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, MP for Tulsk and father of

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, and St George, all of whom were also MPs for Tulsk: St George was also a highly successful lawyer who ended his career as

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, son of the first Viscount, was MP for Charlemont, and Francis, son of the third Viscount, was MP for Armagh and Charlemont. The family seats were

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, near Moy,

, and Charlemont Fort, near Charlemont,

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Barons Caulfeild of Charlemont (1620)

Toby Caulfeild, 1st Baron Caulfeild Sir Toby Caulfeild, 1st Baron Caulfeild of Charlemont (1565–1627) was an English army officer active in Ireland. Life He was born on 2 December 1565 the son of Alexander Caulfeild of Great Milton in Oxfordshire. As a youth, he served under Marti ...

(1565–1627) *

William Caulfeild, 2nd Baron Caulfeild William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of Eng ...

(1587–1640) *

Toby Caulfeild, 3rd Baron Caulfeild Toby Caulfeild, 3rd Baron Caulfeild of Charlemont (1621–1642) was an Anglo-Irish politician. Life He was the eldest son of William Caulfeild, 2nd Baron Caulfeild, and Mary, daughter of Sir John King (died 1637), John King, knight (ancestor to t ...

(1621–1642) *

Robert Caulfeild, 4th Baron Caulfeild The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, hono ...

(1622–1642) * William Caulfeild, 5th Baron Caulfield (1624–1671) (created Viscount Charlemont in 1665)

Viscounts Charlemont (1665)

William Caulfeild, 1st Viscount Charlemont William Caulfeild, 1st Viscount Charlemont PC (Ire) (1624 – April 1671) was an Irish politician and peer. Background Born in Donamon Castle in County Roscommon, he was the third son of William Caulfeild, 2nd Baron Caulfeild and his wife Mary ...

(d.1671) *

William Caulfeild, 2nd Viscount Charlemont William Caulfeild, 2nd Viscount Charlemont (c.1655 – 21 July 1726) was an Irish soldier and peer. Life Caulfeild was the son of William Caulfeild, 1st Viscount Charlemont of County Armagh, whom he succeeded in 1671 and Sarah Moore, daughter of ...

(d.1726) *

James Caulfeild, 3rd Viscount Charlemont James Caulfeild, 3rd Viscount Charlemont (29 July 1682 – 21 April 1734) was an Anglo-Irish politician and peer. Early life Caulfeild was the eldest son, of five sons and seven daughters, born to the former Anne Margetson and William Caulfeild ...

(1682–1734) * James Caulfeild, 4th Viscount Charlemont (1728–1799) (created Earl of Charlemont in 1763)

Earls of Charlemont (1763)

* James Caulfeild, 1st Earl of Charlemont, 4th Viscount Charlemont (1728–1799) * Francis William Caulfeild, 2nd Earl of Charlemont, 5th Viscount Charlemont (1775–1863) * James Molyneux Caulfeild, 3rd Earl of Charlemont, 6th Viscount Charlemont (1820–1892)

Viscounts Charlemont (1665; Reverted)

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(1830–1913) *

James Caulfeild, 8th Viscount Charlemont James Edward Caulfeild, 8th Viscount Charlemont, PC (NI), DL (12 May 1880 – 20 August 1949) was an Irish Peer, elected to the British House of Lords as a Representative Peer and to the Parliament of Northern Ireland as a Senator. He sat in St ...

(1880–1949) * Charles Caulfeild, 9th Viscount Charlemont (1887–1962) * Robert Caulfeild, 10th Viscount Charlemont (1881–1967) * Charles Caulfeild, 11th Viscount Charlemont (1884–1971) * Richard Caulfeild, 12th Viscount Charlemont (1887–1979) * Charles Caulfeild, 13th Viscount Charlemont (1899–1985) * John Caulfeild, 14th Viscount Charlemont (1934–2001) *John Dodd Caulfeild, 15th Viscount Charlemont (born 1966) The

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is the present holder's son Hon. Shane Andrew Caulfeild (born 1996).

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