The Earldom of Drogheda was created in the Peerage of Ireland in 1661. Other Irish titles held by the Earl include: Viscount Moore (created 1621) and Baron Moore (1616). Furthermore, the Earl is Baron Moore of Cobham in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. That title was created in 1954. The Peerage of Ireland is the term used for those peers created by British monarchs in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801. ...

The sixth Earl was created Marquess of Drogheda in 1791 and Baron Moore of Moore Place in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1801, but these titles became extinct on the death without heirs of the third Marquess. 1791 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801. ... 1801 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

Viscounts Moore (1621)

• Gerald Moore, 1st Viscount Moore (d. 1627)
• Charles Moore, 2nd Viscount Moore (1603-1643)
• Henry Moore, 3rd Viscount Moore (d. 1675), created Earl of Drogheda in 1661

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Earls of Drogheda (1661)

• Henry Moore, 1st Earl of Drogheda (d. 1675)
• Charles Moore, 2nd Earl of Drogheda (d. 1679)
• Henry Hamilton-Moore, 3rd Earl of Drogheda (d. 1714)
• Henry Moore, 4th Earl of Drogheda (1700-1727)
• Edward Moore, 5th Earl of Drogheda (1701-1758)
• Charles Moore, 6th Earl of Drogheda (1730-1822) created Marquess of Drogheda in 1791
• Charles Moore, 2nd Marquess of Drogheda, 7th Earl of Drogheda (1770-1837)
• Henry Francis Seymour Moore, 3rd Marquess of Drogheda, 8th Earl of Drogheda (1825-1892)
• Ponsonby William Moore, 9th Earl of Drogheda (1846-1908), elected a Representative Peer in 1899
• Henry Charles Ponsonby Moore, 10th Earl of Drogheda (1884-1957), elected a Representative Peer in 1913
• Charles Garrett Ponsonby Moore, 11th Earl of Drogheda (1910-1989)
• Henry Dermot Ponsonby Moore, 12th Earl of Drogheda (b. 1937)

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Marquesses of Drogheda (1791)

• Charles Moore, 1st Marquess of Drogheda (1730-1822)
• Charles Moore, 2nd Marquess of Drogheda (1770-1837)
• Henry Francis Seymour Moore, 3rd Marquess of Drogheda (1825-1892)

1791 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Charles Moore, 1st Marquess of Drogheda, KP, PC (June 29, 1730 - December 22, British military officer, who attained the rank of field marshal. ... Events Pope Clement XII elected September 17 - Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Ahmed III (1703-1730) to Mahmud I (1730-1754) Anna Ivanova (Anna I of Russia) became czarina Births May 13 - Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1822 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1770 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1837 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1825 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1892 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

Notes and Sources

• This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page