Earl of Kenmare

Earl of Kenmare
Arms: Argent, three Martlets in pale between two Flaunches Sable, each charged with a Lion passant Argent. Crest: A Dragon's Head couped Argent, between two Wings Sable, gouttée-d'eau. Supporters: On either side a Lynx Argent, gouttée-de-poix, plain collared and chained Or.
Creation date	2 January 1801
Created by	George III
Peerage	Peerage of the United Kingdom
First holder	Valentine Browne, 1st Earl of Kenmare
Last holder	Gerald Browne, 7th Earl of Kenmare
Subsidiary titles	Viscount Kenmare Viscount Castlerosse Baron Castlerosse Baron Kenmare Baronet 'of Molahiffe'
Status	Extinct
Extinction date	14 February 1952
Motto	Loyal en tout (Loyal in everything)

The title of Earl of Kenmare was created in the Peerage of Ireland in 1801. It became extinct upon the death of the 7th Earl in 1952.

All of the Earls bore the subsidiary titles of Viscount Castlerosse (1801),^[1] Viscount Kenmare (1798), and Baron Castlerosse (1798) in the Peerage of Ireland.^[2] The 2nd Earl was created Baron Kenmare, of Castlerosse in the County of Kerry in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1841,^[3] but this title became extinct upon his death. His brother and successor, the third earl, was again created Baron Kenmare, of Castlerosse in the County of Kerry in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1856,^[4] and this title survived until the extinction of the earldom in 1952.