# Sir Valentine Browne, 1st Baronet

Sir Valentine Browne, 1st Baronet, of Molahiffe (died 1633), owned a large estate in south-west Ireland and was a lawyer who served as high sheriff of County Kerry.

## Birth and origins

Valentine was probably born in the 1580s in Ireland. He was the eldest son of Nicholas Browne and his wife Sheela O'Sullivan Beare. His father was Sir Nicholas Browne of Ross Castle. His paternal grandfather, another Valentine Browne, had come from Croft, and had acquired large estates in Munster, Ireland as surveyor-general.
His mother was a daughter of Eoin the O'Sullivan Beare who had lost his chieftainship to his nephew Donal Cam O'Sullivan Beare who had claimed a right to it by primogeniture. His mother's family were part of the O'Sullivans, a Gaelic Irish clan. His father probably converted to Catholicism to marry his mother.
Family tree :
| | | Alice Alexander | Alice Alexander | Alice Alexander | Alice Alexander | Alice Alexander | Alice Alexander | | | Valentine Browne d. 1589 Surveyor General | Valentine Browne d. 1589 Surveyor General | Valentine Browne d. 1589 Surveyor General | Valentine Browne d. 1589 Surveyor General | Valentine Browne d. 1589 Surveyor General | Valentine Browne d. 1589 Surveyor General | | | Thomasine Bacon | Thomasine Bacon | Thomasine Bacon | Thomasine Bacon | Thomasine Bacon | Thomasine Bacon | | | | |
| Gerald 14th Earl Desmond c. 1533 – 1583 Rebel Earl | Gerald 14th Earl Desmond c. 1533 – 1583 Rebel Earl | Gerald 14th Earl Desmond c. 1533 – 1583 Rebel Earl | Gerald 14th Earl Desmond c. 1533 – 1583 Rebel Earl | Gerald 14th Earl Desmond c. 1533 – 1583 Rebel Earl | Gerald 14th Earl Desmond c. 1533 – 1583 Rebel Earl | | | Nicholas Browne d. 1606 | Nicholas Browne d. 1606 | Nicholas Browne d. 1606 | Nicholas Browne d. 1606 | Nicholas Browne d. 1606 | Nicholas Browne d. 1606 | | | Sheela O'Sullivan Beare | Sheela O'Sullivan Beare | Sheela O'Sullivan Beare | Sheela O'Sullivan Beare | Sheela O'Sullivan Beare | Sheela O'Sullivan Beare | | | Charles 1st Viscount 1564–1641 | Charles 1st Viscount 1564–1641 | Charles 1st Viscount 1564–1641 | Charles 1st Viscount 1564–1641 | Charles 1st Viscount 1564–1641 | Charles 1st Viscount 1564–1641 |
| | | | | Alice FitzGerald | Alice FitzGerald | Alice FitzGerald | Alice FitzGerald | Alice FitzGerald | Alice FitzGerald | | | Valentine 1st Bt. d. 1633 | Valentine 1st Bt. d. 1633 | Valentine 1st Bt. d. 1633 | Valentine 1st Bt. d. 1633 | Valentine 1st Bt. d. 1633 | Valentine 1st Bt. d. 1633 | | | Julia MacCarthy d. 1633 | Julia MacCarthy d. 1633 | Julia MacCarthy d. 1633 | Julia MacCarthy d. 1633 | Julia MacCarthy d. 1633 | Julia MacCarthy d. 1633 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Valentine 2nd Bt. d. 1640 | Valentine 2nd Bt. d. 1640 | Valentine 2nd Bt. d. 1640 | Valentine 2nd Bt. d. 1640 | Valentine 2nd Bt. d. 1640 | Valentine 2nd Bt. d. 1640 | Thomas Browne d. 1684 | Thomas Browne d. 1684 | Thomas Browne d. 1684 | Thomas Browne d. 1684 | Thomas Browne d. 1684 | Thomas Browne d. 1684 | Mary MacCarthy | Mary MacCarthy | Mary MacCarthy | Mary MacCarthy | Mary MacCarthy | Mary MacCarthy |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Valentine 1st Viscount 1638–1694 | Valentine 1st Viscount 1638–1694 | Valentine 1st Viscount 1638–1694 | Valentine 1st Viscount 1638–1694 | Valentine 1st Viscount 1638–1694 | Valentine 1st Viscount 1638–1694 | | | Jane Plunkett | Jane Plunkett | Jane Plunkett | Jane Plunkett | Jane Plunkett | Jane Plunkett |
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| XXX | XXX | XXX | XXX | XXX | XXX | Subject of the article | Subject of the article | Subject of the article | Subject of the article | Subject of the article | Subject of the article | XXX | XXX | XXX | XXX | XXX | XXX | Browne Baronets & Viscounts Kenmare | Browne Baronets & Viscounts Kenmare | Browne Baronets & Viscounts Kenmare | Browne Baronets & Viscounts Kenmare | Browne Baronets & Viscounts Kenmare | Browne Baronets & Viscounts Kenmare | XXX | XXX | XXX | XXX | XXX | XXX | Viscounts Muskerry | Viscounts Muskerry | Viscounts Muskerry | Viscounts Muskerry | Viscounts Muskerry | Viscounts Muskerry | XXX | XXX | XXX | XXX | XXX | XXX | Earls of Desmond | Earls of Desmond | Earls of Desmond | Earls of Desmond | Earls of Desmond | Earls of Desmond |

## Early life

Browne studied law and was admitted to Gray's Inn on 12 March 1612. On 21 December 1621 Browne was created Baronet Browne of Molahiffe. In 1623 Sir Valentine was appointed Sheriff of County Kerry.

## First marriage and children

Sir Valentine married first Alice FitzGerald, fifth daughter of Gerald FitzGerald, 14th Earl of Desmond, the rebel earl, by his second wife, Eleanor Butler.
Valentine and Alice had five children, three sons:
* Valentine (died 1640), his successor
* James, captain in the army
* Nicholas, died without issue
—and two daughters of whom nothing further seems to be known.

## Second marriage and children

Sir Valentine married secondly Julia MacCarty, daughter of Charles MacCarthy, 1st Viscount Muskerry.
Valentine and Julia had one son:
* Thomas (died 1684), who married his cousin Elizabeth Browne, daughter of Sir John Browne, knight, of Hospital, County Limerick, and Barbara Boyle, daughter of John Boyle, Bishop of Cork, and had several daughters including Helen, who married her cousin Nicholas Browne, 2nd Viscount Kenmare

## Death and timeline

Sir Valentine died on 7 September 1633 and was buried in the church of Killarney.
Timeline :
| As his birth date is uncertain, so are all his ages. Italics for historical background. |||
| Age | Date | Event |
| 0 | Estimated 1580 | Born |
| 8–9 | 1589 | Paternal grandfather Sir Valentine Browne died. |
| 17–18 | 1598 | The Sugan Earl's revolt broke out. |
| 20–21 | 22 Sep 1601 | The Spanish landed at Kinsale |
| 22–23 | 24 Mar 1603 | Accession of James I, succeeding Elizabeth I |
| 22–23 | 30 Mar 1603 | Treaty of Mellifont, concluded between Mountjoy and Tyrone, ended the Nine Years' War. |
| 25–26 | 12 Dec 1606 | Inherited the Molahiffe seignory and other Irish lands at his father's death |
| 31–32 | 12 Mar 1612 | Admitted to Gray's Inn |
| 41–42 | 16 Feb 1622 | Created 1st Baronet Browne of Molahiffe |
| 44–45 | 27 Mar 1625 | Accession of Charles I, succeeding James I |
| 59–60 | 7 Sep 1633 | Died |