The title of Baron Poynings was created twice in the

Peerage of England The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. In that year, the Peerages of England and Scotland were replaced by one Peerage of Great Britain. There are five peerages in t ...

. The first creation was for Sir Michael Poynings, who was summoned to Parliament from 20 November 1348 to 24 February 1368 by writs directed Michaeli de Ponynges, 'whereby he is held to have become Lord Poynings'. On the death of the fourth baron in 1446, his granddaughter, Eleanor Poynings, who had married Sir Henry Percy, later 3rd Earl of Northumberland, became ''de jure suo jure'' Baroness Poynings. Percy was summoned to Parliament on her behalf from 14 December 1446 to 26 May 1455 by writs directed ''Henrico de Percy, chivaler, domino de Poynings''. The 3rd Earl was slain at the

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on 29 March 1461. His widow, Eleanor, Baroness Poynings, died in February 1484. Their son,

Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland (c. 1449 – 28 April 1489) was an English aristocrat during the Wars of the Roses. After losing his title when his father was killed fighting the Yorkists, he later regained his position. He led the ...

, succeeded to the barony, and since that time the barony of Poynings 'has followed the devolutions of the barony of Percy'. It was attainted in 1571. The second creation of the barony was for Thomas Poynings, who was created Baron Poynings on 30 January 1545. At his death on 17 or 18 August of the same year, the second creation of the barony became extinct.

Barons Poynings (1337)

Michael Poynings, 1st Baron Poynings Michael de Poynings, 1st Baron Poynings, Knt. (c.1318 – 7 March 1369), of Bures St. Mary, Suffolk, was an English nobleman and soldier. He was present at the Battle of Crécy. Michael de Poynings was summoned to Parliament by writs direct to ...

(1317–1369) *

Thomas Poynings, 2nd Baron Poynings Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (disambiguation) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the Ap ...

(1349–1375) *

Richard Poynings, 3rd Baron Poynings Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong ...

(1359–1387) *

Robert Poynings, 4th Baron Poynings The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of ''Hrōþ, Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory ...

(1380–1446) National Archives; Plea Rolls of the Court of Common Pleas; CP40/764, in year 1452; image seen on: http://aalt.law.uh.edu/AALT3/H6/CP40no764/bCP40no764dorses/IMG_2074.htm 4th entry, with Thomas Goly as plaintiff; the administrator of his will is given as William Broun, of Horsham, Sussex * Eleanor Percy, 5th Baroness Poynings (c.1421–1482), granddaughter of the 4th baron **

Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland, (25 July 1421 – 29 March 1461) was an English magnate. The Earldom of Northumberland was then one of the greatest landholdings in northern England; Percy also became Lord Poynings on his marr ...

(1421–1461) summoned to parliament on her behalf * Henry Percy, 6th Baron Poynings (c.1449–1489) *For further barons, see

Baron Percy The title Baron Percy has been created several times in the Peerage of England. The first, soon after 1066, a feudal barony rather than a barony by writ, which continued in parallel with the later baronies by writ, until the abolition of feudal ...

and

Earl of Northumberland The title of Earl of Northumberland has been created several times in the Peerage of England and of Great Britain, succeeding the title Earl of Northumbria. Its most famous holders are the House of Percy (''alias'' Perci), who were the most po ...

Baron Poynings (1545)

Thomas Poynings, 1st Baron Poynings Thomas Poynings, 1st Baron Poynings (c.1512 – 17 August 1545) was an English soldier and courtier. Family Thomas Poynings was one of seven illegitimate children of Sir Edward Poynings of Westenhanger, Kent. His mother may have been his fat ...

(d. 1545)

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