Baron Furnivall
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Baron Furnivall is an ancient title in the Peerage of England
. It was originally created (by writ) when Thomas de Furnivall was summoned to the Model Parliament
of 1295 as Lord Furnivall. The barony eventually passed to Thomas Nevill, who had married the first baron's descendant Joan de Furnivall, and he was summoned to parliament in her right. Their daughter, Maud de Neville, married John Talbot, who was also summoned to parliament in her right. He was later created Earl of Shrewsbury
. On the death of the seventh earl in 1616, the barony fell into abeyance
. The abeyance was terminated naturally in favour of the earl's daughter Alethea Howard in 1651 and passed through her to the Dukes of Norfolk
. On the death of the ninth Duke in 1777, the barony again fell into abeyance. In 1913 the abeyance was terminated again in favour of Mary Frances Katherine Dent (née Petre), daughter of Bernard Petre, 14th Baron Petre. Through her father she was a great-great-great-granddaughter of the ninth Baron Petre and his first wife Anne Howard, niece of the ninth Duke of Norfolk (and 18th Baron Furnivall), who became co-heir to the Barony on her uncle's death in 1777. On Lady Furnivall's death in 1968 the barony fell into abeyance for the third time.
The co-heiresses since the 19th Baroness's death have been her daughters the Hon. Rosamond Mary Dent
and the Hon. Mrs. Patricia Mary Bence. As Rosamond is a nun (Sister Ancilla Dent, OSB), and therefore without issue, the barony will upon her death come out of abeyance either to the Hon. Mrs. Bence or, if she predeceases her sister, to Francis Hornsby (b. 21 April 1958), Mrs. Bence's son.
Peerage of England
The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. In that year, the Peerages of England and Scotland were replaced by one Peerage of Great Britain....
. It was originally created (by writ) when Thomas de Furnivall was summoned to the Model Parliament
Model Parliament
The Model Parliament is the term, attributed to Frederic William Maitland, used for the 1295 Parliament of England of King Edward I. This assembly included members of the clergy and the aristocracy, as well as representatives from the various counties and boroughs. Each county returned two knights,...
of 1295 as Lord Furnivall. The barony eventually passed to Thomas Nevill, who had married the first baron's descendant Joan de Furnivall, and he was summoned to parliament in her right. Their daughter, Maud de Neville, married John Talbot, who was also summoned to parliament in her right. He was later created Earl of Shrewsbury
Earl of Shrewsbury
Earl of Shrewsbury is a hereditary title of nobility created twice in the peerage of England.-First creation, 1074:The first creation occurred in 1074 for Roger de Montgomerie, one of William the Conqueror's principal counselors...
. On the death of the seventh earl in 1616, the barony fell into abeyance
Abeyance
Abeyance is a state of expectancy in respect of property, titles or office, when the right to them is not vested in any one person, but awaits the appearance or determination of the true owner. In law, the term abeyance can only be applied to such future estates as have not yet vested or possibly...
. The abeyance was terminated naturally in favour of the earl's daughter Alethea Howard in 1651 and passed through her to the Dukes of Norfolk
Duke of Norfolk
The Duke of Norfolk is the premier duke in the peerage of England, and also, as Earl of Arundel, the premier earl. The Duke of Norfolk is, moreover, the Earl Marshal and hereditary Marshal of England. The seat of the Duke of Norfolk is Arundel Castle in Sussex, although the title refers to the...
. On the death of the ninth Duke in 1777, the barony again fell into abeyance. In 1913 the abeyance was terminated again in favour of Mary Frances Katherine Dent (née Petre), daughter of Bernard Petre, 14th Baron Petre. Through her father she was a great-great-great-granddaughter of the ninth Baron Petre and his first wife Anne Howard, niece of the ninth Duke of Norfolk (and 18th Baron Furnivall), who became co-heir to the Barony on her uncle's death in 1777. On Lady Furnivall's death in 1968 the barony fell into abeyance for the third time.
Barons Furnivall (1295)
- Thomas de Furnivall, 1st Baron Furnivall (d. 1332)
- Thomas de Furnivall, 2nd Baron Furnivall (1301–1339)
- Thomas de Furnivall, 3rd Baron Furnivall (1322–1364)
- William de Furnivall, 4th Baron Furnivall (d. 1383)
- Thomas Nevill, 5th Baron Furnivall (d. 1407)
- Maud Nevill, 6th Baroness Furnivall
- John Talbot, 6th Baron FurnivallJohn Talbot, 1st Earl of ShrewsburyJohn Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury and 1st Earl of Waterford KG , known as "Old Talbot" was an important English military commander during the Hundred Years' War, as well as the only Lancastrian Constable of France.-Origins:He was descended from Richard Talbot, a tenant in 1086 of Walter Giffard...
jure uxoris (1390–1453) (created Earl of ShrewsburyEarl of ShrewsburyEarl of Shrewsbury is a hereditary title of nobility created twice in the peerage of England.-First creation, 1074:The first creation occurred in 1074 for Roger de Montgomerie, one of William the Conqueror's principal counselors...
and Waterford in 1442)
- John Talbot, 6th Baron Furnivall
- John Talbot, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury, 7th Baron FurnivallJohn Talbot, 2nd Earl of ShrewsburyJohn Talbot, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury, 2nd Earl of Waterford, 8th Baron Talbot, KG was an English nobleman and soldier. He was the son of John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury and Maud Nevill, 6th Baroness Furnivall...
(1413–1460) - John Talbot, 3rd Earl of Shrewsbury, 8th Baron FurnivallJohn Talbot, 3rd Earl of ShrewsburyJohn Talbot, 3rd Earl of Shrewsbury, 3rd Earl of Waterford, 9th Baron Talbot, KG was an English nobleman. He was the son of John Talbot, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury and Elizabeth Butler....
(1448–1473) - George Talbot, 4th Earl of Shrewsbury, 9th Baron FurnivallGeorge Talbot, 4th Earl of ShrewsburyGeorge Talbot, 4th Earl of Shrewsbury, 4th Earl of Waterford, 10th Baron Talbot, 9th Baron Furnivall, KG was the son of John Talbot, 3rd Earl of Shrewsbury and Lady Catherine Stafford, daughter of the 1st Duke of Buckingham....
(1468–1538) - Francis Talbot, 5th Earl of Shrewsbury, 10th Baron FurnivallFrancis Talbot, 5th Earl of ShrewsburyFrancis Talbot, 5th Earl of Shrewsbury, 5th Earl of Waterford, 11th Baron Talbot KG was the son of George Talbot, 4th Earl of Shrewsbury and Anne Hastings....
(1500–1560) - George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury, 11th Baron FurnivallGeorge Talbot, 6th Earl of ShrewsburyGeorge Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury, 6th Earl of Waterford, 12th Baron Talbot, KG, Earl Marshal was a 16th century English statesman.-Life:...
(1522–1590) - Gilbert Talbot, 7th Earl of Shrewsbury, 12th Baron FurnivallGilbert Talbot, 7th Earl of ShrewsburyGilbert Talbot, 7th Earl of Shrewsbury, 7th Earl of Waterford, KG was was a peer in the peerage of England.He was the eldest surviving son of George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury, by the latter's first marriage to Gertrude Manners, daughter of the first Earl of Rutland.In 1568, Gilbert was...
(1552–1616) (abeyant 1616)- Co-heirs: Mary Herbert, Countess of Pembroke (died 1649 without issue); Elizabeth Grey, Countess of KentElizabeth Grey, Countess of KentElizabeth Grey, Countess of Kent was the wife of Henry Grey, 8th Earl of Kent.She was a daughter of Gilbert Talbot, 7th Earl of Shrewsbury and Mary Cavendish....
(died 1651 without issue); and Alethea Howard, Countess of ArundelAlethea Howard, Countess of ArundelAlethea Howard, 13th Baroness Furnivall, Countess of Arundel , née Lady Alethea Talbot, was the wife of Thomas Howard, 21st Earl of Arundel...
(died 1654 with issue)
- Co-heirs: Mary Herbert, Countess of Pembroke (died 1649 without issue); Elizabeth Grey, Countess of Kent
- Alethea Howard, 13th Baroness FurnivallAlethea Howard, Countess of ArundelAlethea Howard, 13th Baroness Furnivall, Countess of Arundel , née Lady Alethea Talbot, was the wife of Thomas Howard, 21st Earl of Arundel...
(d. 1654) (abeyance terminated as sole heir 1651) - Thomas Howard, 5th Duke of Norfolk, 14th Baron FurnivallThomas Howard, 5th Duke of NorfolkThomas Howard, 5th Duke of Norfolk was an English noble.He was born to Henry Frederick Howard, 22nd Earl of Arundel and Lady Elizabeth Stuart. The dukedom of Norfolk was recreated and given to him in 1660. The 5th Duke was considered mentally deficient and never married...
(1627–1677) - Henry Howard, 6th Duke of Norfolk, 15th Baron FurnivallHenry Howard, 6th Duke of NorfolkHenry Howard, 6th Duke of Norfolk was the second son of Henry Howard, 22nd Earl of Arundel and Lady Elizabeth Stuart. He succeeded his brother Thomas Howard, 5th Duke of Norfolk after his death in 1677...
(1628–1684) - Henry Howard, 7th Duke of Norfolk, 16th Baron FurnivallHenry Howard, 7th Duke of NorfolkHenry Howard, 7th Duke of Norfolk, KG, PC, Earl Marshal was a politician and soldier. He was the son of Henry Howard, 6th Duke of Norfolk and Lady Anne Somerset, daughter of Edward Somerset, 2nd Marquess of Worcester and Elizabeth Dormer.He married Mary Mordaunt, the only daughter and heiress of...
(1655–1701) - Thomas Howard, 8th Duke of Norfolk, 17th Baron FurnivallThomas Howard, 8th Duke of NorfolkThomas Howard, 8th Duke of Norfolk, Earl Marshal was the son of Lord Thomas Howard and Mary Elizabeth Savile. Upon his uncle's death, he gained the title of 17th Baron Furnivall and 8th Duke of Norfolk...
(1683–1732) - Edward Howard, 9th Duke of Norfolk, 18th Baron FurnivallEdward Howard, 9th Duke of NorfolkEdward Howard, 9th Duke of Norfolk, Earl Marshal was a British peer. The son of Lord Thomas Howard and Mary Elizabeth Savile, he succeeded as Duke of Norfolk in 1732, after the death of his brother, Thomas Howard, 8th Duke of Norfolk.He married Mary Blount , daughter of Edward Blount and Anne...
(1685–1777) (abeyant 1777)- List of co-heirs:
1777 Charles Philip Stourton, 17th Baron Stourton Charles Philip Stourton, 17th Baron StourtonCharles Philip Stourton, 17th Baron Stourton was the son of William Stourton and Winifred Howard, kinswoman of the Dukes of Norfolk.The seventeenth Baron succeeded his father in 1781, and was succeeded by his son William Joseph in 1816...Anne Howard, Baroness Petre 1787 Robert Petre, 10th Baron Petre 1809 William Petre, 11th Baron Petre 1816 William Stourton, 18th Baron Stourton William Stourton, 18th Baron StourtonWilliam Stourton, 18th Baron Stourton was the son and successor of Charles Philip Stourton.He was succeeded by his son Charles in 1846.-References:...1846 Charles Stourton, 19th Baron Stourton Charles Stourton, 19th Baron StourtonCharles Stourton, 19th Baron Stourton was the son and successor of William Stourton.The nineteenth Baron married Mary Lucy Clifford in 1825, and they had at least one son:...1850 William Petre, 12th Baron Petre 1872 Alfred Stourton, 23rd Baron Mowbray Alfred Stourton, 23rd Baron MowbrayAlfred Joseph Stourton, 20th Baron Stourton, 24th Baron Segrave, 23rd Baron Mowbray was the son of the nineteenth Baron Stourton....
, 20th Baron Stourton1884 William Petre, 13th Baron Petre 1893 Charles Stourton, 24th Baron Mowbray Charles Stourton, 24th Baron MowbrayCharles Stourton, 21st Baron Stourton, 25th Baron Segrave, 24th Baron Mowbray was the son of Alfred Stourton and Mary Margaret Corbally.He married Mary Constable in 1893, and had at least one son:...
, 21st Baron StourtonBernard Petre, 14th Baron Petre 1908 the Hon. Mary Petre
- List of co-heirs:
- Mary Frances Katherine Dent, 19th Baroness Furnivall (1900-1968) (abeyance terminated by Crown 1913; abeyant 1968)
The co-heiresses since the 19th Baroness's death have been her daughters the Hon. Rosamond Mary Dent
Ancilla Dent
Sister Ancilla Dent, OSB is an English Roman Catholic nun, ecological activist, and writer.Born as Rosamond Mary Dent, she took the religious name of Sister Ancilla upon becoming a Benedictine nun...
and the Hon. Mrs. Patricia Mary Bence. As Rosamond is a nun (Sister Ancilla Dent, OSB), and therefore without issue, the barony will upon her death come out of abeyance either to the Hon. Mrs. Bence or, if she predeceases her sister, to Francis Hornsby (b. 21 April 1958), Mrs. Bence's son.