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Brandon, Earl of (I, 1758 - 1789)

Creation: let.pat. 15 Sep 1758

Extinct: 11 Mar 1789

Family name: Agar

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Arms:

No arms

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Ellis Agar, suo jure Countess of Brandon

1st dau. of James Agar, of Gowran Castle, co. Kilkenny, by his second wife Mary Wemyss, dau. of Sir Henry Wemyss, of Danesfort, co. Kilkenny

born

mar. (1)

Mar 1726 Theobald [Bourke], 7th Viscount Mayo

mar. (2)

17 Aug 1745 as his second wife Francis [Bermingham],14th Baron Athenry

died

s.p. 11 Mar 1789

created

15 Sep 1758 Countess of Brandon for life

On the death of the Countess of Brandon her peerage became extinct.

 First written 3 Oct 2007

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