Earl of Munster

Extinct earldom in the Peerage of the United Kingdom

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Earldom of Munster

Arms of FitzClarence, Earl of Munster: The royal arms of King William IV (without the escutcheon of the Arch Treasurer of the Holy Roman Empire and without the Crown of Hanover) debruised by a baton sinister azure charged with three anchors or[1]

Creation date| 4 June 1831
Created by| King William IV
Peerage| Peerage of the United Kingdom
First holder| George Fitzclarence
Last holder| Anthony Fitzclarence
Remainder to| the 1st Earl's heirs male whatsoever
Subsidiary titles| Viscount Fitzclarence, Baron Tewkesbury
Status| Extinct
Extinction date| 30 December 2000
Motto| Nec Temere Nec Timide
(Neither rashly nor fearfully)
George FitzClarence, 1st Earl of Munster.

Earl of Munster is a title that was created twice, once in the Peerage of Ireland and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The first creation came in 1789 in favour of Prince William, the third son of King George III. He was made Duke of Clarence and St Andrews at the same time. When William succeeded to the throne as King William IV in 1830 the titles merged with the crown.

The second creation came in the Peerage of the United Kingdom on 12 May 1831 for George Augustus Frederick FitzClarence, the eldest illegitimate son of William IV. He was made Viscount FitzClarence and Baron Tewkesbury in the county of Gloucester at the same time.[2] The viscountcy was used as a courtesy title by the heir apparent to the earldom. The titles were created with remainder to his brothers Frederick, Adolphus and Augustus.

Lord Munster's great-grandson, the fifth earl (who succeeded his uncle), was a prominent Conservative politician and held ministerial office under five prime ministers. He was succeeded by his second cousin, the sixth earl. He was the son of Brigadier General Charles FitzClarence, VC (8 May 1865 – 12 November 1914), son of Captain the Hon. George FitzClarence, third son of the first earl. On the death of his son, the seventh earl, in 2000, the titles became extinct.

## Earls of Munster; first creation (1789)

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* see Duke of Clarence and St Andrews

## Earls of Munster; second creation (1831)

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* George Augustus Frederick FitzClarence, 1st Earl of Munster (1794–1842)
* William George FitzClarence, 2nd Earl of Munster (1824–1901)
* Edward Fitz-Clarence, Viscount FitzClarence (1856–1870)
* Geoffrey George Gordon FitzClarence, 3rd Earl of Munster (1859–1902)
* Aubrey FitzClarence, 4th Earl of Munster (1862–1928)
* Geoffrey William Richard Hugh FitzClarence, 5th Earl of Munster (1906–1975)
* Edward Charles FitzClarence, 6th Earl of Munster (1899–1983)
* Anthony Charles FitzClarence, 7th Earl of Munster (1926–2000)

### Male line family tree

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Family of Earl of Munster

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1st Earl
1794–1842

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| | | | William FitzClarence
2nd Earl
1824–1901| | | | | | | | | | Hon. Frederick FitzClarence
1826–1878| | | | | | | | | | Hon. Capt. George FitzClarence
1836–1894| | | | | | Hon. Lt. Edward FitzClarence
1837–1855
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Edward
Viscount FitzClarence
1856–1870| | Hon. Lionel FitzClarence
1857–1863| | Geoffrey FitzClarence
3rd Earl
1859–1902| | Hon. Arthur FitzClarence
1860–1861| | Aubrey FitzClarence
4th Earl
1862–1928| | Hon. William FitzClarence
1864–1899| | Hon. Harold FitzClarence
1870–1926| | Capt. Edward FitzClarence
1865–1897| | Brig.gen. Charles FitzClarence
1865–1914| | Capt. William FitzClarence
1868–1921| | Lionel FitzClarence
1870–1936
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Geoffrey FitzClarence
5th Earl
1906–1975| | | | | | Edward FitzClarence
6th Earl
1899–1983
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Anthony FitzClarence
7th Earl
1926–2000

## Arms

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Coat of arms of the Earl of Munster  |

Crest
On a Chapeau Gules turned up Ermine a Lion statant guardant crowned with a Ducal Coronet Or and gorged with a Collar Azure charged with three Anchors Gold.
Escutcheon
The Royal Arms of King William IV (without the Escutcheon of the Arch Treasurer of the Holy Roman Empire, and without the Crown of Hanover) debruised by a Baton Sinister Azure charged with three Anchors Or.
Supporters
On the dexter side a Lion guardant ducally crowned Or, and on the sinister side a Horse Argent, each gorged with a Collar Azure charged with three Anchors Gold.
Motto
Nec Temere Nec Timide (Neither rashly nor fearfully)

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## See also

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* Duchess of Munster

## Notes

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1. ^ Debrett's Peerage, 1968, p.813; Crest: On a Chapeau Gules turned up Ermine a Lion statant guardant crowned with a Ducal Coronet Or and gorged with a Collar Azure charged with three Anchors Gold. Supporters: On the dexter side a Lion guardant ducally crowned Or, and on the sinister side a Horse Argent, each gorged with a Collar Azure charged with three Anchors Gold.
2. ^ "No. 18803". The London Gazette. 13 May 1831. p. 923.

## References

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* Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, [page needed]
* Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source] [better source needed]