Baron Slane
Baron Slane was a hereditary British title in the Peerage of Ireland , which was named after the place Slane in County Meath , Ireland .
Award
The title was given by King Edward III around 1370 . created for Sir Simon Flemming .
Since the 13th Baron was Catholic Archbishop of Dublin , he obtained from King Charles I that the title was transferred to his younger brother William in 1629.
The 17th Baron sided with the House of Stuart during the Glorious Revolution in the War of the Two Kings and was ostracized by Parliament on April 16, 1691 for high treason and the title was revoked.
List of Barons Slane (1370)
- Simon Fleming, 1st Baron Slane († 1370)
- Thomas Fleming, 2nd Baron Slane († 1435)
- Christopher Fleming, 3rd Baron Slane († 1446)
- Christopher Fleming, 4th Baron Slane († 1457)
- David Fleming, 5th Baron Slane († 1463)
- Thomas Fleming, 6th Baron Slane († 1470)
- James Fleming, 7th Baron Slane († 1492)
- Christopher Fleming, 8th Baron Slane († 1517)
- James Fleming, 9th Baron Slane († 1578)
- Thomas Fleming, 10th Baron Slane († 1597)
- William Fleming, 11th Baron Slane († 1612)
- Christopher Fleming, 12th Baron Slane († 1625)
- Thomas Fleming, 13th Baron Slane († 1665) (title waiver 1629)
- William Fleming, 14th Baron Slane († 1641)
- Charles Fleming, 15th Baron Slane († 1661)
- Randall Fleming, 16th Baron Slane († 1676)
- Christopher Fleming, 17th Baron Slane (1669–1726) (title forfeited 1691)
See also
- Viscount Slane (1816)