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Edward Brabazon, 1st Baron Ardee (c. 1548 – 7 August 1625) was an Anglo-Irish peer.^[1]

Brabazon was the eldest son of Sir William Brabazon (died 1552), the Lord Justice of the Kingdom of Ireland, and Elizabeth Clifford (died 1581). His mother was the daughter and co-heiress of Nicholas Clifford of Holme in Kent and Mary Harper, sister of Sir George Harper. She was a much married lady, and Edward as a result had numerous half-siblings, including the distinguished soldier Sir William Warren, and Garret Moore, 1st Viscount Moore.^[2]

A younger son of Sir William, Sir Anthony Brabazon, settled in County Galway and County Roscommon and founded a junior branch of the family. He married Ursula Malby, daughter of Sir Nicholas Malby, governor of Connacht. Ballinasloe Castle, built by a Hiberno-Norman knight in the 13th century, was granted by Queen Elizabeth to Sir Nicholas Malby. Sir Anthony took up residence in the Castle, holding it in fee by knight's service.^[3]

Edward grew up at Thomas Court, near present-day Thomas Street in Dublin city, where his father had built a house out of the lands of the former Abbey of St Thomas the Martyr, which were granted to him after the Dissolution of the Monasteries. The Abbey's lands included Killruddery, near Bray, County Wicklow. The building of the original Kilruddery House seems to have begun in Edward's later years: Kilruddery is still the family home, although no trace of the original house survives. He occupied Ballinasloe castle in the 1570s/80s, on land previously held by Seán na Maighe Ó Cellaigh.^{[citation needed]}

He was made a member of the Privy Council of Ireland in 1584. In 1585, he was elected as Member of Parliament for County Wicklow in the Irish House of Commons. He was knighted on 24 August 1595. Brabazon was High Sheriff of Staffordshire in 1606 and served as MP for Bangor between 1613 and 1615. He was a member of the Council of Munster in 1615. On 19 July 1616, he was created Baron Ardee in the Peerage of Ireland and took his seat in the Irish House of Lords.^[4]

Family

Edward Brabazon married Mary Smythe, the daughter of Thomas Smythe Esq. of Surrey, Clerk of the Green Cloth to Elizabeth I and his wife Eleanor Hazelrigg, and together they had at least six children.^[5] His eldest son predeceased him and his second son, William, was made Earl of Meath in 1627.^[6]

John Bramston the Elder, the third husband of Brabazon's daughter Elizabeth

He had at least three daughters (there are thought to have been others who died young):

Elizabeth (died 1647) who married as his second wife George Montgomery, Bishop of Meath. After his death she remarried Sir John Brereton, the King's Serjeant-at-law (Ireland). Finally, in 1631 she married her early sweetheart, Sir John Bramston, the Lord Chief Justice. Her father, when they were young, had forbidden them to marry but her brother evidently approved of the match, which was celebrated at Kilruderry. Her stepchildren were rather perturbed to learn that their father had cherished a lifelong romantic attachment to Elizabeth, whom they described as being a small, fat, red-faced, middle-aged woman, but they quickly came to appreciate her many virtues.
Susannah (died before 1628) who married Luke Plunkett, 1st Earl of Fingall and had issue.
Ursula (died 1625) who married James Hamilton, 1st Viscount Clandeboye; they divorced c.1615.

References

^ John Debrett, Debrett's Peerage of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1836), p. 432.
^ John Debrett, Debrett's Peerage of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1836), 432.
^ Senior, Hereward (March 1961). "The parish of Ballinasloe its history from the earliest times to the present day. By Rev. Patrick K. Egan Dublin Clonmore and Reynolds; London: Burns Oates. 1960, pp. xiv, 355. 25s". Irish Historical Studies. 12 (47): 280–281. doi:10.1017/s0021121400027760. ISSN 0021-1214. S2CID 163742005.
^ William Courthope, Debrett's Complete Peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (J. G. & F. Rivington, 1838), p. 529.
^ W. Owen, The Peerage of England, Scotland, and Ireland: The peerage of Ireland (1790), 32.
^ W. Owen, The Peerage of England, Scotland, and Ireland: The peerage of Ireland (1790), 32.

Peerage of Ireland
New creation	Baron Ardee 1616–1625	Succeeded by William Brabazon

[1] John Debrett, Debrett's Peerage of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1836), p. 432.

[2] John Debrett, Debrett's Peerage of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1836), 432.

[3] Senior, Hereward (March 1961). "The parish of Ballinasloe its history from the earliest times to the present day. By Rev. Patrick K. Egan Dublin Clonmore and Reynolds; London: Burns Oates. 1960, pp. xiv, 355. 25s". Irish Historical Studies. 12 (47): 280–281. doi:10.1017/s0021121400027760. ISSN 0021-1214. S2CID 163742005.

[4] William Courthope, Debrett's Complete Peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (J. G. & F. Rivington, 1838), p. 529.

[5] W. Owen, The Peerage of England, Scotland, and Ireland: The peerage of Ireland (1790), 32.

[6] W. Owen, The Peerage of England, Scotland, and Ireland: The peerage of Ireland (1790), 32.

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-'''Edward Brabazon, 1st Baron Ardee''' (ca. 1548 – 7 August 1625) was an [[Anglo-Irish]] peer.<ref>John Debrett, ''Debrett's Peerage of England, Scotland, and Ireland'' (1836), 432.</ref>
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+'''Edward Brabazon, 1st Baron Ardee''' (c. 1548 – 7 August 1625) was an [[Anglo-Irish]] peer.<ref>John Debrett, ''Debrett's Peerage of England, Scotland, and Ireland'' (1836), p. 432.</ref>
+Brabazon was the eldest son of [[William Brabazon (Lord Justice of Ireland)|Sir William Brabazon]] (died 1552), the Lord Justice of the [[Kingdom of Ireland]], and Elizabeth Clifford (died 1581). His mother was the daughter and co-heiress of Nicholas Clifford of Holme in [[Kent]] and Mary Harper, sister of Sir [[George Harper (MP)|George Harper]]. She was a much married lady, and Edward as a result had numerous half-siblings, including the distinguished soldier [[Sir William Warren (died 1602)|Sir William Warren]],  and [[Garret Moore, 1st Viscount Moore]].<ref>John Debrett, ''Debrett's Peerage of England, Scotland, and Ireland'' (1836), 432.</ref>
-==Biography==
-Brabazon was the eldest son of [[William Brabazon (Lord Justice of Ireland)|Sir William Brabazon]] (died 1552), the Lord Justice of the [[Kingdom of Ireland]], and wife Elizabeth Clifford (died 1581). His mother was the daughter and co-heiress of Sir Nicholas Clifford of Holme, [[Kent]], and wife Mary Harper, sister of [[George Harper (MP)|Sir George Harper]]. She was a much married lady, and Edward as a result had numerous half-siblings, including the distinguished soldier [[Sir William Warren (died 1602)|Sir William Warren]], and [[Garret Moore,  1st Viscount Moore]].<ref>John Debrett, ''Debrett's Peerage of England, Scotland, and Ireland'' (1836), 432.</ref>
+A younger son of Sir William, Sir Anthony Brabazon, settled in [[County Galway]] and [[County Roscommon]] and founded a junior branch of the family. He married  Ursula Malby, daughter of Sir [[Nicholas Malby]], governor of [[Connacht]]. [[Ballinasloe]] Castle, built by a [[Hiberno-Norman]] [[knight]] in the 13th century, was granted by Queen Elizabeth to Sir Nicholas Malby. Sir Anthony took up residence in the Castle, holding it in fee by knight's service.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Senior|first=Hereward|date=March 1961|title=The parish of Ballinasloe its history from the earliest times to the present day. By Rev. Patrick K. Egan Dublin Clonmore and Reynolds; London: Burns Oates. 1960, pp. xiv, 355. 25s.|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0021121400027760|journal=Irish Historical Studies|volume=12|issue=47|pages=280–281|doi=10.1017/s0021121400027760|s2cid=163742005 |issn=0021-1214}}</ref>
-He grew up at Thomas Court, near present-day Thomas Street in [[Dublin]] city, where his father had built a house out of the lands  of the former Abbey of St Thomas, which were granted to him after the [[Dissolution of the Monasteries]]. The Abbey's lands included Killruddery, near [[Bray, County Wicklow]]. The building of the original [[Kilruddery House]] seems to have begun in Edward's later years: Kilruddery is still the family home, although no trace of the original house survives. He built and occupied [[Ballinasloe]] castle in the 1570s or 80s, on land previously held by [[Seán na Maighe Ó Cellaigh]].
+Edward grew up at Thomas Court, near present-day [[Thomas Street, Dublin|Thomas Street]] in [[Dublin]] city, where his father had built a house out of the lands of the former Abbey of St Thomas the Martyr, which were granted to him after the [[Dissolution of the Monasteries]]. The Abbey's lands included Killruddery, near [[Bray, County Wicklow]]. The building of the original [[Kilruddery House]] seems to have begun in Edward's later years: Kilruddery is still the family home, although no trace of the original house survives. He occupied [[Ballinasloe]] castle in the 1570s/80s, on land previously held by [[Seán na Maighe Ó Cellaigh]].{{citation needed|date=December 2022}}
-[[Image:Kilruddery.JPG|thumb|right|[[Kilruddery House]], present day]]
+[[File:Kilruddery.JPG|thumb|right|[[Kilruddery House]], present day]]
+He was made a member of the [[Privy Council of Ireland]] in 1584. In 1585, he was elected as Member of Parliament for [[County Wicklow (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|County Wicklow]] in the [[Irish House of Commons]]. He was knighted on 24 August 1595. Brabazon was [[High Sheriff of Staffordshire]] in 1606 and served as MP for [[Bangor (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Bangor]] between 1613 and 1615. He was a member of the Council of Munster in 1615. On 19 July 1616, he was created '''Baron Ardee''' in the [[Peerage of Ireland]] and took his seat in the [[Irish House of Lords]].<ref>William Courthope, ''Debrett's Complete Peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland'' (J. G. & F. Rivington, 1838), p. 529.</ref>
+==Family==
-He was made a member of the [[Privy Council of Ireland]] in 1584. In 1585, he held of the office of Member of Parliament for [[Wicklow County (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Wicklow County]] in the [[Irish House of Commons]]. He was knighted on 24 August 1595. Brabazon was [[High Sheriff of Staffordshire]] in 1606 and served as MP for [[Bangor (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Bangor]] between 1613 and 1615. He was a member of the Council of Munster in 1615. On 19 July 1616, he was created '''Baron Ardee''' in the [[Peerage of Ireland]] and took his seat in the [[Irish House of Lords]].<ref>William Courthope, ''Debrett's Complete Peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland'' (J. G. & F. Rivington, 1838), 529.</ref>
+Edward Brabazon married Mary Smythe, the daughter of Thomas Smythe Esq. of Surrey, [[Clerk of the Green Cloth]] to [[Elizabeth I]] and his wife Eleanor Hazelrigg, and together they had at least six children.<ref>W. Owen, ''The Peerage of England, Scotland, and Ireland: The peerage of Ireland'' (1790), 32.</ref>  His eldest son predeceased him and his second son, [[William Brabazon, 1st Earl of Meath|William]], was made [[Earl of Meath]] in 1627.<ref>W. Owen, ''The Peerage of England, Scotland, and Ireland: The peerage of Ireland'' (1790), 32.</ref>
+[[File:SirJohnBramston.jpg|thumb|[[John Bramston the Elder]], the third husband of Brabazon's daughter Elizabeth]]
-Brabazon married Mary Smythe, daughter of Thomas Smythe, [[Esquire|Esq.]], and together they had five children.<ref>W. Owen, ''The Peerage of England, Scotland, and Ireland: The peerage of Ireland'' (1790), 32.</ref> His eldest son predeceased him and his second son, [[William Brabazon, 1st Earl of Meath|William]], was made 1st [[Earl of Meath]] in 1627.<ref>W. Owen, ''The Peerage of England, Scotland, and Ireland: The peerage of Ireland'' (1790), 32.</ref>
+He had at least three daughters (there are thought to have been others who died young):
+*Elizabeth (died 1647) who married as his second wife [[George Montgomery (bishop)|George Montgomery]], [[Bishop of Meath]]. After his death she remarried [[John Brereton (Irish lawyer)|Sir John Brereton]], the King's [[Serjeant-at-law (Ireland)]]. Finally, in 1631 she married her early sweetheart, [[John Bramston, the elder|Sir John Bramston]], the [[Lord Chief Justice]]. Her father, when they were young, had forbidden them to marry but her brother evidently approved of the match, which was celebrated at Kilruderry. Her stepchildren were rather perturbed to learn that their father had cherished a lifelong romantic attachment to Elizabeth, whom they described as being a  small, fat, red-faced, middle-aged woman, but they quickly came to appreciate her many virtues.
+*Susannah (died before 1628)  who married [[Luke Plunkett, 1st Earl of Fingall]] and had issue.
+*Ursula (died 1625) who married [[James Hamilton, 1st Viscount Clandeboye]]; they divorced c.1615.
 ==References==
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