Viscount Alanbrooke

Viscount Alanbrooke, of Brookeborough in the County of Fermanagh, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 29 January 1946 for Field Marshal Alan Brooke, 1st Baron Alanbrooke. He had already been created Baron Alanbrooke, of Brookeborough in the County of Fermanagh, on 18 September 1945, also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Brooke was the sixth son of Sir Victor Brooke, 3rd Baronet, and the uncle of the Prime Minister of Northern Ireland Basil Brooke, 1st Viscount Brookeborough. Brooke was succeeded by his half-brother, Thomas, who was unmarried and had no children. Since 1972 the titles are held by Alan Brooke's son, also named Alan. Lord Alanbrooke is also in remainder to the Brooke Baronetcy of Colebrooke, a title held by his kinsman Alan Brooke, 3rd Viscount Brookeborough.