Luke Plunket, 3rd Earl of Fingall

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Luke Plunket
Earl of Fingall
Tenure1649–1684
PredecessorChristopher, 2nd Earl of Fingall
Successor
Born1639
Died1684
Spouse(s)Margaret MacCarthy
Issue
Detail
Peter, & others
FatherChristopher, 2nd Earl of Fingall
MotherMabel Barnewall

Luke Plunket, 3rd Earl of Fingall and 12th Baron Killeen (1639–1684) was an Irish soldier and politician. He was one of the signatories of the Catholic Remonstrance of 1661.

Birth and origins[]

Luke was born in 1639 in Ireland. He was the eldest son of Christopher Plunket and his wife Mabel Barnewall. His father was the 2nd Earl of Fingall (since 1637). As the eldest son Luke held the courtesy title of Baron of Killeen.[1] His father's family was Old English and attested in Ireland since the 11th century.[2] His mother was the daughter of Nicholas Barnewall, 1st viscount Kingsland and Lady Bridget FitzGerald. His parents had married in January 1636.[3]

Family tree
Luke Plunkett with his wife, parents, and other selected relatives.[a]
Elizabeth
FitzGerald
Luke
1st Earl

d. 1637
Susanna
Brabazon

d. 1623
Charles
1st Viscount
Muskerry

d. 1641
Christopher
2nd Earl

d. 1649
Mabel
Barnewall
Donough
1st Earl
Clancarty

1594–1665
Eleanor
Butler

1612–1682
Walter
of
Garryricken

d. 1700
Mary
Plunket
Luke
3rd Earl
1639–1684
Margaret
MacCarthy

d. 1704
Thomas
of
Garryricken

d. 1738
Colonel
Margaret
Magennis

1673–1744
Peter
4th Earl
1678–1718
Frances
Hales
John
de jure
15th Earl
Ormond

d. 1766
Justin
5th Earl
d. 1734
Legend
XXXSubject of
the article
XXXEarls of
Fingall
XXXViscounts Muskerry,
& Earls of Clancarty
XXXEarls of
Ormond

Early life[]

His father fought for the insurgents in the Irish Rebellion of 1641 and the Irish Confederate Wars. After the dissolution of the Irish Catholic Confederation in 1649,[10] he continued his fight in the Royalist Alliance against the Parliamentarians during the Cromwellian Conquest. On 2 August 1649 his father fought under James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond at the Battle of Rathmines for the Royalist alliance against the Parliamentarians. He was wounded and taken prisoner by the Parliamentarians. He died two weeks later of his wounds while in captivity at Dublin Castle. Lord Killeen therefore succeeded his father as 3rd Earl of Fingall in August 1649 at the age of 10.

Marriage and children[]

Sometime before 1666, Fingall married Margaret MacCarty, daughter of Donough MacCarthy, 1st Earl of Clancarty and Eleanor Butler.[11]

Luke and Margaret had six children, three sons (of which the elder two died young and are not known by name):

  1. Peter (1678–1718), his successor[12]

—and three daughters:

  1. Elizabeth, married to Rowland Eyre, Esq., of Hassop in Derbyshire and of Estwell in Staffordshire
  2. Helena, married first in 1681 to Sir FitzGerald Aylmer, Baronet, of Donadea in County Kildare and secondly to Michael Fleming, Esq., of Staholmuck in County Meath
  3. Amelia, married , the last earl of Carlingford[13]

Later life[]

In December 1661 Lord Fingall was one of the signatories of the Catholic Remonstrance and presented the document personally to James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond for submission to the king.[14]

Death and timeline[]

Lord Fingall died in 1684.[15]

Notes, citations, and sources[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ This family tree is derived from two published trees,[4][5] and classical genealogical sources.[6][7][8][9] Also see the list of children in the text.

Citations[]

  1. ^ a b Cokayne 1890, p. 353: "3. Luke (Plunkett), Earl of Fingall, &c. [I. [Ireland]] s. [son] and h. [heir], b. [born] 1639; styled Lord Killeen until 1649;"
  2. ^ Burke & Burke 1909, p. 728, right column, line 16: "This noble family is of Danish origin, but its settlement in Ireland is so remote that nothing certain can be ascertained as to the precise period. So early as the 11th century we find John Plunkett was seated at Beaulieu, or Bewley, Meath ..."
  3. ^ Burke & Burke 1909, p. 729, left column, line 51: "He m. [married] in Jan. 1636 Mabel Barnewall, dau. [daughter] of Nicholas, 1st Viscount Kingsland"
  4. ^ Dunboyne 1968, pp. 16–17: "Butler Family Tree condensed"
  5. ^ Mountmorres 1792, p. 216: Pedigree from Walter, 10th Earl, to John, 15th Earl, in note
  6. ^ Burke & Burke 1909, p. 1400–1401: Genealogy of the earls and dukes of Ormonde
  7. ^ Debrett 1828, p. 641–642: Genealogy of the earls and dukes of Ormonde
  8. ^ Cokayne 1895, p. 149–153: Genealogy of the earls and dukes of Ormonde
  9. ^ Cokayne 1926, p. 385–390: "Genealogy of the earls of Fingall"
  10. ^ Duffy 2002, p. 114, line 38: "The confederacy was dissolved ..."
  11. ^ Creighton, "Plunket, Luke", Last paragraph, 2nd sentence: "At some point before 1666 he married Margaret, daughter of Donough MacCarthy, 1st earl of Clancarty ..."
  12. ^ Creighton, "Plunket, Luke", Last paragraph, penultimate sentence: "The earl died in 1684 and was succeeded by Peter Plunket (1678–1718), his third but eldest surviving son."
  13. ^ Lodge 1789, p. 187, line 26: "Amelia to Theobald the last Earl of Carlingford."
  14. ^ Creighton, "Plunket, Luke", 3rd paragraph: "Fingal subscribed to the Irish catholic remonstrance of 1661 and in fact delivered the original document to Ormond to be presented to Charles II."
  15. ^ Creighton, "Plunket, Luke", Last paragraph: "The earl died in 1684 and was succeeded by Peter Plunket (1678–1718), his third but eldest surviving son."
  16. ^ Fryde et al. 1986, p. 44, line 17: "Charles I. ... exec. 30 Jan. 1649 ..."
  17. ^ Fryde et al. 1986, p. 44, line 39: "Charles II. ... acc. 29 May 1660 ..."
  18. ^ Dunlop 1896, p. 440, right column, line 53: "His eldest son and heir, Luke, third Earl of Fingall, was restored to his estates and honours by order of the Court of Claims in 1662"
  19. ^ Fryde et al. 1986, p. 44, line 46: "James II. ... acc. 6 Feb. 1685 ..."

Sources[]

Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by Earl of Fingall
1649 – 1684
Succeeded by
Peter Plunket
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