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Baron Slane was a title in the
Peerage of Ireland
The Peerage of Ireland consists of those titles of nobility created by the English monarchs in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland, or later by monarchs of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. It is one of the five divisi ...
. It was created in 1370 for the Fleming family but forfeited in 1691.
Origins
The Flemings of
Slane
Slane () is a village in County Meath, in Ireland. The village stands on a steep hillside on the left bank of the River Boyne at the intersection of the N2 (Dublin to Monaghan road) and the N51 (Drogheda to Navan road). As of the 2016 census ...
descend from
Erchenbald, otherwise referred to as "Archembald le Fleming", of
Bratton Fleming
Bratton Fleming is a large village, civil parish and former manor near Barnstaple, in Devon, England. It lies a few miles west of Exmoor. The parish is surrounded, clockwise from the north, by the parishes of Challacombe, Brayford, Stoke River ...
,
Devon
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, who was alive in 1087. Archembald derived his surname due to his birth in
Flanders
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, and came to England during the reign of
William I
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. He was succeeded by his son, Stephen (fl. 1145), whose son, Archembald, arrived in Ireland with
Henry II in 1171 and participated in
Hugh de Lacy Hugh de Lacy may refer to:
* Hugh de Lacy, Lord of Lassy (c.1020–1085), first recorded member of the Norman noble family de Lacy
* Hugh de Lacy, Lord of Meath (died 1186), 4th Baron Lacy
* Hugh de Lacy, Abbot of Shrewsbury (died c. 1215/18)
*Hug ...
's plantation of the
Kingdom of Mide
Meath (; Old Irish: ''Mide'' ; spelt ''Mí'' in Modern Irish) was a kingdom in Ireland from the 1st to the 12th century AD. Its name means "middle," denoting its location in the middle of the island.
At its greatest extent, it included all o ...
. On the west side of the hill of
Slane
Slane () is a village in County Meath, in Ireland. The village stands on a steep hillside on the left bank of the River Boyne at the intersection of the N2 (Dublin to Monaghan road) and the N51 (Drogheda to Navan road). As of the 2016 census ...
, there are the remains of a 12th-century
motte and bailey
A motte-and-bailey castle is a European fortification with a wooden or stone keep situated on a raised area of ground called a motte, accompanied by a walled courtyard, or Bailey (castle), bailey, surrounded by a protective Rampart (fortification ...
which was the settlement, destroyed by the Irish in 1176.
Succeeding Flemings were Stephen, (died –1214) and Baldwin (died 1260). Baldwin's son, Richard, is the first of whom some substantial information exists. He married Mary/Maria Martin, daughter of Sir Nicholas
FitzMartin
FitzMartin or Fitz Martin was the surname of a Norman family based in England and Wales between 1085 and 1342.
Earliest Generations
The earliest well-documented progenitor of this family was Robert, whose charter to the monks at Montacute from ...
the Younger (died 1260). Richard died in 1301, but it is unknown when his wife died. Their son, Baldwin (died 1335), married Matilda/Maude de Genville, daughter of Sir Simon de Genville of
Trim
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Cutting
* Cutting or trimming small pieces off something to remove them
** Book trimming, a stage of the publishing process
** Pruning, trimming as a form of pruning often used on trees
Decoration
* Trim (sewing), or ...
. They were the parents of
Simon Fleming, 1st Baron Slane
Simon Fleming (died 1370) is the first Baron Slane whose holding of the title can be conclusively established.
Fleming was a descendant of Archembald le Fleming of Bratton Fleming, Devon, who was alive in 1087. Archembald's grandson, Archembald ...
, who died on 13 September 1370.
An unusual feature of the title was the ability of the holder to petition the Crown to transfer it: after the death of the 12th Baron in 1625, the 13th Baron successfully petitioned the Crown to transfer the title to his younger brother, since as a
Roman Catholic priest
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he did not expect to live on or manage the family estate. He later became
Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin
The Archbishop of Dublin ( ga, Ard-Easpag Bhaile Átha Cliath) is the head of the Archdiocese of Dublin in the Catholic Church, responsible for its spiritual and administrative needs. The office has existed since 1152, in succession to a regula ...
.
Peerage Case, 1835
In the case "Slane Peerage case" brought before the House of Lords in 1835, evidence was submitted by the agent of the petitioner.
New creation
The 17th Baron, Christopher, was attainted in 1691 for fighting against
William III. The title became dormant after the death of the 19th Baron in 1771, but claimants from junior lines continued to advance their claims into the 19th century. One such was
James Ellis Fleming
James Ellis Fleming ( fl. 1824–1832) was an Irish claimant to the title of 20th Baron Slane.
Ancestry and claim
Fleming was a resident of Tuam, County Galway, and claimed to be a direct descendant of Simon Fleming, 1st Baron Slane (died 1370 ...
of
Tuam
Tuam ( ; ga, Tuaim , meaning 'mound' or 'burial-place') is a town in Ireland and the second-largest settlement in County Galway. It is west of the midlands of Ireland, about north of Galway city. Humans have lived in the area since the Bron ...
,
County Galway
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, who, in 1824, claimed descent from John, third son of Christoper, who succeeded in 1612. The title remains dormant.
Barons Slane (created c. 1370)
*
Simon Fleming, 1st Baron Slane
Simon Fleming (died 1370) is the first Baron Slane whose holding of the title can be conclusively established.
Fleming was a descendant of Archembald le Fleming of Bratton Fleming, Devon, who was alive in 1087. Archembald's grandson, Archembald ...
(died 1370)
*
Thomas Fleming, 2nd Baron Slane
Thomas Fleming (1358-1435), 2nd Baron Slane, was a member of the Parliament of Ireland from 1394-1395, and again from 1401-12. He is mainly remembered for kidnapping the senior judge Richard Rede, from whom he extorted a large ransom. He managed t ...
(died 1434–35)
*Christopher Fleming, 3rd Baron Slane (died 1446), son.
*Christopher Fleming, 4th Baron Slane (died 1457), son of John Fleming, son of the 3rd Baron and his first wife Levita Ferrers of
Bere Ferrers,
Devon
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, who predeceased his father. Died without issue.
*David Fleming, 5th Baron Slane (died 1463), younger son by his second wife Elizabeth Wogan of Christopher Fleming, 3rd Baron Slane (died 1446), thus uncle of half-blood to Christopher Fleming, 4th Baron Slane (died 1457).
*Thomas Fleming, 6th Baron Slane (died 1470), only son, died without issue.
*
James Fleming, 7th Baron Slane
James Fleming (bef. 1442–1492) was an Irish nobleman, who sat as a member of the House of Lords in the Irish Parliament in 1491 and also served as High Sheriff of Meath.
James was the son of William Fleming, a younger son of the 2nd Baron, and ...
(died 1491–92), cousin, son of Sir William Fleming, 2nd son of Thomas Fleming, 2nd Baron Slane (died 1434–35).
*
Christopher Fleming, 8th Baron Slane
Christopher Fleming (bef. 1474–1517) was an Irish nobleman, who was Lord High Treasurer of Ireland from 1514 until his death. He succeeded as 8th Baron Slane in 1492.
Family
Christopher was the eldest son of James Fleming, 7th Baron Slane. H ...
(died 1517), son.
*James Fleming, 9th Baron Slane (died 1577–78), son, died without issue.
*
Thomas Fleming, 10th Baron Slane
Thomas Fleming (died 1601) was an Irish peer, and a member of the Parliament of Ireland of 1585. He was the son of James Fleming, and great-grandson of James Fleming, 7th Baron Slane. His mother was Ismay Dillon, daughter of Sir Bartholomew Di ...
(died 1597), son of James Fleming and great-grandson of the 7th Baron.
*William Fleming, 11th Baron Slane (died 1612), descendant of the 7th Baron.
*Christopher Fleming, 12th Baron Slane (died 1625), son of William, 11th Baron.
*
Thomas Fleming, 13th Baron Slane, (1593–1665)
Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin
The Archbishop of Dublin ( ga, Ard-Easpag Bhaile Átha Cliath) is the head of the Archdiocese of Dublin in the Catholic Church, responsible for its spiritual and administrative needs. The office has existed since 1152, in succession to a regula ...
(eldest son; petitioned for his brother to have the peerage in 1629).
*William Fleming, 14th Baron Slane (died 1641), brother of the Archbishop.
*Charles Fleming, 15th Baron Slane (died 1661)
*Randall Fleming, 16th Baron Slane (died 1676)
*
Christopher Fleming, 1st Viscount Longford and 17th Baron Slane (attainted 1691, died 1726), only son.
*William Fleming, 18th Baron Slane (claimant) (died 1747)
*Christopher Fleming, 19th Baron Slane (claimant) (died 1771, at which time the title became dormant.)
References
Sources
LibraryIreland.com * George. E. Cokayne
''The Complete Peerage'' 1st ed., vol. 7, pp. 156-163
Further reading
*Fleming, F. Lawrence, A Genealogical History of the Barons Slane.
External links
Biography of Lords Fleming of Slane- The Gentleman's Magazine, March, 1832
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Forfeited baronies in the Peerage of Ireland
Noble titles created in 1370