Earl of Longford
The title
Earl of Longford was first bestowed upon Francis Aungier in
1677. His brother Ambrose Aungier succeeded him and died without an heir. Their niece, Elizabeth Cuffe, married Thomas Pakenham in
1739 and in
1756 he was created Baron of Longford. On Thomas' death in
1766 their son, Edward Michael Pakenham, became the 2nd Baron Longford. In
1785 Elizabeth was raised to the rank of Countess of Longford and on her death in 1792 her grandson (who had already acceded to the title of 3rd Baron Longford on the death of his father in
1792) became Thomas Pakenham, 2nd Earl of Longford.
The 7th Earl of Longford was created a life peer as Baron Pakenham of Cowley so that he could retain his seat in the House of Lords after the House of Lords Act of 1999.
The subsidiary titles of the present Earl of Longford are: Baron Longford (created 1756), Baron Silchester (1821) and Baron Pakenham (1945). The Earldom and Barony of Longford are in the Peerage of Ireland, while the remaining Baronies are in the Peerage of the UK
Barons Aungier of Longford (1621)
- Francis Aungier, 1st Baron Aungier of Longford (c.1562-1632)
- Gerald Aungier, 2nd Baron Aungier of Longford (d. 1655)
- Francis Aungier, 3rd Baron Aungier of Longford (d.1700) (became Earl of Longford in 1677)
Earls of Longford, first Creation (1677)
- Francis Aungier, 1st Earl of Longford (d. 1700)
- Ambrose Aungier, Earl of Longford (d. 1706)
Barons Longford (1756)
- Thomas Pakenham 1st Baron Longford (1713-1776
- Edward Michael Pakenham, 2nd Baron Longford (1743-1792)
- Thomas Pakenham, 3rd Baron Longford (1774-1835) (became Earl of Longford in 1792)
Earls of Longford, second Creation (1785)