Peerage Record – 3309

     Mary Brereton was baptised on 28 December 1580. She was the daughter of William Brereton, 1st Baron Brereton of Leighlin and Margaret Savage.² She married Henry O’Brien, 4th Earl of Thomond, son of Donough O’Brien, 3rd Earl of Thomond and Lady Elizabeth FitzGerald, on 13 July 1608 at Brereton, Cheshire, England^G.³ She died in April 1640 at age 59.
     Her married name became O’Brien. After her marriage, Mary Brereton was styled as Countess of Thomond on 5 September 1624.

     William Brereton, 1st Baron Brereton of Leighlin was baptised on 6 February 1550 at Brereton Hall, Cheshire, England^G.² He was the son of Sir William Brereton and Jane Warburton.² He married Margaret Savage, daughter of Sir John Savage and Lady Elizabeth Manners.² He died on 1 October 1631 at age 81.² He was buried at Brereton Hall, Chester, England^G.² His will (dated 20 May 1630) was proven (by probate) on 16 February 1631/32.²
     Circa 1586 he built ‘the Hall’ at Brereton.² He was appointed Knight on 1 May 1588 at Flushing, England^G, by the Earl of Leicester.² He was created 1st Baron Brereton of Leighlin, co. Carlow [Ireland] on 11 May 1624.³

     Margaret Savage was born in 1549.¹ She was the daughter of Sir John Savage and Lady Elizabeth Manners.¹ She married William Brereton, 1st Baron Brereton of Leighlin, son of Sir William Brereton and Jane Warburton.¹ She died on 7 April 1597.¹ She was buried at Brereton Hall, Chester, England^G.¹
     Her married name became Brereton.¹

     Sir John Savage was born circa 1525.² He married, firstly, Lady Elizabeth Manners, daughter of Thomas Manners, 1st Earl of Rutland and Eleanor Paston.³ He married, secondly, Elinor Cotgrave.³ He died on 5 December 1597.²
     He lived at Rock Savage, Clifton, Cheshire, England^G.⁴

     Donough O’Brien, 3rd Earl of Thomond was the son of Conor O’Brien, 2nd Earl of Thomond and Una O’Brien.^1,2 He married Joan FitzMaurice, daughter of Thomas FitzMaurice, 14th Baron of Kerry and Lixnaw and Lady Margaret FitzGerald.² He married, firstly, Helen Roche, daughter of Maurice Roche, 6th Viscount Roche of Fermoy and Eleanor Fitzgerald, after September 1577.¹ He married, secondly, Lady Elizabeth FitzGerald, daughter of Gerald FitzGerald, 1st/11th Earl of Kildare and Mabel Browne, after 6 November 1585.¹ He died on 5 September 1624 at Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland^G.¹
     Donough O’Brien, 3rd Earl of Thomond also went by the nick-name of ‘The Great Earl’.¹ He supported the English ascendancy.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Baron of Ibracken [I., 1543] in January 1590/91.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Earl of Thomond [I., 1552] in January 1590/91.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Ireland] in 1603.¹ He held the office of Lord President of Munster between 1605 and 1624.¹

     Lady Elizabeth FitzGerald was the daughter of Gerald FitzGerald, 1st/11th Earl of Kildare and Mabel Browne.¹ She married Donough O’Brien, 3rd Earl of Thomond, son of Conor O’Brien, 2nd Earl of Thomond and Una O’Brien, after 6 November 1585.² She died on 12 January 1617.¹
     Her married name became O’Brien. After her marriage, Lady Elizabeth FitzGerald was styled as Countess of Thomond in January 1591.

     Gerald FitzGerald, 1st/11th Earl of Kildare was born on 25 February 1525.¹ He was the son of Gerald FitzGerald, 9th Earl of Kildare and Lady Elizabeth Grey.¹ He married Mabel Browne, daughter of Sir Anthony Browne and Alice Gage, on 28 May 1554.¹ He died on 16 November 1585 at age 60 at London, England^G.¹
     Gerald FitzGerald, 1st/11th Earl of Kildare also went by the nick-name of ‘The Wizard Earl’.¹ He held the office of Master of Horse to Cosimo de’ Medici, Duca di Firence.¹ He was appointed Knight circa 1552.¹ In 1552 his estates were restored to him.¹ He was created 1st Earl of Kildare [Ireland] on 13 May 1554.¹ He was created 1st Baron of Offaly [Ireland] on 13 May 1554.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for County Kildare in 1556.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for County Dublin in 1556.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Ireland] in March 1557/58.¹ He succeeded as the 11th Earl of Kildare [I., 1316] on 23 February 1568/69, restored by Act of Parliament.¹ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.²
     

     Mabel Browne was born in 1528. She was the daughter of Sir Anthony Browne and Alice Gage.¹ She married Gerald FitzGerald, 1st/11th Earl of Kildare, son of Gerald FitzGerald, 9th Earl of Kildare and Lady Elizabeth Grey, on 28 May 1554.¹ She died on 25 August 1610.¹
     From 28 May 1554, her married name became FitzGerald. After her marriage, Mabel Browne was styled as Countess of Kildare on 28 May 1554.

     John Bellew, 4th Baron Bellew of Duleek was born in 1702.¹ He was the son of Richard Bellew, 3rd Baron Bellew of Duleek and Frances Brudenell.¹ He married, firstly, Lady Anne Maxwell, daughter of William Maxwell, 5th Earl of Nithsdale and Lady Winifred Herbert, on 13 September 1731 at Lucca, Italy^G.¹ He married, secondly, Mary FitzGerald, daughter of Sir Maurice FitzGerald, 5th Bt. and Helen Butler, in 1737.¹ He married, thirdly, Lady Henrietta Lee, daughter of George Henry Lee, 2nd Earl of Lichfield and Frances Hales, in May 1749.¹ He died on 18 August 1770 at Lille, France^G, without surviving male issue.¹ His will (dated 9 October 1766) was proven (by probate) on 2 October 1770.¹
     He succeeded as the 4th Baron Bellew of Duleek [I., 1686] on 22 March 1714/15.¹
     On his death, the Barony of Bellew of Duleek became extinct.¹

     Helen Roche was the daughter of Maurice Roche, 6th Viscount Roche of Fermoy and Eleanor Fitzgerald.¹ She married Donough O’Brien, 3rd Earl of Thomond, son of Conor O’Brien, 2nd Earl of Thomond and Una O’Brien, after September 1577.² She died in 1583, without male issue.² She was buried at Ennis Abbey^G.
     She was also known as Any.² Her married name became O’Brien.