The title of Baron Burghersh has been created three times in the Peerage of England. It was first created by writ for Robert de Burghersh on 12 November 1303. Robert had three sons, the eldest of which, named Stephen, became the second Baron. According to modern peerage law, the title would have descended to Maud, Stephen's only daughter, then to her son Sir Walter Paveley, and afterwards to his son, also named Walter. However, there is no evidence that Maud or her descendants ever used the title. After Walter's death the title presumably became

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or extinct. The title was created again by writ for Robert's third son Bartholomew de Burghersh on 25 January 1330. It descended through the families of Despencer and Beauchamp, before becoming abeyant in 1449. The title was created again on 29 December 1624 for Francis Fane. Francis was made

Earl of Westmorland Earl of Westmorland is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of England. The title was first created in 1397 for Ralph Neville. It was forfeited in 1571 by Charles Neville, 6th Earl of Westmorland, for leading the Rising of the North ...

at the same time, and both titles are currently held by Anthony Fane, his descendant.

Barons Burghersh (1303)

* Robert de Burghersh, 1st Baron Burghersh (d. 1306) *Stephen de Burghersh, ''de jure'' 2nd Baron Burghersh (b. c. 1280–1310) *Maud de Burghersh, ''de jure et suo jure'' 3rd Baroness Burghersh (b. 1304) *

Walter Paveley Sir Walter Paveley KG (1319–1375) was an English knight from Kent, a Knight Founder of the Order of the Garter. He was the son of Sir Walter Paveley (d. 1327), a Kentish landholder, and Maud (1304 – c. 1366), daughter and heir of Sir Stephe ...

, ''de jure'' 4th Baron Burghersh (d. 1375) *Walter Paveley, ''de jure'' 5th Baron Burghersh (testate 1379) (extinct? abeyant?)

Barons Burghersh (1330)

Bartholomew de Burghersh, 1st Baron Burghersh Bartholomew Burghersh, 1st Baron Burghersh (died 3 August 1355, Dover), called "the elder", was an English nobleman and soldier, a younger son of Robert Burghersh, 1st Baron Burghersh and Maud Badlesmere, sister of Bartholomew Badlesmere, 1st Ba ...

(bef. 1304–1355) *

Bartholomew de Burghersh, 2nd Baron Burghersh Bartholomew Burghersh, 2nd Baron Burghersh KG (bef. 1329 – 5 April 1369), called 'the younger', was an English nobleman and soldier. Life He was the son of Bartholomew Burghersh the elder, adopted his father's profession of arms and r ...

(bef. 1329–1369) * Elizabeth le Despencer, ''suo jure'' 3rd Baroness Burghersh (1342–1409) *

Richard le Despencer, 4th Baron Burghersh Richard le Despenser, 4th Baron Burghersh (1396–1414) was the son and heir of Thomas le Despenser, 1st Earl of Gloucester (1373–1400), by Constance of York. Constance was a daughter of Edmund of Langley, Duke of York, fourth surviving son of ...

(1396–1414) * Isabel de Beauchamp, ''suo jure'' 5th Baroness Burghersh (1400–1439) * Henry de Beauchamp, 1st Duke of Warwick, 14th Earl of Warwick, 6th Baron Burghersh (1425–1446) * Anne de Beauchamp, ''suo jure'' 15th Countess of Warwick, 7th Baroness Burghersh (1443 or 1434 – 1449) After Anne's death at the age of five, the Barony of Burghersh fell into abeyance between her aunts. (Her Earldom passed to her aunt Anne Beauchamp, her father Henry's only full sister; her husband Richard Neville then became ''jure uxoris'' 16th Earl of Warwick.)

Barons Burghersh (1624)

* Francis Fane, 1st Earl of Westmorland, 1st Lord Burghersh (1580–1629) See

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for further succession.

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External links

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