Baron Slane
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Baron Slane is a Barony in the Peerage of Ireland It was created in 1370 for the Fleming family but forfeited in 1691.

Origins

The Flemings of Slane
Slane
Slane is a village in County Meath, in Ireland. The village stands on a steep hillside on the left bank of the River Boyne at the intersection of the N2 and the N51 . In 2006 Slane's population was 1,099, having grown from 823 in 2002. The population of the village and the surrounding rural area...

 descend from Archembald le Fleming of Bratton Fleming
Bratton Fleming
Bratton Fleming is a large village near Barnstaple, in Devon, England. The population in 2001 was 942.The village runs along one street which climbs steadily up the foothills of Exmoor. The Flemings had their seat at Chimwell, now a farmhouse called Chumhill, which Risdon said was "one of the...

, Devon
Devon
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, who was alive in 1087. Archembald derived his surname due to his birth in Flanders
Flanders
Flanders is the community of the Flemings but also one of the institutions in Belgium, and a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France and the Netherlands. "Flanders" can also refer to the northern part of Belgium that contains Brussels, Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp...

, and came to England during the reign of William I
William I of England
William I , also known as William the Conqueror , was the first Norman King of England from Christmas 1066 until his death. He was also Duke of Normandy from 3 July 1035 until his death, under the name William II...

.
He was succeeded by his son, Stephen (fl. 1145), whose son, Archembald, came to Ireland with Henry II
Henry II of England
Henry II ruled as King of England , Count of Anjou, Count of Maine, Duke of Normandy, Duke of Aquitaine, Duke of Gascony, Count of Nantes, Lord of Ireland and, at various times, controlled parts of Wales, Scotland and western France. Henry, the great-grandson of William the Conqueror, was the...

 in 1171 and participated in Hugh de Lacy's plantation of the Kingdom of Mide
Kingdom of Mide
Mide , spelt Midhe in modern Irish and anglicised as Meath, was a medieval kingdom in Ireland for over 1,000 years. Its name means "middle", denoting the fact that lay in the middle of Ireland....

. On the west side of the hill of Slane
Slane
Slane is a village in County Meath, in Ireland. The village stands on a steep hillside on the left bank of the River Boyne at the intersection of the N2 and the N51 . In 2006 Slane's population was 1,099, having grown from 823 in 2002. The population of the village and the surrounding rural area...

 there are the remains of a twelfth century motte and bailey which was the settlement, destroyed by the Irish in 1176.

Succeeding Flemings were Stephen, died c. 1213 – 1214 and Baldwin, died 1260. Baldwin's son, Richard, is the first of whom some substantial information exists. He married Mary/Maria Martin, daughter of Sir Nicholas FitzMartin
FitzMartin
FitzMartin was the surname of a Norman family based in England and Wales between 1085 and 1342.-Family origins:The first known member of the family was an obscure man called Martin, who appears to have died prior to 1100. Little is known for certain of him; he was husband to Geva de Burci, and by...

 the Younger (died 1260). Richard died in 1301 but it is unknown when his wife died. Their son, Baldwin (died 1335), married Matilda/Maude de Genville, daughter of Sir Simon de Genville of Trim
Trim, County Meath
Trim is the traditional county town of County Meath in Ireland, although the county town is now Navan. The town was recorded in the 2006 census to have a population of 6,870....

. They were the parents of Simon Fleming, 1st Baron Slane
Simon Fleming, 1st Baron Slane
Simon Fleming is the first Baron of Slane whose holding of the title can be conclusively established.Fleming was a descendant of Archembald le Fleming of Bratton Fleming, Devon, who was alive in 1087...

, who died in 13 September 1370.

The 17th Baron, Christopher, was attained in for fighting against William III
William III of England
William III & II was a sovereign Prince of Orange of the House of Orange-Nassau by birth. From 1672 he governed as Stadtholder William III of Orange over Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel of the Dutch Republic. From 1689 he reigned as William III over England and Ireland...

 in 1691. The title went dormant after the death of the 19th Baron in 1771, but claiments from junior lines continued into the 19th century. One such was James Ellis Fleming
James Ellis Fleming
-Ancestry and claim:Fleming was a resident of Tuam, County Galway, and claimed to be a direct descendant of Simon Fleming, 1st Baron Slane was the first Baron Slane....

 of Tuam
Tuam
Tuam is a town in County Galway, Ireland. The name is pronounced choo-um . It is situated west of the midlands of Ireland, and north of Galway city.-History:...

, County Galway
County Galway
County Galway is a county in Ireland. It is located in the West Region and is also part of the province of Connacht. It is named after the city of Galway. Galway County Council is the local authority for the county. There are several strongly Irish-speaking areas in the west of the county...

, who in 1824 claimed descent from John, third son of Christoper, who succeeded in 1612.

The title is still dormant.

Barons Slane (created c. 1370)

  • Simon Fleming, 1st Baron Slane
    Simon Fleming, 1st Baron Slane
    Simon Fleming is the first Baron of Slane whose holding of the title can be conclusively established.Fleming was a descendant of Archembald le Fleming of Bratton Fleming, Devon, who was alive in 1087...

     (d. 1370)
  • Thomas Fleming, 2nd Baron Slane
    Thomas Fleming, 2nd Baron Slane
    Thomas Fleming , Lord Slane was a member of the Irish Parliament from 1394-1395.Thomas was the son of Simon Fleming, 1st Baron Slane. He was the commander of the guardians of the peace in County Meath in about 1385. He was knighted in 1396. In 1412 he was licensed to hold a market and fair at...

     (d. 1434-35)
  • Christopher Fleming, 3rd Baron Slane (d. 1446)
  • Christopher Fleming, 4th Baron Slane (d. 1457)
  • David Fleming, 5th Baron Slane (d. 1463)
  • Thomas Fleming, 6th Baron Slane (d. 1470)
  • James Fleming, 7th Baron Slane
    James Fleming, 7th Baron Slane
    James Fleming was a member of the Irish Parliament in 1491 and sheriff of County Meath.James was the son of William Fleming and his wife the former Janet Rochfort. He succeeded to the title of his 1st cousin once removed, Thomas Fleming, 6th Baron Slane in 1471...

     (d. 1491-92)
  • Christopher Fleming, 8th Baron Slane
    Christopher Fleming, 8th Baron Slane
    Christopher Fleming was an Irish nobleman, who was Lord High Treasurer of Ireland from 1514 until his death. He succeeded as 8th Baron in 1492.- Family :...

     (d. 1517)
  • James Fleming, 9th Baron Slane (d. 1577-78)
  • Thomas Fleming, 10th Baron Slane
    Thomas Fleming, 10th Baron Slane
    Thomas Fleming was a member of the Irish parliament of 1585. He succeeded to the barony after the death of his cousin James Fleming, 9th Baron Slane. He was the only noble to serve with the Earl of Essex against Tirlogh O'Neill in March 1574....

     (d. 1597)
  • William Fleming, 11th Baron Slane (d. 1612)
  • Christopher Fleming, 12th Baron Slane (d. 1625)
  • Thomas Fleming, 13th Baron Slane (petitioned for his brother to have the peerage in 1629)
  • William Fleming, 14th Baron Slane (d. 1641)
  • Charles Fleming, 15th Baron Slane (d. 1661)
  • Randall Fleming, 16th Baron Slane (d. 1676)
  • Christopher Fleming, 17th Baron Slane
    Christopher Fleming, 17th Baron Slane
    Christopher Fleming was a member of the Irish parliament of 1689.Fleming was a Roman Catholic who had been educated in France at University of Douai. He served as a colonel in the forces of James II during the 1689–1691 war in Ireland. He fought in such engagements as the Battle of Boyne and...

     (attainted 1691, d. 1726)
  • William Fleming, 18th Baron Slane (claimant) (d. 1747)
  • Christopher Fleming, 19th Baron Slane (claimant) (d. 1771, at which time the title became dormant?)

External links

  • http://books.google.ie/books?id=fZSNUcPL8AYC&pg=PA206&lpg=PA206&dq=Richard+Le+Fleming,+Lord+of+Slane,+Ireland&source=bl&ots=5kjaSa1BPN&sig=vsciIZH0_yM5Bph7zkM4m4JmshU&hl=en&ei=DfeaSu3dCZOknQPB17zQBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3#v=onepage&q=Richard%20Le%20Fleming%2C%20Lord%20of%20Slane%2C%20Ireland&f=false
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