Earl of Rosse - Parsons Baronets, of Birr Castle (1677)

Parsons Baronets, of Birr Castle (1677)

  • Sir Laurence Parsons, 1st Baronet (c. 1637–1698)
  • Sir William Parsons, 2nd Baronet of Birr Castle (d. 1741)
    • William Parsons (d. before 1740)
  • Sir Laurence Parsons, 3rd Baronet (1707–1756)
  • Sir William Parsons, 4th Baronet (1731–1791)
  • Sir Laurence Parsons, 5th Baronet (1758–1841) (succeeded as Earl of Rosse in 1806)

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