Peerage Record – 3312

     Donogh O’Brien, Lord Ibracken was baptised on 16 September 1663.¹ He was the son of Henry O’Brien, Lord O’Brien and Katherine Stuart, Baroness Clifton (of Leighton Bromswold).² He married Lady Sophia Osborne, daughter of Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds and Lady Bridget Bertie, on 26 May 1679.¹ He died on 5 May 1682 at age 18, drowned in the wreck of the Gloucester.²
     He was styled as Lord O’Brien.¹

     Lady Sophia Osborne was born in 1661.² She was the daughter of Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds and Lady Bridget Bertie.¹ She married, firstly, Donogh O’Brien, Lord Ibracken, son of Henry O’Brien, Lord O’Brien and Katherine Stuart, Baroness Clifton (of Leighton Bromswold), on 26 May 1679.¹ She married, secondly, William Fermor, 1st Baron Leominster, son of Sir William Fermor, 1st Bt. and Mary Perry, on 5 March 1691/92. She died on 8 December 1746. She was buried on 17 December 1746 at Easton Neston, Northamptonshire, England^G.
     From 26 May 1679, her married name became O’Brien. From 5 March 1691/92, her married name became Fermor.

     William Fermor, 1st Baron Leominster was born circa 1648. He was the son of Sir William Fermor, 1st Bt. and Mary Perry.² He married, secondly, Hon. Catherine Poulett, daughter of John Poulett, 3rd Baron Poulett and Essex Popham.³ He married, firstly, Jane Barker, daughter of Andrew Barker.³ He married, thirdly, Lady Sophia Osborne, daughter of Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds and Lady Bridget Bertie, on 5 March 1691/92. He died on 7 December 1711.
     He gained the title of 1st Baron Leominster. He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.⁴
     

     Henry Horatio O’Brien, Lord O’Brien was born circa 1670.¹ He was the son of Henry O’Brien, 6th Earl of Thomond and Sarah Russell.² He married Lady Henrietta Somerset, daughter of Henry Somerset, 1st Duke of Beaufort and Mary Capell, on 24 June 1686.¹ He died on 10 July 1690, from smallpox.¹ He was buried on 15 July 1690.
     He was styled as Lord O’Brien.¹

     Lady Henrietta Somerset was born circa 1669/70. She was the daughter of Henry Somerset, 1st Duke of Beaufort and Mary Capell.¹ She married, firstly, Henry Horatio O’Brien, Lord O’Brien, son of Henry O’Brien, 6th Earl of Thomond and Sarah Russell, on 24 June 1686.¹ She married, secondly, Henry Howard, 6th Earl of Suffolk, son of Henry Howard, 5th Earl of Suffolk and Mary Stewart, circa 1 May 1705.¹ She died on 2 August 1715 at Audley End, Essex, England^G.² She was buried on 14 August 1715 at Saffron Walden, Essex, England^G.
     From 24 June 1686, her married name became O’Brien. From circa 1 May 1705, her married name became Howard. After her marriage, Lady Henrietta Somerset was styled as Countess of Bindon on 30 December 1706.

     Henry Howard, 6th Earl of Suffolk was born in 1670.² He was the son of Henry Howard, 5th Earl of Suffolk and Mary Stewart.^1,2 He married, firstly, Lady Auberie Anne Penelope O’Brien, daughter of Henry O’Brien, 6th Earl of Thomond and Sarah Russell, on 6 August 1691.³ He married, secondly, Lady Henrietta Somerset, daughter of Henry Somerset, 1st Duke of Beaufort and Mary Capell, circa 1 May 1705.³ He died on 19 September 1718.¹
     He was educated at Magdalene College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Whig) for Arundel between 1695 and 1698.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Whig) for Essex from 1705 to 1706.² He held the office of Deputy Earl Marshal between 1706 and 1718.² He was created 1st Earl of Bindon, Dorset [Great Britain] on 30 December 1706.¹ He was created 1st Baron Chesterford, Essex [Great Britain] on 30 December 1706.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1708.² He succeeded as the 6th Earl of Suffolk [E., 1603] on 10 December 1709.² He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1714.² He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Essex between 1714 and 1718.²

     Lady Auberie Anne Penelope O’Brien was the daughter of Henry O’Brien, 6th Earl of Thomond and Sarah Russell.² She married Henry Howard, 6th Earl of Suffolk, son of Henry Howard, 5th Earl of Suffolk and Mary Stewart, on 6 August 1691.¹ She died on 2 December 1703.²
     Her married name became Howard.

     Charles William Howard, 7th Earl of Suffolk was born on 9 May 1693.² He was the son of Henry Howard, 6th Earl of Suffolk and Lady Auberie Anne Penelope O’Brien.² He married Arabella Astry, daughter of Sir Samuel Astry, on 9 July 1715.² He died on 8 February 1721/22 at age 28, without issue.¹
     He succeeded as the 2nd Earl of Bindon, Dorset [G.B., 1706] on 19 September 1718.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Chesterford, Essex [G.B., 1706] on 19 September 1718.¹ He succeeded as the 7th Earl of Suffolk [E., 1603] on 19 December 1718.²
     On his death, the Barony of Chesterford and Earldom of Bindon became extinct.¹

     Mary Stewart was the daughter of Andrew Stewart, 3rd Baron Castle Stuart and Joyce Blundell.² She married Henry Howard, 5th Earl of Suffolk, son of Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk and Lady Elizabeth Home, from 30 November 1660 to 1670.¹
     From from 30 November 1660 to 1670, her married name became Howard.¹

     Andrew Stewart, 3rd Baron Castle Stuart was the son of Andrew Stewart, 2nd Baron Castle Stuart and Lady Anne Stewart.¹ He married Joyce Blundell, daughter of Sir Arthur Blundell and Susanna Bengeratt, before 1635.² He died circa 10 August 1650, without male issue.²
     He succeeded as the 2nd Baronet Stewart [N.S., 1628] on 30 March 1639.² He succeeded as the 3rd Baron Castle Stuart, of co. Tyrone [I., 1619] on 30 March 1639.² In 1642 he was Governor for the King of Fort Falkland, King’s County, but was forced to surrender it to the Catholic rebels under General Preston.³