Baron Fauconberg

Baron Fauconberg is a hereditary British title of nobility in the Peerage of England, which is currently held by the Miller family.

Ceremonies

The barony was created on 24 June 1295 when King Edward I of England, his henchman Walter de Fauconberg, was the ancestor Drogo, Castellan of Fauquembergue, came from the area of ​​Saint Omer and supposedly came with William the Conqueror to England.

As with many ancient baronies of the Peerage of England, the creation was not by appointment of a person to Peer ( Letters Patent ), but by the fact that the person was asked 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 no children are present. However applies between several sisters - unlike brothers - not the principle of primogeniture. Since the title can not be shared or held in common but the title then rests, however, if no sons, several daughters present ( falls into abeyance ). Everyone can then jointly entitled to request the termination of the suspension at the crown.

A second ceremony took place in 1627 at the politician Sir Thomas Belasyse, 2nd Baronet. At this time, the title of the first ceremony for more than 100 years is already resting. He was raised in 1643 to Viscount Fauconberg.

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The Barony Fauconberg handed down over his descendants in the family Fauconberg to 5th Baron, who died in 1407. Since he had only one daughter Joan, although they inherit the title, but as a woman could not sit in the upper house, called King Henry VI. Joan's husband William Neville, who was later created Earl of Kent, jure uxoris as Baron Fauconberg to the Upper House. Since she had no male heirs, the barony fell Fauconberg after her death in 1490 in Abeyance.

In case of the Barony Fauconberg took the Abeyance centuries: in 1903 transferred the crown of the barony Fauconberg a descendant of the last Baroness, namely Marcia Amelia Lane - Fox, who had been 11 years earlier grant of the Barony Conyers. From her father she inherited the Portuguese title of Countess of Mértola already at his death in 1888, which can also be inherited in the female line. This title has been operational since the respective title owner of the barony.

Her son, the eighth Baron inherited, ten years after the baronies Faucenberg and Conyers from his father the dignity of Earl of Yarmouth. However, as this only had daughters, fell the earldom, which can be inherited only in the male line, at his death in 1948 to his brother. The baronies fell, however, both in Abeyance.

2012 transferred the crown both baronies his only surviving daughter

List of barons Fauconberg, first Creation ( 1295)

  • Walter de Fauconberg, 1st Baron Fauconberg ( unknown -1304 ),
  • Walter de Fauconberg, 2nd Baron Fauconberg ( 1264-1318 ),
  • John de Fauconberg, 3rd Baron Fauconberg ( 1290-1349 ),
  • Walter de Fauconberg, 4th Baron Fauconberg ( 1319-1362 ),
  • Thomas de Fauconberg, 5th Baron Fauconberg ( 1345-1407 ), Abeyance 1407 to 1429
  • Joan de Fauconberg, 6th Baroness Fauconberg, († 1490 ), Abeyance 1490 to 1903
  • Marcia Amelia Fox Lane, 7th Baroness Fauconberg, 13th Baroness Conyers ( 1863-1926 ),
  • Sackville George Pelham, 5th Earl of Yarborough, 8th Baron Fauconberg ( 1888-1948 ) ( Abeyance 1948 to 2012 )
  • Diana Miller, 11 Countess of Mértola, 9th Baroness Fauconberg (* 1920)

List of barons Fauconberg, second Creation ( 1627 )

See Viscount Fauconberg

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