Earl Castlehaven

Earl Castlehaven is in Earl Ireland.

On 6th September 1616 George Tuchet 1st Earl Castlehaven [aged 65] was created 1st Earl Castlehaven, 1st Baron Audley of Orier in England. Elizabeth Noel Countess Castlehaven by marriage Countess Castlehaven.

In 1617 George Tuchet 1st Earl Castlehaven [aged 66] died. His succeeded son Mervyn [aged 24] succeeded 2nd Earl Castlehaven, 12th Baron Audley of Heighley in Staffordshire, 9th Baron Tuchet, 2nd Baron Audley of Orier in England. Elizabeth Barnham Countess Castlehaven [aged 25] by marriage Countess Castlehaven.

On 22nd July 1624 Mervyn Tuchet 2nd Earl Castlehaven [aged 31] and Anne Stanley Countess Castlehaven [aged 44] were married at Harefield. She by marriage Countess Castlehaven. She the daughter of Ferdinando Stanley 5th Earl of Derby and Alice Spencer Countess Derby [aged 75]. He the son of George Tuchet 1st Earl Castlehaven and Lucy Mervyn Baroness Audley and Tuchet. They were sixth cousins. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.

Execution of Lord Castlehaven

On 14th May 1631 Mervyn Tuchet 2nd Earl Castlehaven [aged 38] was beheaded at Tower Hill [Map]. His English titles Baron Audley of Heighley in Staffordshire and Baron Tuchet were forfeited as a result of his attainder. His succeeded son James [aged 14] succeeded to his Irish titles 3rd Earl Castlehaven, 3rd Baron Audley of Orier in England.

He was executed for the unnatural crime of sodomy in accordance with the 1533 Buggery Act, committed with his page Laurence (or Florence) FitzPatrick, who confessed to the crime and was executed; and assisting Giles Browning (alias Broadway), who was also executed, in the rape of his wife Anne, Countess of Castlehaven [aged 51], in which Lord Castlehaven was found to have participated by restraining her.

In or before 1678 James Tuchet 3rd Earl Castlehaven [aged 60] and Elizabeth Brydges Countess Castlehaven [aged 58] were married. Elizabeth Brydges Countess Castlehaven by marriage Countess Castlehaven. She the daughter of Grey Brydges 5th Baron Chandos and Anne Stanley Countess Castlehaven. He the son of Mervyn Tuchet 2nd Earl Castlehaven and Elizabeth Barnham Countess Castlehaven.

On 11th October 1686 James Tuchet 3rd Earl Castlehaven [aged 69] died at Kilcash Castle, County Tipperary. His succeeded brother Mervyn Tuchet 4th Earl Castlehaven succeeded 4th Earl Castlehaven, 14th Baron Audley of Heighley in Staffordshire, 11th Baron Tuchet, 4th Baron Audley of Orier in England, 2nd Baron Audley of Hely in Ireland but only for three weeks. He died on 2nd November 1686. Mary Talbot Countess Castlehaven by marriage Countess Castlehaven.

On 14th May 1722 James Tuchet 6th Earl Castlehaven and Elizabeth Arundell Countess Castlehaven [aged 29] were married. Elizabeth Arundell Countess Castlehaven by marriage Countess Castlehaven. He the son of James Tuchet 5th Earl Castlehaven and Anne Pelson Countess Castlehaven.

On 22nd April 1777 John Tuchet 8th Earl Castlehaven [aged 52] died. Earl Castlehaven, Baron Audley of Orier in England and Baron Audley of Hely in Ireland extinct. His succeeded nephew George [aged 20] succeeded 19th Baron Audley of Heighley in Staffordshire, 16th Baron Tuchet.