Baron Bergavenny

Baron Bergavenny (also Abergavenny ) was a hereditary British title of nobility , awarded six times in the Peerage of England and once in the Peerage of Great Britain .

The title refers to Abergavenny Castle at Abergavenny in Monmouthshire , South Wales. All awards were made through Writ of Summons as barony by writ, and all but the first of 1392 were due to procedural errors .

List of Barons Bergavenny

Barons Bergavenny, first bestowed (1392)

• William de Beauchamp, 1st Baron Bergavenny († 1411)
• Richard de Beauchamp, 1st Earl of Worcester , 2nd Baron Bergavenny (1397–1422) (promoted to Earl of Worcester in 1421 )
• Elizabeth Nevill, de iure 3rd Baroness Bergavenny (1415-1447)
• George Nevill, 4th and de iure 2nd Baron Bergavenny (1440–1492)
• George Nevill, 5th and de iure 3rd Baron Bergavenny († 1535)
• Henry Nevill, 6th and de iure 4th Baron Bergavenny († 1587)
• Mary Fane, 3rd Baroness le Despenser , de iure 7th and 5th Baroness Bergavenny (1554–1626)
• Francis Fane, 1st Earl of Westmorland , de iure 8th and 6th Baron Bergavenny (1580–1629) ( raised to Earl of Westmorland in 1624 )
• Mildmay Fane, 2nd Earl of Westmorland , de iure 9th and 7th Baron Bergavenny (1602–1666)
• Charles Fane, 3rd Earl of Westmorland , de iure 10th and 8th Baron Bergavenny (1635–1691)
• Vere Fane, 4th Earl of Westmorland , de iure 11th and 9th Baron Bergavenny (1645–1693)
• Vere Fane, 5th Earl of Westmorland , de iure 12th and 10th Baron Bergavenny (1678–1699)
• Thomas Fane, 6th Earl of Westmorland , de iure 13th and 15th Baron Bergavenny (1683–1736)
• John Fane, 7th Earl of Westmorland , de iure 14th and 12th Baron Bergavenny (1685–1762) ( title abeyant 1762)

Barone Bergavenny, second bestowal (1450)

• Edward Nevill, de facto 3rd and de iure 1st Baron Bergavenny († 1476)
• George Nevill, 4th and de iure 2nd Baron Bergavenny (1440–1492)
• George Nevill, 5th and de iure 3rd Baron Bergavenny († 1535)
• Henry Nevill, 6th and de iure 4th Baron Bergavenny († 1587)
• Mary Fane, 3rd Baroness le Despenser , de iure 7th and 5th Baroness Bergavenny (1554–1626)
• Francis Fane, 1st Earl of Westmorland , de iure 8th and 6th Baron Bergavenny (1580–1629) ( raised to Earl of Westmorland in 1624 )
• Mildmay Fane, 2nd Earl of Westmorland , de iure 9th and 7th Baron Bergavenny (1602–1666)
• Charles Fane, 3rd Earl of Westmorland , de iure 10th and 8th Baron Bergavenny (1635–1691)
• Vere Fane, 4th Earl of Westmorland , de iure 11th and 9th Baron Bergavenny (1645–1693)
• Vere Fane, 5th Earl of Westmorland , de iure 12th and 10th Baron Bergavenny (1678–1699)
• Thomas Fane, 6th Earl of Westmorland , de iure 13th and 15th Baron Bergavenny (1683–1736)
• John Fane, 7th Earl of Westmorland , de iure 14th and 12th Baron Bergavenny (1685–1762) (title abeyant 1762)

Barone Bergavenny, third award (1604)

• Edward Nevill, de facto 8th and de iure 1st Baron Bergavenny (1551–1622)
• Henry Nevill, de facto 9th and de iure 2nd Baron Bergavenny († 1641)
• Margaret Brooke, de iure 3rd Baroness Bergavenny (title dormant)

Barone Bergavenny, fourth award (after 1641)

• John Nevill, de facto 10th and de iure 1st Baron Bergavenny (1614–1662) (title expired 1662)

Barone Bergavenny, fifth bestowal (after 1666)

• George Nevill, de facto 12th and de iure 1st Baron Bergavenny (1665–1695) (title expired 1695)

Barone Bergavenny, sixth bestowal (1695)

• George Nevill, de facto 13th and de jure 1st Baron Bergavenny († 1721)
• George Nevill, de facto 14th and de jure 2nd Baron Bergavenny (1702–1723)
• Edward Nevill, de facto 15th and de jure 3rd Baron Bergavenny († 1724) (title abeyant 1724)
• Jane Walter, de iure 4th Baroness Bergavenny († 1786) (Abeyance finished 1737)
• John Walter, de iure 5th Baron Bergavenny († 1806)
• Charlotte Senior, de iure 6th Baroness Bergavenny († 1811) (title abeyant 1811)

Barone Bergavenny, seventh bestowal (1724)

• William Nevill, de facto 16th and de iure 1st Baron Bergavenny († 1744)
• George Nevill, 1st Earl of Abergavenny , de facto 17th and de iure 2nd Baron Bergavenny (1727–1785) (promoted to Earl of Abergavenny in 1784 )
• Henry Nevill, 2nd Earl of Abergavenny , de facto 18th and de iure 3rd Baron Bergavenny (1755–1843)
• John Nevill, 3rd Earl of Abergavenny , de facto 19th and de iure 4th Baron Bergavenny (1789–1845)
• William Nevill, 4th Earl of Abergavenny , de facto 20th and de iure 5th Baron Bergavenny (1792–1868)
• William Nevill, 1st Marquess of Abergavenny , de facto 21st and de iure 6th Baron Bergavenny (1826–1915) (promoted to Marquess of Abergavenny in 1876 )
• Reginald Nevill, 2nd Marquess of Abergavenny , de facto 22nd and de iure 7th Baron Bergavenny (1853–1927)
• Henry Nevill, 3rd Marquess of Abergavenny , de facto 23rd and de iure 8th Baron Bergavenny (1854–1938) (abeyant 1938)

literature

• Charles Kidd (Ed.): Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. Debrett's Ltd, London 2014, ISBN 978-099293482-8 .

Web links

• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
• (A) bergavenny, baron (E, 1392-abeyant 1762) at Cracroft's Peerage
• (A) bergavenny, baron (E, 1450-abeyant 1762) at Cracroft's Peerage
• (A) bergavenny, Baron (E, 1604-dormant 1641) at Cracroft's Peerage
• (A) bergavenny, Baron (E, after 1641 - extinct 1662) at Cracroft's Peerage
• (A) bergavenny, Baron (E, after 1662 - abeyant 1833) at Cracroft's Peerage
• (A) bergavenny, Baron (E, 1695-abeyant 1811) at Cracroft's Peerage
• Abergavenny, Baron (GB, 1724 - abeyant 1938) at Cracroft's Peerage