Baron Trimlestown, of Trimlestown in

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, is a title in the

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History

The title was created in 1461 for Sir Robert Barnewall, who was the younger brother of Nicholas Barnewall,

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, and younger son of Sir

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. He married Elizabeth le Brun, the heiress of Roebuck Castle in South Dublin. He was succeeded by his son Christopher, the second Baron. Christopher was implicated in the Lambert Simnel conspiracy, but received a

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in 1488. His son John, the third Baron, served as

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from 1534 until his death in 1538. The tenth baron, Matthias Barnewall, was

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in 1691 for supporting the Jacobite cause, but his brother successfully recovered the title and family estate. The barony became dormant on the death of the sixteenth Baron, in 1879. In 1891 the peerage was claimed by Christopher Patrick Mary Barnewall (''de jure'' 17th Baron Trimlestown), a descendant of Hon. Patrick Barnewall, second son of the seventh Baron. He died before he had fully established his claim, but in 1893 his younger brother Charles Aloysius Barnewall was confirmed in the title by the Committee for Privileges of the

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. the title is held by the grandson of the successful claimant, the twenty-first Baron, who succeeded his elder brother in 1997. There is no known heir to the barony so on the death of the current holder, it will become dormant until either extinction is proven or an heir is found. The Viscounts Barnewall were members of another branch of the Barnewall family and a third branch were the

Barnewall baronets The Barnewall Baronetcy, of Crickstown Castle in the County of Meath, is a title in the Baronetage of Ireland. It was created on 21 February 1623 for Sir Patrick Barnewall. He was the member of a family that had been settled in Ireland since 117 ...

of Crickstown.

Barons Trimlestown (1461)

*Robert Barnewall, 1st Baron Trimlestown (died 1470) *Christopher Barnewall, 2nd Baron Trimlestown (died ) *

John Barnewall, 3rd Baron Trimlestown John Barnewall, 3rd Baron Trimleston (1470-25 July 1538), was an Irish nobleman, judge and politician. He was the eldest son of Christopher Barnewall, 2nd Baron Trimlestown and his wife Elizabeth Plunket, daughter of Sir Thomas Fitz-Christopher Pl ...

(died 1538) *Patrick Barnewall, 4th Baron Trimlestown (died 1562 or 1563) *Robert Barnewall, 5th Baron Trimlestown (died 1573) *Peter Barnewall, 6th Baron Trimlestown (died 1598) *Robert Barnewall, 7th Baron Trimlestown (–1639) *Matthias Barnewall, 8th Baron Trimlestown (1614–1667) *Robert Barnewall, 9th Baron Trimlestown (died 1689) * Matthias Barnewall, 10th Baron Trimlestown (died 1692) (attainted 1691) *John Barnewall, 11th Baron Trimlestown (1672–1746) *

Robert Barnewall, 12th Baron Trimlestown Robert Barnewall, 12th Baron Trimlestown (''c.''1704 – 6 December 1779) was a prominent Anglo-Irish landowner, active in the Roman Catholic cause. Early life Robert was the eldest son of John Barnewall, 11th Baron Trimlestown (1672–1746). Ro ...

(died 1779) *

Thomas Barnewall, 13th Baron Trimlestown Thomas Barnewall, 13th Baron Trimlestown (died 24 December 1796) was an Irish noble. He was the eldest surviving son of Robert Barnewall, 12th Baron Trimlestown and his first wife Margaret Rochfort, daughter of James Rochfort of Laragh. The title w ...

(died 1796) *

Nicholas Barnewall, 14th Baron Trimlestown Nicholas Barnewall, 14th Baron Trimlestown (8 June 1726 – 16 April 1813) was an Irish landowner associated with the Roebuck Estate in County Dublin, Ireland. He was the son of Richard Barnewall, a younger brother of Robert Barnewall, 12th Baron ...

(1726–1813) *

John Thomas Barnewall, 15th Baron Trimlestown John Thomas Barnewall, 15th Baron Trimlestown (30 January 1773 – 7 October 1839) was an Irish landowner associated with the Roebuck Estate in County Dublin, Ireland. He succeeded to the title on the death of his father Nicholas on 16 April 1813 ...

(1773–1839)"Lord Trimlestown"
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Thomas Barnewall, 16th Baron Trimlestown Thomas Barnewall, 16th Baron Trimlestown (1796 – 1879) was an Irish landowner associated with the Roebuck Estate in County Dublin, Ireland. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin."Alumni Dublinenses: a register of the students, graduates, ...

(1796–1879) (dormant 1879) *Christopher Patrick Mary Barnewall, ''de jure'' 17th Baron Trimlestown (1846–1891) *Charles Aloysius Barnewall, 18th Baron Trimlestown (1861–1937) (confirmed in title 1893) *Charles Aloysius Barnewall, 19th Baron Trimlestown (1899–1990) *Anthony Edward Barnewall, 20th Baron Trimlestown (1928–1997) *Raymond Charles Barnewall, 21st Baron Trimlestown (born 1930) There is no known heir to the barony.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Trimlestown Baronies in the Peerage of Ireland Barons Trimlestown Noble titles created in 1461

History

Barons Trimlestown (1461)

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