Baron Belasyse was a title that was created twice in the

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. The first creation came on 27 January 1645 when the Honourable

John Belasyse John Belasyse, 1st Baron Belasyse (or Bellasis) (24 June 1614 – 10 September 1689) was an English nobleman, Royalist officer and Member of Parliament, notable for his role during and after the Civil War. He suffered a long spell of imprison ...

was made Baron Belasyse of

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in the County of

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. He was the second son of

Thomas Belasyse, 1st Viscount Fauconberg Thomas Belasyse, 1st Viscount Fauconberg (1577 – 18 April 1653), styled Baron Fauconberg between 1627 and 1643 and Sir Thomas Belasyse, 2nd Baronet between 1624 and 1627, was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times ...

, the younger brother of the Honourable Henry Belasyse and the uncle of

Thomas Belasyse, 1st Earl Fauconberg Thomas Belasyse, 1st Earl Fauconberg PC (c. 1627 – 31 December 1700) was an English peer. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War, becoming close to Oliver Cromwell and marrying Cromwell's third daughter, Mary. After ...

(see

Viscount Fauconberg Viscount Fauconberg, of Henknowle in the Bishopric of Durham, was a title in the Peerage of England held by the head of the Belasyse family. This family descended from Sir Henry Belasyse, High Sheriff of Yorkshire from 1603 to 1604, who was creat ...

for earlier history of the family). He was succeeded by his grandson, Henry, the second Baron, the son of Sir Henry Belasyse, who was killed in a duel in 1667. The title became extinct when the second Baron died childless in 1691. The second creation came on 1 April 1674 when Susan, Lady Belasyse, widow of the aforementioned Sir Henry Belasyse, son of the first Baron Belasyse, was made Baroness Belasyse of Osgodby in the County of

. This was a rare

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and became extinct on her death without surviving issue in 1713. Lady Belasyse was the daughter of Sir William Airmine, 2nd Baronet (see Airmine Baronets) and his wife Anne Crane. She was "a lady of much life and vivacity".

Barons Belasyse; first creation (1645)

John Belasyse, 1st Baron Belasyse John Belasyse, 1st Baron Belasyse (or Bellasis) (24 June 1614 – 10 September 1689) was an English nobleman, Royalist officer and Member of Parliament, notable for his role during and after the Civil War. He suffered a long spell of imprison ...

(1614–1689) **

Henry Belasyse (died 1667) Sir Henry Belasyse KB (c. 1639 – August 1667) was an English army officer and Member of the Parliament of England. He was killed in a duel after a trivial quarrel with a friend, a tragedy which gave rise to much public comment. Biography He ...

*Henry Belasyse, 2nd Baron Belasyse (died 1691)

Baroness Belasyse; second creation (1674)

*Susan Belasyse, Baroness Belasyse (died 1713)

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The Complete Peerage ''The Complete Peerage'' (full title: ''The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom Extant, Extinct, or Dormant''; first edition by George Edward Cokayne, Clarenceux King of Arms; 2nd edition revis ...

{{DEFAULTSORT:Belasyse, Baron Extinct baronies in the Peerage of England 1645 establishments in England Noble titles created in 1645 Noble titles created in 1674

Barons Belasyse; first creation (1645)

Baroness Belasyse; second creation (1674)

See also

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