Baron Trimlestown

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Baron Trimlestown, or Trimleston, of Trimlestown in the County of Meath, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1461 for Sir Robert Barnewall. He was the son of Nicholas Barnewall, Chief Justice of the Irish Common Pleas, and the grandson of Sir Christopher Barnewall, Chief Justice of the King’s Bench in Ireland. His son, the second Baron, was implicated in the Lambert Simnel conspiracy, but received a pardon in 1488. His son, the third Baron, served as Lord Chancellor of Ireland from 1534 until his death in 1538. The barony became dormant on the death of his great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandson, 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 House of Lords. As of 2007 the title is held by the latter's grandson, the 21st Baron, who succeeded his elder brother in 1997.

The Viscounts Barnewall were members of another branch of the Barnewall family.

[edit] Barons Trimlestown (1461)

  • Robert Barnewall, 1st Baron Trimlestown (d. 1470)
  • Christopher Barnewall, 2nd Baron Trimlestown (d. c 1513)
  • John Barnewall, 3rd Baron Trimlestown (d. 1538)
  • Patrick Barnewall, 4th Baron Trimlestown (d. 1562)
  • Robert Barnewall, 5th Baron Trimlestown (d. 1573)
  • Peter Barnewall, 6th Baron Trimlestown (d. 1598)
  • Robert Barnewall, 7th Baron Trimlestown (c. 1574-1639)
  • Matthias Barnewall, 8th Baron Trimlestown (1614-1667)
  • Robert Barnewall, 9th Baron Trimlestown (d. 1689)
  • Matthias Barnewall, 10th Baron Trimlestown (d. 1692)
  • John Barnewall, 11th Baron Trimlestown (1672-1746)
  • Robert Barnewall, 12th Baron Trimlestown (d. 1779)
  • Thomas Barnewall, 13th Baron Trimlestown (d. 1796)
  • Nicholas Barnewall, 14th Baron Trimlestown (1726-1813)
  • John Thomas Barnewall, 15th Baron Trimlestown (1773-1839)
  • Thomas Barnewall, 16th Baron Trimlestown (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 (b. 1930)

There is no known heir to the barony so it will soon become dormant until either extinction is proved or an heir found.

[edit] References

  • Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
  • Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page