Baron Trimlestown
Baron Trimlestown is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of Ireland . The title refers to Trimblestown near Trim in County Meath .
The Barons' current family home is Autumn Cottage in Chiddingfold , Surrey .
Award
The title was created during the Wars of the Roses on March 4, 1462 by King Edward IV for the Irish knight Sir Robert Barnewall . He had distinguished himself in the service of his father Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York . The Award Deed is the oldest surviving charter in the Peerage of Ireland, which specifically identifies the dignity conferred as Baron of Parliament .
Today's title holder has been Raymond Barnewall, 21st Baron Trimlestown , since 1997 .
List of Barons Trimlestown (1461)
- Robert Barnewall, 1st Baron Trimlestown († 1470)
- Christopher Barnewall, 2nd Baron Trimlestown († around 1513)
- John Barnewall, 3rd Baron Trimlestown († 1538)
- Patrick Barnewall, 4th Baron Trimlestown († 1562)
- Robert Barnewall, 5th Baron Trimlestown († 1573)
- Peter Barnewall, 6th Baron Trimlestown († 1598)
- Robert Barnewall, 7th Baron Trimlestown (c.1574–1639)
- Matthias Barnewall, 8th Baron Trimlestown (1614–1667)
- Robert Barnewall, 9th Baron Trimlestown († 1689)
- Matthias Barnewall, 10th Baron Trimlestown († 1692)
- John Barnewall, 11th Baron Trimlestown (1672-1746)
- Robert Barnewall, 12th Baron Trimlestown († 1779)
- Thomas Barnewall, 13th Baron Trimlestown († 1796)
- Nicholas Barnewall, 14th Baron Trimlestown (1726–1813)
- John Barnewall, 15th Baron Trimlestown (1773-1839)
- Thomas Barnewall, 16th Baron Trimlestown (1796–1879) (title dormant 1879)
- Christopher Barnewall, de iure 17th Baron Trimlestown (1846-1891)
- Charles Barnewall, 18th Baron Trimlestown (1861–1937) (title confirmed 1893)
- Charles Barnewall, 19th Baron Trimlestown (1899–1990)
- Anthony Barnewall, 20th Baron Trimlestown (1928–1997)
- Raymond Barnewall, 21st Baron Trimlestown (born 1930)
No title heir is currently known.
literature
- John Burke : A General and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. Volume 2, H. Colburn and R. Bentley, London 1832, p. 554.
Web links
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
- Trimlestown, Baron (I, 1461/2) at Cracroft's Peerage