Earl of Bellomont

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Earl of Bellomont is a title in the Irish peerage that was created three times.

First creation (1680–1683)
- Created on 9 December 1680 for Charles Kirkhoven, 1st Baron Wotton (Baron Wotton since 1650).
- He died childless in 1683, and both titles became extinct.

Second creation (1689–1766)
- Created on 2 November 1689 for Richard Coote, 2nd Baron Coote, who later became Governor of New York.
- He was the son of Richard Coote (created Lord Coote in 1660) and the younger brother of Charles Coote, 1st Earl of Mountrath.
- The earldom passed to his eldest son Nanfan (the 2nd Earl) and then to his younger brother Richard (the 3rd Earl).
- The earldom ended when the 3rd Earl died in 1766 without surviving male issue.
- The barony of Coote went to his first cousin once removed, Charles Coote, who became the 5th Baron Coote.

Third creation (1767–1800)
- Created on 4 September 1767 for Charles Coote, who became Earl of Bellomont (the spelling Bellamont appears in some patents).
- On 18 May 1774 he was made a Baronet of Donnybrooke in Dublin, with remainder to his illegitimate son Charles Coote.
- He died in 1800, and the earldom and barony became extinct because he had no surviving legitimate male heirs.
- The baronetcy passed to his illegitimate son, Charles, who became the 2nd Baronet.
- The family seats were Bellamont House in County Cavan and 15 Temple Street in Dublin; Temple Street later became Temple Street Children’s Hospital from 1879.