Earl of Meath

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Earl of Meath is a title in the Peerage of Ireland created in 1627.

The Earl bears the subsidiary titles of Baron Ardee (1616) in the Peerage of Ireland and Baron Chaworth in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. As Baron Chaworth, he sat in the House of Lords before 1999.

Since the creation of the title, the Earl has owned an estate in Bray, County Wicklow.

Earls of Meath (1627)

• William Brabazon, 1st Earl of Meath (1580-1651)
• Edward Brabazon, 2nd Earl of Meath (1610-1675)
• William Brabazon, 3rd Earl of Meath (1635-1685)
• Edward Brabazon, 4th Earl of Meath (1638-1707)
• Chambre Brabazon, 5th Earl of Meath (1645-1715)
• Chaworth Brabazon, 6th Earl of Meath (1686-1763)
• Edward Brabazon, 7th Earl of Meath (1691-1772)
• Anthony Brabazon, 8th Earl of Meath (1721-1790)
• William Brabazon, 9th Earl of Meath (1769-1797)
• John Chambre Brabazon, 10th Earl of Meath (1772-1851)
• William Brabazon, 11th Earl of Meath (1803-1887)
• Reginald Brabazon, 12th Earl of Meath (1841-1929)
• Reginald Le Normand Brabazon, 13th Earl of Meath (1869-1949)
• Anthony Windham Normand Brabazon, 14th Earl of Meath (1910-1998)
• John Anthony Brabazon, 15th Earl of Meath (b.1941)

• The Heir Apparent is Anthony Jacques Brabazon, Lord Ardee (b. 1977)