Abeyant Baronies of England

Abeyant Baronies of England is in Baronies of England.

1470 Battle of Nibley Green

1557 Battle of St Quentin

1936 Limerick Grand Prix

On 18 Jul 1301 John Beke 1st Baron Beke (age 78) died at Beke without male issue. Baron Beke abeyant between his two daughters Alice Beke and Margaret Beke (age 45).

On 25 Mar 1314 Alan Zouche 1st Baron Zouche Ashby (age 46) died. Baron Zouche Ashby abeyant between his three daughters Ellen Zouche, Maud Zouche Baroness Holand and Elizabeth Zouche.

In 1334 John de Multon 2nd Baron Multon Egremont (age 26) died. Baron Multon Egremont abeyant.

After 1336 John de Mortimer 3rd Baron Mortimer of Chirk died. Baron Mortimer of Chirk abeyant presumably. He had surrendered his claim to Chirk Castle [Map] in 1359 and lived in obscurity thereafter.

Before 21 Aug 1337 John Moels 4th Baron Moels died. Baron Moels abeyant between his two daughters Muriel Moels and Isabel Moels.

In 1367 John Sudeley 3rd Baron Sudeley (age 30) died in Spain whilst fighting in the Spanish Wars with the Black Prince. Baron Sudeley abeyant.

On 14 Aug 1369 William Boteler 3rd Baron Wem and Oversley (age 59) died. Baron Wem and Oversley abeyant between his two daughters Alice Boteler (age 29) and Elizabeth Boteler Baroness Ferrers Wem (age 24).

On 01 Nov 1375 Thomas Grandison 4th Baron Grandison (age 36) died. Baron Grandison abeyant.

In 17 Jul 1378 Ralph Bassett 1st Baron Basset Sapcote (age 49) died. Baron Basset Sapcote abeyant between his two daughters

Before 08 Jul 1382 Thomas Bardolf 5th Baron Bardolf (age 12) and Avice Cromwell Baroness Bardolf (age 12) were married. Baron Bardolf of Wormegay in Norfolk abeyant betwen his two daughters Anne Bardolf Baroness Cobham Sternborough and Joan Bardolf. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King John "Lackland" of England.

On 08 Feb 1387 Adam Everingham 2nd Baron Everingham of Laxton (age 80) died. Baron Everingham of Laxton abeyant between his two grand-daughters Joan Everingham (age 25) and Katherine Everingham (age 24).

In 1391 Nicholas Audley 3rd Baron Audley of Heighley (age 63) died without issue. He was buried at Hulton Abbey [Map]. Baron Audley of Heighley in Staffordshire abeyant between his sisters Joan Audley (age 60) and Margaret Audley.

On 01 Jan 1407 Joyce Botetort 3rd Baroness Botetort (age 39) died. Baron Botetort abeyant.

On 06 Sep 1415 Piers Mauley 5th Baron de Mauley (age 38) died at Mulgrave Castle. Baron Mauley abeyant between his sisters Constance Mauley Lady Morley (age 32) and Elizabeth Mauley (age 32).

In 1418 Philip Darcy 6th Baron Darcy of Knayth (age 21) died. Baron Darcy of Knayth abeyant between his two daughters.

Before 1428 William Lisle 4th Baron Lisle died. Unclear as to whether Baron Lisle of Rougemont abeyant or extinct.

On 04 Feb 1443 Anne Beauchamp 15th Countess Warwick was born to Henry Beauchamp 1st Duke Warwick (age 17) and Cecily Neville Duchess Warwick (age 19) at Cardiff. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

Baron Burghesh, and the representation of the three Despencers Baronies abeyant between her cousin George Neville 5th and 3rd Baron Bergavenny and her aunt Anne Beauchamp 16th Countess Warwick (age 16).

Her subsequent death aged four (her father died when she was aged three) resulted in Richard "Kingmaker" Neville Earl Warwick, 6th Earl Salisbury (age 14) unexpectedly becoming Earl of Warwick by marriage ie by right of his wife Anne Beauchamp 16th Countess Warwick (age 16) who was the younger Anne's Aunt.

Battle of Nibley Green

On 20 Mar 1470 the army of William Berkeley 1st Marquess Berkeley (age 44) including Maurice Berkeley 3rd Baron Berkeley (age 35) defeated the army of Thomas Talbot 2nd Viscount Lisle (age 21) at Nibley Green, Berkeley.

Thomas Talbot 2nd Viscount Lisle (age 21) was killed. Viscount Lisle extinct. Baron Lisle abeyant.

Ostensibly a battle of the Wars of the Roses it may also be considered a settling of the dispute over the ownership of Berkeley Castle [Map] which has passed with the Baron Berkeley Feudal to William Berkeley 1st Marquess Berkeley (age 44) rather than with Baron Berkeley which was abeyant, and of which Thomas Talbot 2nd Viscount Lisle (age 21) was a potential heir. Thomas Talbot 2nd Viscount Lisle (age 21) was born to John Talbot 1st Viscount Lisle whose mother was Margaret Beauchamp Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford whose mother was Elizabeth Berkeley Countess Warwick who was a daughter of Thomas Berkeley 10th and 5th Baron Berkeley, Baron Lisle.

On 15 Jan 1471 Nicholas Hussey 7th Baron Hussey (age 54) died. Baron Hussey abeyant.

On 02 May 1473 Ralph Boteler 6th and 1st Baron Sudeley (age 84) died. Baron Sudeley extinct. Baron Sudeley abeyant.

On 19 Dec 1507 William Beaumont 2nd Viscount Beaumont (age 69) died at Wivenhoe [Map] where he was buried. Viscount Beaumont extinct. Baron Beaumont abeyant between his two nieces Joanne Lovell and Frideswell Lovell. The issue of Frideswell Lovell were disbarred from succeededing when her son Henry Norreys (age 25) was attainted. Baron Bardolf of Wormegay in Norfolk abeyant between his great nephews including Henry Norreys (age 25), George Stapleton (age 28) and great-great nephew Brian Stapleton (age 30).

On 23 Oct 1508 Edmund Ros 10th Baron Ros Helmsley (age 53) died. Baron Ros Helmsley abeyant between his daughters.

On 28 Jan 1512 George Fitzhugh 7th Baron Fitzhugh (age 26) died without issue. Baron Fitzhugh abeyant between the descendants of Alice Fitzhugh (age 64) and Anne Parr Countess Pembroke.

On 08 Jan 1542 John Hastings 15th Baron Hastings (age 10) died. Baron Hastings abeyant between his two sisters Anne Hastings (age 13) and Elizabeth Hastings (age 9).

On 25 Sep 1554 Thomas West 9th Baron De La Warr 6th Baron West (age 79) died at Offington Worthing. Baron West and Baron De La Warr abeyant between the two daughters of his half-brother Owen West. A new barony Baron De La Warr was conferred on Thomas' heir-male William West 1st Baron De La Warr (age 28).

On 13 Jun 1557 John Conyers 3rd Baron Conyers (age 33) died. Baron Conyers abeyant between his daughters Elizabeth Conyers (age 12), Katherine Conyers (age 17), Anne Conyers (age 17) and Margaret Conyers (age 17) and their heirs.

Battle of St Quentin

On 19 Nov 1557 John Braye 2nd Baron Braye died from wounds received at the Battle of St Quentin without issue. He was buried at Chelsea Old Church. Baron Braye abeyant between his six sisters inherited. The abeyance would be terminated in 1839 in favour of Sarah Otway-Cave 3rd Baroness Braye a descendant of his sister Elizabeth Braye (age 56).

On 22 Apr 1577 John Neville 4th Baron Latimer of Snape (age 57) died. He was buried at St Michaels Church, Well. Baron Latimer of Snape abeyant between daughters Katherine Neville Countess Northumberland (age 32), Dorothy Neville Countess Exeter (age 29), Lucy Neville (age 28) and Elizabeth Neville (age 27).

On 20 Nov 1597 Cuthbert Ogle 7th Baron Ogle (age 57) died at Cockle Park [Map]. Baron Ogle abeyant between his two daughters Joane Ogle Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford (age 31) and Catherine Ogle 8th Baroness Ogle (age 27).

In 1603 Henry Brooke 11th Baron Cobham (age 38) was attainted for his part in a plot to overthrow King James I. Baron Cobham abeyant or forfeit?

On 18 Aug 1625 Edward Zouche 11th Baron Zouche Harringworth (age 69) died. Baron Zouche Harringworth abeyant between his two daughters Elizabeth Zouche and Mary Zouche (age 43).

On 02 Mar 1637 Edward Bourchier 4th Earl Bath (age 47) died. He was buried at St Peter's Church, Tawstock [Map]. His first cousin once removed Henry Bourchier 5th Earl Bath (age 50) succeeded 5th Earl Bath. Baron Daubeney and Baron Fitzwarin abeyant between his three daughters Elizabeth Bourchier Countess Denbigh (age 11), Dorothy Bourchier (age 10) and Anne Bourchier Countess Middlesex (age 6) and their coheirs.

On 06 Dec 1642 Thomas Windsor 6th Baron Windsor (age 51) died. Baron Windsor of Stanwell in Buckinghamshire abeyant between his sisters.

On 20 Sep 1643 William Brooke (age 45) died. Baron Cobham abeyant between his four daughters and co-heirs

On 20 Sep 1663 Henry Vaux 5th Baron Vaux Harrowden (age 72) died unmarried. Baron Vaux Harrowden abeyant between his sisters and their issue. In 1838 His great x 7 nephew George Charles Mostyn 6th Baron Vaux of Harrowden abeyance terminated 6th Baron Vaux Harrowden. Caroline Vansittart Baroness Vaux by marriage Baroness Vaux Harrowden.

On 15 Mar 1674 James Fiennes 2nd Viscount Saye and Sele (age 72) died. His nephew William Fiennes 3rd Viscount Saye and Sele (age 33) succeeded 3rd Viscount Saye and Sele. Baron Saye and Sele abeyant between his two daughters Frances Fiennes and Elisabeth Fiennes.

On 07 Jan 1689 James Howard 3rd Earl Suffolk (age 69) died at Great Chesterford. He was buried at Waldon Priory and Abbey [Map]. His brother George Howard 4th Earl Suffolk (age 63) succeeded 4th Earl Suffolk. Anne "Mary" Wroth Countess Suffolk by marriage Countess Suffolk. Baron Howard de Walden abeyant between the his daughter Essex Howard Baroness Griffin and the descendants of his daughter's daughter (age 12).

In 1693 Thomas Knyvet 7th Baron Berners (age 38) died unmarried. Baron Berners abeyant between his sisters Katherine (age 35) and Elizabeth (age 37). The abeyance was terminated for Katherine Knyvet 8th Baroness Berners (age 35)

On 30 Oct 1715 Thomas Lennard 1st Earl of Sussex (age 61) died. Earl of Sussex extinct. Baron Dacre Gilsland abeyant.

On 12 Oct 1731 Mary Eure (age 80) died. Baron Scrope of Bolton abeyant.

On 13 Mar 1741 Elizabeth Shirley Countess Northampton (age 46) died. Baron Ferrers of Chartley abeyant.

In 1743 Katherine Knyvet 8th Baroness Berners (age 85) died. Baron Berners abeyant between the heirs of her uncle Thomas Knyvet of Mutford in Suffolk. On 7 May 1832 the abeyance of the Barony of Berners was terminated in favour of his great-great-grandson Robert Wilson 9th Baron Berners.

In 1751 Hugh Fortescue 1st Earl Clinton (age 55) died unmarried. Earl Clinton extinct. His half brother Matthew Fortescue 2nd Baron Fortescue (age 32) succeeded 2nd Baron Fortescue of Castle Hill. Baron Clinton abeyant between his sister Margaret Fortescue and his second cousin Margaret Rolle Countess Orford (age 41).

On 29 Feb 1756 Benjamin Mildmay 1st Earl Fitzwalter (age 83) died. Earl Fitzwalter, Viscount Harwich Essex extinct. Baron Fitzwalter abeyant between the issue of his aunt Mary Mildmay. The abeyance was terminated 30 Sep 1924 after nearly 169 years in favour of one of the co-heirs Henry FitzWalter Plumptre 20th Baron FitzWalter.

On 21 Oct 1757 Ferdinando Dudley Lea 11th Baron Dudley (age 47) died. Baron Sutton of Dudley abeyant between his two sisters.

In 1761 Jane Wharton 7th Baroness Wharton (age 55) died. Baron Wharton abeyant. The abeyance was terminated in 1916 in favour of Charles Kemeys-Tynte 8th Baron Wharton. Her estates, including the valuable mineral mines centred on Fremington in Yorkshire,

On 26 Aug 1762 John Fane 7th Earl of Westmoreland (age 77) died without issue. His second cousin once removed Thomas Fane 8th Earl of Westmoreland (age 61) succeeded 8th Earl of Westmoreland. Elizabeth Swymmer Countess Westmoreland by marriage Countess of Westmoreland. Baron Bergavenny, Baron Bergavenny, Baron Burghesh in Suffolk abeyant.

On 15 Oct 1770 Norborne Berkeley 4th Baron Botetort (age 53) died in Williamsburg. Baron Botetort abeyant.

On 20 Sep 1777 Edward Howard 9th Duke of Norfolk (age 91) died.

Earl Norwich and Baron Howard of Castle Rising extinct.

Charles Howard 10th Duke of Norfolk (age 56) succeeded 10th Duke Norfolk, 28th Earl Arundel Sussex, 11th Earl Surrey, 8th Earl Norfolk, 18th Baron Maltravers, 18th Baron Arundel. Catherine Brockholes Duchess Norfolk (age 59) by marriage Duchess Norfolk.

Baron Furnivall, Baron Talbot, Baron Strange Blackmere, Baron Mowbray and Baron Segrave abeyant.

On 28 Feb 1778 Margaret Tufton Countess Leicester (age 77) died. Baron de Clifford abeyant.

On 11 Dec 1781 Francis Dashwood 11th Baron Despencer (age 73) died without legitimate issue. His half brother John Dashwood-King 3rd Baronet (age 65) succeeded 3rd Baronet Dashwood of West Wycombe in Buckinghamshire. Baron Despencer abeyant between his sister, Rachel Dashwood (age 75), and the descendants of his aunt, Catherine Fane. When his sister died without issue in 1788 the barony was called out of abeyance in favour of Thomas Stapleton 12th Baron Despencer (age 15), the only surviving descendant of his aunt.

On 14 Feb 1789 Mary Thorpe 14th Baroness Cobham (age 72) died. Baron Cobham abeyant.

On 17 Apr 1815 Thomas Noel 2nd Viscount Wentworth (age 69) died without legitmate issue. Viscount Wentworth, Baronet Noel extinct. Baron Wentworth abeyant. His sister Judith Noel (age 64) inherited his estates at which time her husband Ralph Milbanke aka Noel 6th Baronet (age 67) changed his name from Milbanke to Noel by Royal Licence.

On 20 Jul 1833 Other Archer Windsor 6th Earl Plymouth (age 44) died aboard his yacht at Deptford, Kent [Map]. His uncle Andrew Windsor 7th Earl (age 69) succeeded 7th Earl Plymouth. Baron Windsor of Stanwell in Buckinghamshire abeyant between his daughters Maria Windsor Marchioness Downshire (age 43) and Harriet Windsor (age 35).

On 25 Mar 1838 Robert Wilson 9th Baron Berners (age 77) died. Baron Berners abeyant. The abeyance was terminated in favour of his younger brother Reverend Henry Wilson 10th Baron Berners (age 75) by Royal Warrant dated 2 Apr 1838.

On 21 Feb 1862 Sarah Otway-Cave 3rd Baroness Braye (age 93) died. Baron Braye abeyant.

On 18 Apr 1872 George Edward Thicknesse-Touchet 21st Baron Audley (age 55) died. Baron Audley of Heighley in Staffordshire abeyant between his two daughters Mary Thicknesse-Touchet 22nd Baroness Audley (age 13) and Emily Thicknesse-Touchet.

On 16 Sep 1895 Miles Stapleton 10th Baron Beaumont (age 45) died without male issue. Baron Beaumont abeyant between his two infant daughters Mona Stapleton 11th Baroness Beaumont and Baroness Howard (age 1) and Ivy Mary Stapleton, the latter being born three weeks after his death.

On 12 Sep 1932 Henry FitzWalter Plumptre 20th Baron FitzWalter (age 71) died. Baron Fitzwalter abeyant.

On 10 Jun 1933 Gervase Disney Alexander 15th Baron Cobham (age 53) died. Baron Cobham abeyant.

On 21 May 1934 Cecil Talbot Clifton 24th Baron Grey of Ruthin (age 72) died. Baron Grey of Ruthyn abeyant between his sister Lelgarde Harry Florence Clifton (age 64) and his nephew John Lancelot Butler-Bowdon 25th Baron Grey of Ruthin (age 50).

1936 Limerick Grand Prix

On 19 Dec 1941 John Dudley North 13th Baron North (age 24) was killed in action when HMS Neptune was sunk by enemy mines in the Mediterranean. Baron North abeyant between his two sisters.

On 21 Feb 1951 Robert Disney Leith Alexander 16th Baron Cobham (age 65) died. Baron Cobham abeyant.

On 05 Jul 1957 Charles Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis 21st Baron Clinton (age 94) died. Baron Clinton abeyant between his daughters Harriet Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis (age 69) and Fenella Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis (age 67). The abeyance was terminated when Gerard Nevile Mark Fane-Trefusis 22nd Baron Clinton (age 23), grandson of Harriet Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis (age 69), succeeded as 22nd Baron Clinton.

After 24 Feb 1960 Edith Maud Rawdon-Hastings 12th Countess Loudon (age 76) died. Her daughter Barbara Abney-Hastings 13th Countess of Loudoun (age 40) succeeded 13th Countess Loudon. Peter Griffiths Earl Loudon (age 35) by marriage Earl Loudon.

Baron Botreaux, Baron Stanley and Baron Hastings abeyant between her five daughters and their descendants.

On 25 Oct 1963 John Lancelot Butler-Bowdon 25th Baron Grey of Ruthin (age 80) died. Baron Grey of Ruthyn abeyant between the issue of his three great aunts: Edith Maud Rawdon-Hastings 10th Countess Loudon, Victoria Maria Louisa Rawdon-Hastings and Frances Augusta Constance Muir Rawdon-Hastings Countess Romney.

On 04 Dec 1964 Eva Mary FitzHardinge Milman 16th Baroness Berkeley (age 89) died. Baron Berkeley abeyant between her two daughters Mary Lalle Foley 17th Baroness Berkeley (age 59) and Cynthia Ella Foley (age 55).

On 17 Oct 1965 Thomas Brand 4th Viscount Hampden (age 65) died. His brother David Brand 5th Viscount Hampden (age 63) succeeded 5th Viscount Hampden. Imogen Alice Rice Viscountess Hampden (age 62) by marriage Viscountess Hampden.

Baron Dacre Gilsland abeyant between his two surviving daughters Rachel Leila Brand 27th Baroness Dacre (age 35) and Tessa Mary Brand (age 31). The former succeeded in 1970 when the abeyance was terminated.

On 04 May 1974 Elisabeth Kemeys-Tynte 10th Baroness Wharton (age 68) died. Baron Wharton abeyant for sixteen years until 1990 when it was brought out of abeyance in favour of her elder daughter, Ziki Robertson 11th Baroness Wharton (age 40).

On 20 Feb 1992 Vera Ruby Tyrwhitt 15th Baroness Berners (age 90) died. Baron Berners abeyant between her two daughters Pamela Vivian Williams 16th Baron Berners (age 62) and Rosemary Tyrwhit Williams (age 60).

In 1997 Richard Souter 25th Baron Audley (age 82) died. Baron Audley of Heighley in Staffordshire abeyant between his three daughters Patricia Ann Souter (age 50), Jennifer Michelle Souter (age 48) and Amanda Elizabeth Souter (age 38).

On 02 Mar 2013 Diana Mary Pelham 15th Baroness Conyers 9th Fauconberg (age 92) died. Baron Conyers and Baron Fauconberg abeyant between her two daughters.