Viscounts Kenmare, Barons Castlerosse (1689)
The Third Baronet Browne was created First Viscount Kenmare (Ireland) on 20 May 1689, by King James II, after his deposition by the English Parliament, but while he still possessed his rights as King of Ireland. At the time James was presiding over the short-lived Patriot Parliament. The peerage remained on the Irish patent roll in a constitutionally ambiguous position, but was not recognized by the Protestant political establishment.
- Sir Valentine Browne, 1st Viscount Kenmare, 3rd Baronet (1638 – 1694), attained 1691
- Sir Nicholas Browne, 2nd Viscount Kenmare, 4th Baronet (d. April 1720)
- Sir Valentine Browne, 3rd Viscount Kenmare, 5th Baronet (March 1695– 30 June 1736)
- Sir Thomas Browne, 4th Viscount Kenmare, 6th Baronet (1726 – 9 September 1795)
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