The title Earl of Longford was first bestowed upon Francis Aungier in 1677. His brother Ambrose Aungier succeeded him and died without an heir. Their niece, Elizabeth Cuffe, married Thomas Pakenham (of Pakenham Hall, County Westmeath) in 1739 and in 1756 he was created Baron Longford. On Thomas' death in 1766 their son, Edward Michael Pakenham, became the 2nd Baron Longford. In 1785 Elizabeth was raised to the rank of Countess of Longford and on her death in 1792 her grandson (who had already acceded to the title of 3rd Baron Longford on the death of his father in 1792) became Thomas Pakenham, 2nd Earl of Longford. Events First performance of Racines tragedy, Phèdre Sarah Churchill marries John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough Battle of Cassel, Philippe I of Orléans defeats William of Orange Mary II of England marries William of Orange English Statute of frauds is passed into law Battle of Landskrona Elias... Jump to: navigation, search Originally, in continental Europe, a county was the land under the jurisdiction of a count. ... County Westmeath (Irish: An Iarmhí) is a county situated in the Irish Midlands, in the western part of the province of Leinster. ... Jump to: navigation, search Events January 1 - Bouvet Island is discovered by French explorer Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier. ... 1756 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1766 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1785 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1792 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

The 7th Earl of Longford was created a life peer as Baron Pakenham of Cowley so that he could retain his seat in the House of Lords after the House of Lords Act of 1999. In the United Kingdom, Life Peers are appointed members of the Peerage whose titles may not be inherited (those whose titles are inheritable are known as hereditary peers). ... Jump to: navigation, search This article is about the British House of Lords. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1999(MCMXCIX) is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

The subsidiary titles of the present Earl of Longford are: Baron Longford (created 1756), Baron Silchester (1821) and Baron Pakenham (1945). The Earldom and Barony of Longford are in the Peerage of Ireland, while the remaining Baronies are in the Peerage of the UK. The ancestoral home of the Pakenham family, Earls of Longford was renamed Tullynally castle by the current owner, Thomas Pakenham. The Peerage of Ireland is the term used for those peers created by British monarchs in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland. ... 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. ... Pakenham is an outer suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Longford (An Longfort in Irish) is the county town of County Longford in the Midlands of Ireland. ... This article or section should be merged with Thomas Pakenham, 8th Earl of Longford For the brigadier general of the same name, see Thomas Pakenham, 5th Earl of Longford. ...

Barons Aungier of Longford (1621)

• Francis Aungier, 1st Baron Aungier of Longford (c.1562-1632)
• Gerald Aungier, 2nd Baron Aungier of Longford (d. 1655)
• Francis Aungier, 3rd Baron Aungier of Longford (d.1700) (became Earl of Longford in 1677)

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Earls of Longford, First Creation (1677)

• Francis Aungier, 1st Earl of Longford (d. 1700)
• Ambrose Aungier, 2nd Earl of Longford (d. 1706)

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Barons Longford (1756)

• Thomas Pakenham, 1st Baron Longford (1713-1776)
• Edward Michael Pakenham, 2nd Baron Longford (1743-1792)
• Thomas Pakenham, 3rd Baron Longford (1774-1835) (became Earl of Longford in 1792)

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Earls of Longford, Second Creation (1785)

• Elizabeth Pakenham, 1st Countess of Longford (d. 1794)
• Thomas Pakenham, 2nd Earl of Longford (1774-1835), elected a Representative Peer in 1800
• Edward Michael Pakenham, 3rd Earl of Longford (1817-1860)
• William Lygon Pakenham, 4th Earl of Longford (1819-1887)
• Thomas Pakenham, 5th Earl of Longford (1864-1915)
• Edward Arthur Henry Pakenham, 6th Earl of Longford (1902-1961)
• Francis Aungier Pakenham, 7th Earl of Longford (1905-2001)
• Thomas Francis Dermot Pakenham, 8th Earl of Longford (b. 1933)

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