Baron Clinton
Baron Clinton is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of England .
First award
The title was created on February 6, 1299 for Sir John de Clinton when he was appointed to the royal parliament by Writ of Summons .
The 9th Baron was promoted to Earl of Lincoln (eighth bestowal) in 1572 . When the 5th Earl died on November 25, 1692, the Clinton Barony fell in Abeyance .
On March 15, 1721, the title was restored to Hugh Fortescue , who was elevated to Earl Clinton and Baron Fortescue , of Castle Hill in the County of Devon on July 5, 1749 in the Peerage of Great Britain , the latter with the special addition that the Barony Fortescue could also be passed on to his half-brother and his male descendants. On his death on May 2, 1751, his Earldom went out, the Barony of Fortescue fell to his half-brother Matthew Fortescue (1719–1785), whose son rose to Earl Fortescue in 1789 , and the Barony of Clinton fell again in Abeyance.
On March 14, 1760, the Abeyance was ended in favor of Margaret Rolle as the 15th Baroness Clinton. On July 5, 1957, on the death of the 21st Baron, the title fell again in Abeyance and was restored on March 18, 1965 for Gerald Fane-Trefusis as 22nd Baron Clinton. He still holds the title today.
Second award
On September 6, 1330, William de Clinton , the brother of the 2nd Baron, first bestowal by Writ of Summons, was also appointed to the Royal Parliament and thus another Barony of Clinton was created. He was made Earl of Huntingdon (second bestowal) in 1337 , his titles lapsed on his death August 31, 1354.
List of Barons Clinton
Barons Clinton (1299)
- John de Clinton, 1st Baron Clinton († 1315)
- John de Clinton, 2nd Baron Clinton († 1335)
- John de Clinton, 3rd Baron Clinton († 1398)
- William de Clinton, 4th Baron Clinton (1378–1431)
- John de Clinton, 5th Baron Clinton (1410-1464)
- John Clinton, 6th Baron Clinton (1431-1488)
- John Clinton, 7th Baron Clinton (1471-1514)
- Thomas Clinton, 8th Baron Clinton (1490-1517)
- Edward Clinton, 1st Earl of Lincoln , 9th Baron Clinton (1512–1585)
- Henry Clinton, 2nd Earl of Lincoln , 10th Baron Clinton (1541-1616)
- Thomas Clinton, 3rd Earl of Lincoln , 11th Baron Clinton (1568-1619)
- Theophilus Clinton, 4th Earl of Lincoln , 12th Baron Clinton (1600–1667)
- Edward Clinton, 5th Earl of Lincoln , 13th Baron Clinton († 1692) (abeyant 1692)
- Hugh Fortescue, 1st Earl Clinton , 14th Baron Clinton (1696–1751) (Abeyance finished 1721; abeyant 1751)
- Margaret Rolle, 15th Baroness Clinton (1709–1781) (Abeyance finished 1760)
- George Walpole, 3rd Earl of Orford , 16th Baron Clinton (1730-1791)
- Robert Trefusis, 17th Baron Clinton (1764–1797)
- Robert Trefusis, 18th Baron Clinton (1787–1832)
- Charles Trefusis, 19th Baron Clinton (1791–1866)
- Charles Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis, 20th Baron Clinton (1834-1904)
- Charles Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis, 21st Baron Clinton (1863–1957) (title abeyant)
- Gerard Fane-Trefusis, 22nd Baron Clinton (* 1934) (Abeyance finished 1965)
Title heir ( Heir Apparent ) is the son of the current title holder, Charles Fane-Trefusis (* 1962). His heir is his son Edward Fane-Trefusis (* 1994).
Barons Clinton (1330)
- William de Clinton, 1st Earl of Huntingdon , 1st Baron Clinton (c. 1304-1354) (title expired)
Web links
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
- Clinton, Baron (E, 1298/9) at Cracroft's Peerage