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Earl of Granard

Index Earl of Granard

Earl of Granard is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. [1]

35 relations: Admiral, Arthur Forbes, 1st Earl of Granard, Arthur Forbes, 9th Earl of Granard, Bernard Forbes, 8th Earl of Granard, County Longford, Courtesy title, Forbes baronets, General officer, George Forbes, 3rd Earl of Granard, George Forbes, 4th Earl of Granard, George Forbes, 6th Earl of Granard, George Forbes, 7th Earl of Granard, H. H. Asquith, Heir apparent, Henry Campbell-Bannerman, House of Lords, House of Lords Act 1999, Ireland, Irish House of Lords, Liberal government, 1905–1915, Liberal Party (UK), Lieutenant general, List of extant baronetcies, Lord Forbes, Lord Justices (Ireland), Lord Lieutenant of Leitrim, Newtownforbes, Parliament of Southern Ireland, Peerage of Ireland, Peerage of the United Kingdom, Restoration (England), Royal Navy, Seanad Éireann (Irish Free State), Sir Arthur Forbes, 1st Baronet, Writ of acceleration.

Admiral

Admiral is one of the highest ranks in some navies, and in many navies is the highest rank.

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Arthur Forbes, 1st Earl of Granard

Arthur Forbes, 1st Earl of Granard (1623–1696) was an Irish soldier of Scottish descent.

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Arthur Forbes, 9th Earl of Granard

Arthur Forbes, 9th Earl of Granard AFC (1915 - 21 November 1992), was a British peer.

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Bernard Forbes, 8th Earl of Granard

Bernard Arthur William Patrick Hastings Forbes, 8th Earl of Granard, (17 September 1874 – 10 September 1948), styled Viscount Forbes from 1874 to 1889, was an Anglo-Irish soldier and Liberal politician.

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County Longford

County Longford (Contae an Longfoirt) is a county in Ireland.

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Courtesy title

A courtesy title is a title that does not have legal significance but rather is used through custom or courtesy, particularly, in the context of nobility, the titles used by children of members of the nobility (c.f. substantive title).

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Forbes baronets

There have been five Baronetcies created for people with the surname Forbes, four in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.

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General officer

A general officer is an officer of high rank in the army, and in some nations' air forces or marines.

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George Forbes, 3rd Earl of Granard

George Forbes, 3rd Earl of Granard PC (21 October 1685 – 1765) was an Anglo-Irish naval commander and diplomat.

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George Forbes, 4th Earl of Granard

George Forbes, 4th Earl of Granard (15 March 1710 – 16 October 1769) was an Irish soldier and politician.

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George Forbes, 6th Earl of Granard

George Forbes, 6th Earl of Granard (1760–1837), was an Irish general.

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George Forbes, 7th Earl of Granard

George Arthur Hastings Forbes, 7th Earl of Granard KP (5 August 1833 – 25 August 1889), styled Viscount Forbes from 1836 to 1837, was an Irish peer and soldier.

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H. H. Asquith

Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, (12 September 1852 – 15 February 1928), generally known as H. H. Asquith, was a British statesman of the Liberal Party who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1908 to 1916.

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Heir apparent

An heir apparent is a person who is first in a line of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting by the birth of another person.

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Henry Campbell-Bannerman

Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman (7 September 183622 April 1908) was a British statesman of the Liberal Party who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1905 to 1908 and Leader of the Liberal Party from 1899 to 1908.

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House of Lords

The House of Lords of the United Kingdom, also known as the House of Peers, is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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House of Lords Act 1999

The House of Lords Act 1999 (c. 34) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that was given Royal Assent on 11 November 1999.

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Ireland

Ireland (Éire; Ulster-Scots: Airlann) is an island in the North Atlantic.

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Irish House of Lords

The Irish House of Lords was the upper house of the Parliament of Ireland that existed from medieval times until 1800.

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Liberal government, 1905–1915

The Liberal government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland that began in 1905 and ended in 1915 consisted of two ministries: the Campbell-Bannerman ministry (from 1905 to 1908) and then the first Asquith ministry (from 1908 onwards).

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Liberal Party (UK)

The Liberal Party was one of the two major parties in the United Kingdom – with the opposing Conservative Party – in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

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Lieutenant general

Lieutenant general, lieutenant-general and similar (abbrev Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a three-star military rank (NATO code OF-8) used in many countries.

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List of extant baronetcies

Baronets are a rank in the British aristocracy.

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Lord Forbes

Lord Forbes is the senior Lordship of Parliament in the Peerage of Scotland.

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Lord Justices (Ireland)

The Lord Justice of Ireland was an ancient senior position in the governance of Ireland, held by a number of important personages, such as the Earl of Kildare.

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Lord Lieutenant of Leitrim

The following is a list of those who have been Lord Lieutenant of Leitrim.

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Newtownforbes

Newtownforbes is a village in County Longford, Ireland.

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Parliament of Southern Ireland

The Parliament of Southern Ireland was a Home Rule legislature set up by the British Government during the Irish War of Independence under the Fourth Home Rule Bill.

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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.

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Peerage of the United Kingdom

The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Acts of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great Britain.

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Restoration (England)

The Restoration of the English monarchy took place in the Stuart period.

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Royal Navy

The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force.

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Seanad Éireann (Irish Free State)

Seanad Éireann (Senate of Ireland) was the upper house of the Oireachtas (parliament) of the Irish Free State from 1922 to 1936.

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Sir Arthur Forbes, 1st Baronet

Sir Arthur Forbes, 1st Baronet of Castle Forbes, County Longford, Ireland (c. 1590–1632) took part in the Scottish Plantation of Ireland, and died in a duel at Hamburg, Germany.

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Writ of acceleration

A writ in acceleration, commonly called a writ of acceleration, was a type of writ of summons that enabled the eldest son and heir apparent of a peer with multiple peerage titles to attend the British or Irish House of Lords, using one of his father's subsidiary titles.

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Redirects here:

Baron Clanehugh, Baron Granard, Baron Granard of Castle Donington, Earl of granard, Earls of Granard, Viscount Granard, Viscount of Granard.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_of_Granard

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