Baron Neville or Nevill was a title of nobility in England, relating to and held by the

Neville family The Neville or Nevill family (originally FitzMaldred) is a noble house of early medieval origin, which was a leading force in English politics in the later Middle Ages. The family became one of the two major powers in northern England and played ...

, a noble house in

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. The Nevilles had their

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at the manor of Raby (turned into Raby Castle in the 14th century) in

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, and so were called barons "Neville of Raby". The title was first held as a barony by tenure (the Nevilles being

feudal baron A feudal baron is a vassal holding a heritable fief called a ''barony'', comprising a specific portion of land, granted by an overlord in return for allegiance and service. Following the end of European feudalism, feudal baronies have largely been ...

s of Raby), and was afterwards created twice (in 1295 and 1459) by

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. The Neville barony of Raby came to existence in the 13th century, by the marriage of Robert fitz Meldred, lord of Raby, to Isabel de Neville, the heiress of a family of Norman origin. Their son, Geoffrey fitz Robert, adopted his mother's surname 'Neville' and inherited from his father the feudal barony of Raby, becoming the first "Baron Neville of Raby". The barony by writ was created when Geoffrey de Neville's great-grandson, Ranulph, the third baron, was summoned to parliament on 24 June 1295, whereby he is held to have become 'Lord Neville' (of Raby). It was created once again, on 20 November 1459, for John Neville, a younger scion of the family (he did not own Raby castle and so was simply called "Lord Neville"). His son

Ralph Ralph (pronounced ; or ,) is a male given name of English, Scottish and Irish origin, derived from the Old English ''Rædwulf'' and Radulf, cognate with the Old Norse ''Raðulfr'' (''rað'' "counsel" and ''ulfr'' "wolf"). The most common forms ...

later inherited the earldom of Westmorland together with the two previous creations of the barony. The titles remained merged until the

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Charles Neville, 6th Earl of Westmorland Charles Neville, 6th Earl of Westmorland (18 August 154216 November 1601) was an English nobleman and one of the leaders of the Rising of the North in 1569. He was the son of Henry Neville, 5th Earl of Westmorland and Lady Anne Manners, second ...

, in 1571, wherein the barony of Neville became extinct.

Feudal barons of Raby (barony by tenure)

* Geoffrey de Neville, 1st Baron Neville of Raby (d.c. 1242) * Robert de Neville, 2nd Baron Neville (d. 1282), son of preceding * Ranulph Neville, 3rd Baron Neville (1262–1331), grandson of preceding – created Baron Neville by

to parliament ''For further succession, see below''

Barons Neville of Raby (1295)

* Ranulph Neville, 1st (or 3rd) Baron Neville (1262–1331) – 3rd baron by tenure, 1st baron by writ * Ralph Neville, 2nd (or 4th) Baron Neville (c. 1291–1367), son of preceding * John Neville, 3rd (or 5th) Baron Neville (c. 1330–1388), son of preceding * Ralph Neville, 4th (or 6th) Baron Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland (c. 1364–1425), son of preceding ''For further succession, see Earl of Westmorland''

Barons Neville (1459)

* John Neville, Baron Neville (c. 1410–1461) – attainted on 4 November 1461 * Ralph Neville, Baron Neville, 3rd Earl of Westmorland (c. 1456–1499), son of preceding – attainder reversed on 6 October 1472 ''For further succession, see Earl of Westmorland''

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Feudal barons of Raby (barony by tenure)

Barons Neville of Raby (1295)

Barons Neville (1459)

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