Baron Fauconberg

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Baron Fauconberg is a hereditary British title of nobility created twice in the Peerage of England .

Awards

First award (1295)

The title was first created on June 24, 1295, when King Edward I of England had his follower Walter de Fauconberg , whose ancestor Drogo, castellan of Fauquembergues , came from the area of Saint Omer and allegedly came to England with William the Conqueror .

As with many old baronies of the Peerage of England, creation was not done by appointing a person to be a peer ( Letters Patent ), but by asking the person to take a seat in the House of Lords ( Writ of Summons ). A special feature of these baronies by writ is that they can also be inherited in the female line if there are no sons. However, unlike with brothers, the principle of primogeniture does not apply between several sisters . Since the title can neither be shared nor held jointly, the title is suspended if there are no sons but several daughters ( if into abeyance ). Anyone with co-authorization can then apply to the Krone to end the suspension.

The barony of Fauconberg was inherited in the male line up to the 5th baron, who died in 1407. Since he had only one daughter, Joan, who inherited the title, but could not sit in the upper house as a woman, King Henry VI called. Joan's husband William Neville , who was later elevated to Earl of Kent , iure uxoris as Baron Fauconberg into the House of Lords. Since she had no male heirs, the barony of Fauconberg fell after her death in Abeyance in 1490.

The Abeyance lasted for centuries: It was not until September 29, 1903, that the Crown transferred the Barony of Fauconberg to a descendant of the last Baroness, namely Marcia Pelham, Countess of Yarborough , who had been awarded the Barony of Conyers 11 years earlier . When her father died in 1888, she inherited the Portuguese title of Condessa de Mértola , which can also be inherited in the female line. Since then, this title has been held by the respective title holder of the barony. Their son, the eighth baron, inherited the dignity of Earl of Yarborough from his father ten years after the baronies of Fauconberg and Conyers . However, since he only had daughters, the earliest dignity, which can only be inherited in the male line, fell to his brother on his death in 1948. The baronies, on the other hand, both fell into Abeyance.

In 2012 the Crown transferred both baronies to his only surviving daughter. When she died in 2013, the baronies fell back into Abeyance.

Second award (1627)

A second award took place on May 25, 1627 to the House of Commons Sir Thomas Belasyse, 2nd Baronet , who was awarded the title of Baron Fauconberg , of Yarm in the County of York by letters patent . At this point, the title of the first award had been suspended for more than 100 years. He had already inherited the title of Baronet , of Newborough in the County of York, from his father Sir Henry Belasyse, 1st Baronet, in 1624 , which was given to him on June 29, 1611 in the Baronetage of England. On January 31, 1643 he was raised in the Peerage of England to Viscount Fauconberg , of Henknowle in the Bishopric of Durham .

His grandson, the 2nd Viscount, was elevated to Earl Fauconberg on April 9, 1689 in the Peerage of England . The earldom went out when he died childless in 1700. The Viscountcy and Barony fell to his nephew as the 3rd Viscount. His son, the 4th Viscount, was raised on June 16, 1756 in the Peerage of Great Britain to Earl Fauconberg , of Newborough in the County of York. This earldom became extinct in 1802 when his son the 2nd Earl died. The Viscountcy and Barony fell to his second cousin as the 6th Viscount. When his younger brother, the 7th Viscount, died on June 24, 1815 without an heir, the Viscountcy Fauconberg and Barony Fauconberg also went out.

List of Barons Fauconberg

Barone Fauconberg, first award (1295)

Barone Fauconberg, second award (1627)

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Nicolas Harris, William Courthope: The historic Peerage of England . John Murray, London 1857, p. 184–185 ( limited preview in Google Book search). on Google Books. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
  2. ^ Alan Sutton: The Complete Peerage . tape 5 . Sutton Publishing Ltd., London 1982, p. 268 .
  3. ↑ FAUCONBERG (E 1283) and CONYERS (E 1509) baronies automatically terminated upon the death of one of the two co-heiresses. Retrieved on June 4, 2013.
  4. ↑ Who is Who, 2013 edition, article: Baron Fauconberg and Conyers.

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