Baron Latimer
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The title Baron Latimer or Latymer has been created, by the definitions of modern peerage law, four times in the Peerage of England
. Of these, one was restored from abeyance
in 1913; one is forfeit; the other two are dormant, although their heir is well known.
John Nevill secured a divorce from his wife, and had no children. He left his lands to his half-brother, Ralph Nevill, who had already been created Earl of Westmorland
, although he was not descended from the Latimers. Since the Earl had died in 1425, the lands were passed on to George Nevill, one of his younger sons, who was summoned to Parliament as Baron Latimer.
By modern law, however, the ancient Latimer title could not be transferred by will. John Nevill's sisters had both died before him; Margaret Willoughby had died unmarried, and Elizabeth Nevill had married Sir Thomas Willoughby, one of her step-father's younger sons, so the Barony of Latimer is held to have passed to her son and heir, Sir John Willoughby.
Three generations of Willoughbys succeeded, and are in modern law heirs to the barony of Latimer; the numbers are their ordinal as Baron(ess) Latimer, if the title is ever claimed:
In the intervening seventy years, it had been generally accepted that peers had an inheritable right to receive a writ, but it was not yet decided exactly how the right was inherited.
Robert Willoughby, who was one of Henry VII's generals, was summoned to Parliament under the style of Baron Willoughby de Broke
in 1491; Richard Neville, (2nd) Lord Latimer, the grandson of George Nevill above, first sat in the same Parliament, having just come of age. There were land disputes between the two families, and the new Lord Willoughby de Broke claimed that he should have been summoned as Baron Latimer, and the Nevills should not be. Richard Nevill responded that baronies by writ were inherited in the male line; when John Nevill died, his barony became extinct; his grandfather had been granted a new Barony of Latimer, because there wasn't one.
The decision was that there were two Baronies of Latimer; Robert Willoughby was heir to the older one, created in 1299, and had a right to claim it; but the summons to George Nevill in 1432 had created a second barony of Latimer. The land dispute was settled, with a marriage between the younger members of the family; and Robert Willoughby chose not to claim the Barony of Latimer - he already had a seat in the House of Lords.
The second Lord Willoughby de Broke gave rise to another clarification of peerage law, by dying leaving three granddaughters; two of them died childless, the survivor, Elizabeth, (the greatest heiress of her time) married Sir Fulke Greville. Neither she, nor her son (another Fulke Greville), nor her grandson, Sir Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke
ever claimed the title; his grand-nephew and heir general Sir Richard Verney
, claimed the title of Lord Brooke in 1694, as the heir of Robert Willoughby, 2nd Baron Willoughby de Broke
; this petition was rejected. In 1696, he applied again to be Lord Willoughby de Broke, and it was decided that Elizabeth Greville had succeeded as Lady Willoughby around 1535, at her youngest sister's death - and Richard Verney was therefore Lord Willoughby de Broke.
All of the Lords Willoughby de Broke have also been heirs to the Barony of Latimer, but none of them have claimed it. The 21st Baron Willoughby de Broke, Leopold David Verney, would be the 29th Baron Latimer if he chose to claim it; his heir apparent is the Hon. Rupert Greville Verney (b. 1966).
, succeeded to the lands of his uncle, John Nevill, 6th Baron Latimer, although he was not descended from the ancient Latimers. He was summoned to Parliament as Baron Latimer in 1432; by modern law, as decided in the 1490s, this was a new creation of a new Barony of Latimer. It descended as follows.
These Barons Latimer held Snape Castle in Wensleydale
.
John Nevill, Lord Latimer, had four daughters, all of whom gave him grandchildren.
Tudor custom was divided on what happened in such a case; the style of Lord Latimer was claimed both by the Earls and Dukes of Northumberland, descendants of his eldest daughter, and by his cousin and heir male, another Richard Nevill, son of a younger brother of the 3rd Lord Latimer. Modern law, as worked out over the next century, was that the Barony was divided into quarters between the four daughters and their heirs, a situation called abeyance
. If three of the lines died out, the fourth would inherit; if not, the Crown might, at its pleasure, confer the title on any of the heirs - customarily, the one who petitioned for it.
Lucy Cornwallis had only daughters, so her share was itself divided. In 1911, the heritor of one of these sub-shares (Francis Burdett Thomas Money-Coutts, of the prominent Liberal banking family) petitioned that the abeyance be determined, and in February of 1913, he was summoned to Parliament. He and his heirs have chosen to spell their title Latymer, and most sources follow them.
The heir apparent
is the present holder's son the Hon. Drummond William Thomas Money-Coutts
(b. 1986)
Two members of his family were summoned and sat in Parliament in his lifetime: his eldest son, another William, and his nephew Thomas. The younger Sir William Latimer was summoned to, and sat in, the Parliament of Candlemas, 1299, ten months before his father, and continued to be summoned for the rest of his life. By modern law, this would create a separate Barony of Latimer, although the two have been held by the same people since the elder Sir William's death in 1305.
This barony is therefore also dormant, although the heir is, like the other barony of 1299, also the present Baron Willoughby de Broke. If David Verney, 21st Baron Willoughby de Broke
claimed this title, he would be 28th Baron Latimer, but have somewhat higher precedence.
and Corby; each of the brothers had inherited one of the castles, and Sir John had died at the end of 1282.
This summons created a fourth Barony of Latimer by modern law, although Thomas Latimer, first Lord Latimer of this line, was only summoned until 1308, and none of his heirs were summoned at all. Complete Peerage traces the line of descent as follows:
Sir Griffin Markham was one of the bravoes employed in the Bye Plot
, an effort to kidnap James I of England
and Scotland. He was attainted and exiled, at which point this shadowy peerage became forfeit.
Unless this attainder were reversed, this barony would not belong to anybody. Even if it were, it is not clear who could claim it, since the accounts of Markham's family vary. One source says he left two daughters, another that he was childless; one that he himself was one of twelve sons, yet another that he was one of six sons and there were four daughters.
, the Restoration politician, worked his way up from a baronetcy to being first Duke of Leeds
. In this climb, his third peerage title was Viscount Latimer, conferred 15 August 1673; he was to become Earl of Danby the next June.
All of Osborne's titles are now extinct at the death of the last Duke of Leeds in 1964; but Viscount Latimer was used as a title of courtesy for Osborne's eldest son from 1674 to his death, in his father's lifetime, in January 1689.
This title does recognize Osborne as a member of this same extended family: his grandmother was the daughter of Elizabeth Danvers, fourth daughter of John Nevill, 4th Baron Latimer
, of the 1432 creation. He had no share in the abeyance; his grandmother had three brothers, his great-uncles: Charles Danvers
, Henry Danvers, 1st Earl of Danby
, and John Danvers
the regicide, and her own heir was his uncle Thomas Walmesley, whose heir is the present Baron Petre
.
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....
. Of these, one was restored from 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...
in 1913; one is forfeit; the other two are dormant, although their heir is well known.
Name and title
All of these, and the title of Viscount Latimer, belong to the descendants of the same medieval family, whose surname was Latimer (Latiner or "translator"); the fourteenth century form of the name should therefore be le Latimer, but it is often found as de Latimer as though it were a placename.Barons Latimer (of Corby; 1299)
By modern law, the existence of a barony by writ requires three things: a (recorded) writ, evidence that the recipient of the writ actually sat in Parliament, and that the Parliament meet the modern legal definition by including representatives of the shires or of the towns. The oldest writs for the Latimers date from 1299, although the first Lord Latimer also sat in the Parliament of 1290.- William Latimer, 1st Baron Latimer (d. 1305)
- William Latimer, 2nd Baron Latimer (d. 1327), son.
- William Latimer, 3rd Baron Latimer (c. 1300–1335), son.
- William Latimer, 4th Baron LatimerWilliam Latimer, 4th Baron LatimerWilliam Latimer, 4th Baron Latimer, KG was an English noble, soldier and diplomat. After serving in France and for the household of Edward III, he was impeached during the Good Parliament of 1376, the earliest recorded impeachment in the Parliament of England.-Early life and service in France:Born...
(c. 1329–1381), son. - Elizabeth Latimer, 5th Baroness Latimer (c. 1356–1395), only surviving child.
- Elizabeth Latimer, married, within five months of her father's death, John Neville, 3rd Baron Neville de RabyJohn Neville, 3rd Baron Neville de RabyJohn Neville, 3rd Baron Neville de Raby, KG was born at Castle Raby, County Durham, England to Ralph Neville, 2nd Baron Neville de Raby and Alice de Audley. He fought in the Battle of Neville's Cross on 17 October 1346 as a Captain in his father's division...
, as his second wife; after his death, she married Robert Willoughby, 4th Baron Willoughby de Eresby. She had three children: John and Elizabeth Nevill and Margaret Willoughby.
- Elizabeth Latimer, married, within five months of her father's death, John Neville, 3rd Baron Neville de Raby
- John Nevill, 6th Baron Latimer (c. 1383–1430)
John Nevill secured a divorce from his wife, and had no children. He left his lands to his half-brother, Ralph Nevill, who had already been created Earl of Westmorland
Earl of Westmorland
Earl of Westmorland is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of England. The title was first created in 1397 for Ralph Neville. It was forfeited in 1571 by Charles Neville, 6th Earl of Westmorland for leading the Rising of the North. It was revived in 1624 in favour of Sir Francis...
, although he was not descended from the Latimers. Since the Earl had died in 1425, the lands were passed on to George Nevill, one of his younger sons, who was summoned to Parliament as Baron Latimer.
By modern law, however, the ancient Latimer title could not be transferred by will. John Nevill's sisters had both died before him; Margaret Willoughby had died unmarried, and Elizabeth Nevill had married Sir Thomas Willoughby, one of her step-father's younger sons, so the Barony of Latimer is held to have passed to her son and heir, Sir John Willoughby.
Three generations of Willoughbys succeeded, and are in modern law heirs to the barony of Latimer; the numbers are their ordinal as Baron(ess) Latimer, if the title is ever claimed:
- 7 John Willoughby (c. 1400–1450)
- 8 John Willoughby (d. 1480)
- 9 Robert WilloughbyRobert Willoughby, 1st Baron Willoughby de BrokeRobert Willoughby, 1st Baron Willoughby de Broke , K.G., was at the Siege of Boulogne with King Henry VII, and was one of the chief commanders against the Cornish rebels in 1497.-Early life:...
(c.1452–1502)
In the intervening seventy years, it had been generally accepted that peers had an inheritable right to receive a writ, but it was not yet decided exactly how the right was inherited.
Robert Willoughby, who was one of Henry VII's generals, was summoned to Parliament under the style of Baron Willoughby de Broke
Baron Willoughby de Broke
Baron Willoughby de Broke is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created by writ in 1491 for Sir Robert Willoughby, of Brooke/Broke manor, Heywood, near Westbury, Wiltshire, de jure 9th Baron Latimer...
in 1491; Richard Neville, (2nd) Lord Latimer, the grandson of George Nevill above, first sat in the same Parliament, having just come of age. There were land disputes between the two families, and the new Lord Willoughby de Broke claimed that he should have been summoned as Baron Latimer, and the Nevills should not be. Richard Nevill responded that baronies by writ were inherited in the male line; when John Nevill died, his barony became extinct; his grandfather had been granted a new Barony of Latimer, because there wasn't one.
The decision was that there were two Baronies of Latimer; Robert Willoughby was heir to the older one, created in 1299, and had a right to claim it; but the summons to George Nevill in 1432 had created a second barony of Latimer. The land dispute was settled, with a marriage between the younger members of the family; and Robert Willoughby chose not to claim the Barony of Latimer - he already had a seat in the House of Lords.
- 9 Robert Willoughby, 1st Baron Willoughby de BrokeRobert Willoughby, 1st Baron Willoughby de BrokeRobert Willoughby, 1st Baron Willoughby de Broke , K.G., was at the Siege of Boulogne with King Henry VII, and was one of the chief commanders against the Cornish rebels in 1497.-Early life:...
(c.1452–1502; repeated from above) - 10 Robert Willoughby, 2nd Baron Willoughby de BrokeRobert Willoughby, 2nd Baron Willoughby de BrokeRobert Willoughby, 2nd Baron Willoughby de Broke, de jure 10th Baron Latimer, KB , 2nd Baron Willoughby de Broke and de jure 10th Baron Latimer....
(1472–1521), often called Lord Broke or Brooke.- His son, Edward Willoughby, (c. 1495 - 1517) married Margaret Nevill, first daughter of Richard Nevill, 2nd Lord Latimer, and died in his father's lifetime.
The second Lord Willoughby de Broke gave rise to another clarification of peerage law, by dying leaving three granddaughters; two of them died childless, the survivor, Elizabeth, (the greatest heiress of her time) married Sir Fulke Greville. Neither she, nor her son (another Fulke Greville), nor her grandson, Sir Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke
Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke
Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke, de jure 13th Baron Latimer and 5th Baron Willoughby de Broke , known before 1621 as Sir Fulke Greville, was an Elizabethan poet, dramatist, and statesman....
ever claimed the title; his grand-nephew and heir general Sir Richard Verney
Richard Verney, 11th Baron Willoughby de Broke
Sir Richard Verney, 11th Baron Willoughby de Broke and de jure 19th Baron Latimer was a peer in the peerage of England, High Sheriff and MP....
, claimed the title of Lord Brooke in 1694, as the heir of Robert Willoughby, 2nd Baron Willoughby de Broke
Robert Willoughby, 2nd Baron Willoughby de Broke
Robert Willoughby, 2nd Baron Willoughby de Broke, de jure 10th Baron Latimer, KB , 2nd Baron Willoughby de Broke and de jure 10th Baron Latimer....
; this petition was rejected. In 1696, he applied again to be Lord Willoughby de Broke, and it was decided that Elizabeth Greville had succeeded as Lady Willoughby around 1535, at her youngest sister's death - and Richard Verney was therefore Lord Willoughby de Broke.
- 11 Elizabeth GrevilleElizabeth Willoughby, 3rd Baroness Willoughby de BrokeElizabeth Willouhby, 3rd Baroness Willoughby de Broke, de jure 11th Baroness Latimer was an English noblewoman.Elizabeth Willoughby was born circa 1500, probably at Broke in Wiltshire, the eldest daughter of Edward Willoughby of Milcote and Margaret Neville...
née Willoughby, granddaughter. - 12 Sir Fulke GrevilleFulke Greville, 4th Baron Willoughby de BrokeSir Fulke Greville was an English gentleman.Fulke Greville was born circa 1526 at Broke, Wiltshire, the son of Sir Fulke Greville and Elizabeth Willoughby , eldest daughter of Robert Willoughby, 2nd Baron Willoughby de Broke, called Lord Broke, the wealthiest heiress of her time...
(c.1526–1606), son. - 13 Sir Fulke Greville, 1st Baron BrookeFulke Greville, 1st Baron BrookeFulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke, de jure 13th Baron Latimer and 5th Baron Willoughby de Broke , known before 1621 as Sir Fulke Greville, was an Elizabethan poet, dramatist, and statesman....
(1554–1628), son; cr. Baron BrookeBaron BrookeBaron Brooke is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1621 and was absorbed into the Earldom of Warwick in 1759.-History:The title was created in 1621 for Fulke Greville, who was already 5th Baron Willoughby de Broke. Greville was a favourite courtier of Queen Elizabeth and served...
1621; by special remainder in the patent, that title passed to his Greville cousin and adoptive son Robert Greville, 2nd Baron BrookeRobert Greville, 2nd Baron BrookeRobert Greville, 2nd Baron Brooke was an English Civil War Roundhead General.Greville was the cousin and adopted son of Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke, and thus became 2nd Lord Brooke, and owner of Warwick Castle. He was born in 1607, and entered parliament for Warwickshire in 1628...
. - 14 Margaret VerneyMargaret Greville, 6th Baroness Willoughby de BrokeMargaret Greville, 6th Baroness Willoughby de Broke and de jure 14th Baroness Latimer was a peeress in the peerage of England....
née Greville, (c.1561–1631), sister. - 15 Sir Greville VerneyGreville Verney, 7th Baron Willoughby de BrokeGreville Verney, 7th Baron Willoughby de Broke and de jure 15th Baron Latimer was a peer in the peerage of England.Greville Verney was born circa 1586, the son of Sir Richard Verney and Margaret Verney, 6th Baroness Willoughby de Broke...
(c.1586–1642), son. - 16 Greville VerneyGreville Verney, 8th Baron Willoughby de BrokeSir Greville Verney, 8th Baron Willoughby de Broke and de jure 16th Baron Latimer was a peer in the peerage of England.Greville Verney was born circa 1620, the elder son of Greville Verney, 7th Baron Willoughby de Broke , and Catherine Southwell. He inherited the title 8th Baron Willoughby de...
(c.1620–1648), son. - 17 Sir Greville VerneyGreville Verney, 9th Baron Willoughby de BrokeSir Greville Verney, 9th Baron Willoughby de Broke and de jure 17th Baron Latimer was a peer in the peerage of EnglandGreville Verney was born in 1649, the only son of Greville Verney, 8th Baron Willoughby de Broke , and Elizabeth Wenman. He inherited the title 9th Baron Willoughby de Broke and...
(1649–1668), posthumous son. - 18 William VerneyWilliam Verney, 10th Baron Willoughby de BrokeWilliam Verney, 10th Baron Willoughby de Broke and de jure 18th Baron Latimer , was a peer in the peerage of England....
(1668–1683), son, succeeded at the age of six weeks. - 19 Richard Verney, 11th Baron Willoughby de BrokeRichard Verney, 11th Baron Willoughby de BrokeSir Richard Verney, 11th Baron Willoughby de Broke and de jure 19th Baron Latimer was a peer in the peerage of England, High Sheriff and MP....
(1621–1711), great-uncle. - 20 George Verney, 12th Baron Willoughby de BrokeGeorge Verney, 12th Baron Willoughby de BrokeGeorge Verney, 12th Baron Willoughby de Broke and de jure 20th Baron Latimer was a peer in the English peerage.George Verney was born on October 13, 1659, the second son of Richard Verney, 11th Baron Willoughby de Broke , and Mary Pretyman, daughter of Sir John Pretyman, at the Verney family seat...
(1659–1728), son. - 21 Richard Verney, 13th Baron Willoughby de BrokeRichard Verney, 13th Baron Willoughby de BrokeRichard Verney, 13th Baron Willoughby de Broke and de jure 21st Baron Latimer was a peer in the peerage of England.Richard Verney was born in 1693, the second son of George Verney, 12th Baron Willoughby de Broke , and Margaret Heath, daughter of Sir Thomas Heath at the Verney family seat at...
(1693–1752), son. - 22 John Verney, 14th Baron Willoughby de BrokeJohn Peyto-Verney, 14th Baron Willoughby de BrokeJohn Peyto-Verney, 14th Baron Willoughby de Broke and de jure 22nd Baron Latimer was a peer in the peerage of England.John Peyto-Verney was born John Verney on 5 August 1738, the son of Sir John Verney , KC and Abigail Harley, inheriting the title 14th Baron Willoughby de Broke and 22nd Baron...
(1738–1816), nephew (brother's son).- He later took the surname Peyto-Verney as beneficiary of the will of his cousin, Margaret Peyto; married the sister of Frederick North, Lord NorthFrederick North, Lord NorthFrederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford, KG, PC , more often known by his courtesy title, Lord North, which he used from 1752 until 1790, was Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1770 to 1782. He led Great Britain through most of the American War of Independence...
, the prime minister.
- He later took the surname Peyto-Verney as beneficiary of the will of his cousin, Margaret Peyto; married the sister of Frederick North, Lord North
- 23 John Peyto-Verney, 15th Baron Willoughby de BrokeJohn Peyto-Verney, 15th Baron Willoughby de BrokeJohn Peyto-Verney, 15th Baron Willoughby de Broke and de jure 23rd Baron Latimer was a peer in the peerage of England.John Peyto-Verney was born on June 28, 1762, the eldest son of John Peyto-Verney, 14th Baron Willoughby de Broke , and Lady Louisa North, daughter of Francis North, 1st Earl of...
(1762–1820), son. - 24 Henry Peyto-Verney, 16th Baron Willoughby de BrokeHenry Peyto-Verney, 16th Baron Willoughby de BrokeHenry Peyto-Verney, 16th Baron Willoughby de Broke and de jure 24th Baron Latimer was a peer in the peerage of England.Henry Peyto-Verney was born on April 5, 1773, the younger son of John Peyto-Verney ,14th Baron Willoughby de Broke and Lady Louisa North, daughter of Francis North, 1st Earl of...
(1773–1852), brother. - 25 Robert John Verney, 17th Baron Willoughby de BrokeRobert Verney, 17th Baron Willoughby de BrokeRobert John Verney, 17th Baron Willoughby de Broke and de jure 25th Baron Latimer was e peer in the peerage of England.Robert John Verney was born Robert John Barnard on October 7, 1809, the eldest son of Reverend John Barnard , and Louisa Verney, daughter of John Peyto-Verney, 14th Baron...
(1809–1862), nephew (sister's son); born Robert John Barnard but assumed the name of Verney shortly after his accession. - 26 Henry Verney, 18th Baron Willoughby de BrokeHenry Verney, 18th Baron Willoughby de BrokeColonel Henry Verney, 18th Baron Willoughby de Broke and de jure 26th Baron Latimer was a British peer.Henry Verney was born at Kineton, Warwickshire on 14 May 1844, the only son of Robert John Verney, 17th Baron Willoughby de Broke , and Georgina Jane Taylor...
(1844–1902), son. - 27 Richard Greville Verney, 19th Baron Willoughby de BrokeRichard Verney, 19th Baron Willoughby de BrokeRichard Greville Verney, 19th Baron Willoughby de Broke was a British peer and conservative politician....
(1869–1923), son.- Leader of the DitcherDitcherThe Ditchers were so-called because they were prepared to stand in a "last ditch" attempt against the Liberal government reforms to the constitution. Many of the nobility were determined to prevent David Lloyd George introducing the Parliament Act 1911...
s in the dispute over the Parliament Act 1911Parliament Act 1911The Parliament Act 1911 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It is constitutionally important and partly governs the relationship between the House of Commons and the House of Lords which make up the Houses of Parliament. This Act must be construed as one with the Parliament Act 1949...
.
- Leader of the Ditcher
- 28 John Henry Peyto Verney, 20th Baron Willoughby de BrokeJohn Verney, 20th Baron Willoughby de BrokeJohn Henry Peyto Verney, 20th Baron Willoughby de Broke, MC, AFC was the son of Richard Greville Verney and Marie Frances Lisette Hanbury. He was educated at Eton College and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst...
(1896–1986), son. - 29 Leopold David Verney, 21st Baron Willoughby de Broke (b. 1938), son.
- One of the 92 representative peers under the House of Lords Act 1999House of Lords Act 1999The House of Lords Act 1999 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that was given Royal Assent on 11 November 1999. The Act reformed the House of Lords, one of the chambers of Parliament. For centuries, the House of Lords had included several hundred members who inherited their seats;...
(UKIP).
- One of the 92 representative peers under the House of Lords Act 1999
All of the Lords Willoughby de Broke have also been heirs to the Barony of Latimer, but none of them have claimed it. The 21st Baron Willoughby de Broke, Leopold David Verney, would be the 29th Baron Latimer if he chose to claim it; his heir apparent is the Hon. Rupert Greville Verney (b. 1966).
Barons Latimer or Latymer (of Snape; 1432)
As said above, George Nevill, a younger son of the first Earl of WestmorlandEarl of Westmorland
Earl of Westmorland is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of England. The title was first created in 1397 for Ralph Neville. It was forfeited in 1571 by Charles Neville, 6th Earl of Westmorland for leading the Rising of the North. It was revived in 1624 in favour of Sir Francis...
, succeeded to the lands of his uncle, John Nevill, 6th Baron Latimer, although he was not descended from the ancient Latimers. He was summoned to Parliament as Baron Latimer in 1432; by modern law, as decided in the 1490s, this was a new creation of a new Barony of Latimer. It descended as follows.
- George Nevill, 1st Baron LatymerGeorge Nevill, 1st Baron LatymerGeorge Neville, 1st Baron Latimer or was an English peer.George Neville was the fifth son of Ralph de Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland, by his second wife Lady Joan Beaufort, daughter of John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster...
(d. 1469) - Richard Nevill, 2nd Baron Latimer (1468–1530), grandson.
- John Nevill, 3rd Baron Latimer (1493–1543), son.
- Married three times. His first wife was Dorothy de Vere, sister and eventual co-heiress of the Earl of OxfordEarl of OxfordEarl of Oxford is a dormant title in the Peerage of England, held for several centuries by the de Vere family from 1141 until the death of the 20th earl in 1703. The Veres were also hereditary holders of the office of master or Lord Great Chamberlain from 1133 until the death of the 18th Earl in 1625...
; his third wife - and widow - was Catherine ParrCatherine ParrCatherine Parr ; 1512 – 5 September 1548) was Queen consort of England and Ireland and the last of the six wives of King Henry VIII of England. She married Henry VIII on 12 July 1543. She was the fourth commoner Henry had taken as his consort, and outlived him...
, later Queen of England.
- Married three times. His first wife was Dorothy de Vere, sister and eventual co-heiress of the Earl of Oxford
- John Nevill, 4th Baron LatimerJohn Nevill, 4th Baron LatimerJohn Nevill or Neville, 4th Baron Latimer or Latymer was an English nobleman of the House of Neville.-Early life:...
(1520–1577), only son (his mother was Dorothy de Vere).
These Barons Latimer held Snape Castle in Wensleydale
Wensleydale
Wensleydale is the valley of the River Ure on the east side of the Pennines in North Yorkshire, England.Wensleydale lies in the Yorkshire Dales National Park – one of only a few valleys in the Dales not currently named after its principal river , but the older name, "Yoredale", can still be seen...
.
John Nevill, Lord Latimer, had four daughters, all of whom gave him grandchildren.
- Catherine Percy, Countess of Northumberland.
- Dorothy Cecil, afterward Countess of Exeter.
- Lucy Cornwallis.
- Elizabeth DanversElizabeth DanversElizabeth Danvers née Neville, later Elizabeth Carey by remarriage was a learnéd English noblewoman...
.
Tudor custom was divided on what happened in such a case; the style of Lord Latimer was claimed both by the Earls and Dukes of Northumberland, descendants of his eldest daughter, and by his cousin and heir male, another Richard Nevill, son of a younger brother of the 3rd Lord Latimer. Modern law, as worked out over the next century, was that the Barony was divided into quarters between the four daughters and their heirs, a situation called 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...
. If three of the lines died out, the fourth would inherit; if not, the Crown might, at its pleasure, confer the title on any of the heirs - customarily, the one who petitioned for it.
Lucy Cornwallis had only daughters, so her share was itself divided. In 1911, the heritor of one of these sub-shares (Francis Burdett Thomas Money-Coutts, of the prominent Liberal banking family) petitioned that the abeyance be determined, and in February of 1913, he was summoned to Parliament. He and his heirs have chosen to spell their title Latymer, and most sources follow them.
- Francis Money-Coutts, 5th Baron LatymerFrancis Money-Coutts, 5th Baron LatymerFrancis Burdett Thomas Nevill Money-Coutts, 5th Baron Latymer was a London solicitor, poet, librettist, and wealthy heir to the fortune of the Coutts banking family. He is now remembered chiefly as a patron and collaborator of the Spanish composer Isaac Albéniz.-Family history:His father was the...
(1852–1923) (abeyance terminated 1913) - Hugh Burdett Money-Coutts, 6th Baron Latymer (1876–1949), son
- Thomas Burdett Money-Coutts, 7th Baron Latymer (1901–1987), son
- Hugo Nevill Money-Coutts, 8th Baron Latymer (1926–2003), son
- Crispin James Alan Nevill Money-Coutts, 9th Baron LatymerCrispin James Alan Nevill Money-Coutts, 9th Baron LatymerCrispin James Alan Nevill Money-Coutts, 9th Baron Latymer is an English peer, a sailing specialist, and a retired private banker...
(b. 1955), son
The heir apparent
Heir apparent
An heir apparent or heiress apparent is a person who is first in line of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting, except by a change in the rules of succession....
is the present holder's son the Hon. Drummond William Thomas Money-Coutts
Drummond Money-Coutts
Drummond William Thomas Money-Coutts , also nicknamed "DMC", is an English magician and specialist card sharp. Money-Coutts is the heir apparent to the Latymer Barony.-Biography:...
(b. 1986)
Barons Latimer (of Corby; 1299; bis)
William, the first Lord Latimer above named, was of an advanced age when he received his first recorded writ of summons, to the Parliament of Christmas 1299. He is recorded as having sat in one of the Parliaments of 1290, but no writ is recorded; by modern law no peerage was formed.Two members of his family were summoned and sat in Parliament in his lifetime: his eldest son, another William, and his nephew Thomas. The younger Sir William Latimer was summoned to, and sat in, the Parliament of Candlemas, 1299, ten months before his father, and continued to be summoned for the rest of his life. By modern law, this would create a separate Barony of Latimer, although the two have been held by the same people since the elder Sir William's death in 1305.
This barony is therefore also dormant, although the heir is, like the other barony of 1299, also the present Baron Willoughby de Broke. If David Verney, 21st Baron Willoughby de Broke
David Verney, 21st Baron Willoughby de Broke
Leopold David Verney, 21st Baron Willoughby de Broke, FRSA, FRGS is a British peer. He is one of the 92 hereditary peers elected to remain in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999; originally elected a Conservative peer, he joined United Kingdom Independence Party in...
claimed this title, he would be 28th Baron Latimer, but have somewhat higher precedence.
Barons Latimer (of Braybrook; 1299)
Sir William Latimer, first Baron Latimer above, was also accompanied to the Parliament of Christmas 1299 by his nephew, Sir Thomas le Latimer, who was summoned by writ and sat; Sir William and his late brother Sir John had married sisters, the heiresses of Walter Ledet of BraybrookBraybrook
Braybrook or Braybrooke may refer to:* Baron Braybrooke* Braybrooke, a village in Northamptonshire, England* Braybrooke, an electoral ward of Hastings, England* Braybrook, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia...
and Corby; each of the brothers had inherited one of the castles, and Sir John had died at the end of 1282.
This summons created a fourth Barony of Latimer by modern law, although Thomas Latimer, first Lord Latimer of this line, was only summoned until 1308, and none of his heirs were summoned at all. Complete Peerage traces the line of descent as follows:
- Thomas le Latimer (c. 1270-1334), founder.
- Warin le Latimer (c.1300-1349), son.
- Married Catherine la Warre, daughter of John la Warr, 2nd Baron De La Warr
- John le Latimer (c. 1323-1356), son.
- Warin le Latimer (c. 1341-1361), brother.
- Thomas le Latimer (1341-1401), brother
- Edward le Latimer (c.1345-1411), brother
- John Griffin (c. 1380-1445), great-nephew
- Grandson of Elizabeth Griffin, née Latimer, sister of the previous heirs.
- Nicholas Griffin, (1426-1482), nephew.
- John Griffin (1454-1485), son
- Nicholas Griffin (1474-1509), son
- Thomas Griffin (1496-1566), son
- His son, Rice Griffin, was killed 1549, in Kett's RebellionKett's RebellionKett's Rebellion was a revolt in Norfolk, England during the reign of Edward VI. The rebellion was in response to the enclosure of land. It began in July 1549 but was eventually crushed by forces loyal to the English crown....
, leaving a daughter:
- His son, Rice Griffin, was killed 1549, in Kett's Rebellion
- Mary Griffin, (before 1546 - ?), granddaughter, married Thomas Markham.
- Griffin MarkhamGriffin MarkhamSir Griffin Markham was an English soldier, the son of Thomas Markham and Mary Griffin.On 29 May 1592, he married Anne Roos. He was knighted in 1594 after serving under the Earl of Essex at the siege of Rouen....
(c. 1570 - after 1644), attainted 1603.
Sir Griffin Markham was one of the bravoes employed in the Bye Plot
Bye Plot
The Bye Plot was a conspiracy by a Roman Catholic priest, William Watson, to kidnap James I of England and to force him to repeal anti-Catholic legislation.-Background:...
, an effort to kidnap James I of England
James I of England
James VI and I was King of Scots as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the English and Scottish crowns on 24 March 1603...
and Scotland. He was attainted and exiled, at which point this shadowy peerage became forfeit.
Unless this attainder were reversed, this barony would not belong to anybody. Even if it were, it is not clear who could claim it, since the accounts of Markham's family vary. One source says he left two daughters, another that he was childless; one that he himself was one of twelve sons, yet another that he was one of six sons and there were four daughters.
Viscount Latimer
Thomas OsborneThomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds
Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds, KG , English statesman , served in a variety of offices under Kings Charles II and William III of England.-Early life, 1632–1674:The son of Sir Edward Osborne, Bart., of Kiveton, Yorkshire, Thomas Osborne...
, the Restoration politician, worked his way up from a baronetcy to being first Duke of Leeds
Duke of Leeds
Duke of Leeds was a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1694 for the prominent statesman Thomas Osborne, 1st Marquess of Carmarthen...
. In this climb, his third peerage title was Viscount Latimer, conferred 15 August 1673; he was to become Earl of Danby the next June.
All of Osborne's titles are now extinct at the death of the last Duke of Leeds in 1964; but Viscount Latimer was used as a title of courtesy for Osborne's eldest son from 1674 to his death, in his father's lifetime, in January 1689.
This title does recognize Osborne as a member of this same extended family: his grandmother was the daughter of Elizabeth Danvers, fourth daughter of John Nevill, 4th Baron Latimer
John Nevill, 4th Baron Latimer
John Nevill or Neville, 4th Baron Latimer or Latymer was an English nobleman of the House of Neville.-Early life:...
, of the 1432 creation. He had no share in the abeyance; his grandmother had three brothers, his great-uncles: Charles Danvers
Charles Danvers
Sir Charles Danvers , was an English soldier who plotted against Elizabeth I of England.He was born the eldest son of Sir John Danvers of Dauntsey, Wiltshire and Elizabeth, fourth daughter and coheiress of John Neville, Baron Latimer...
, Henry Danvers, 1st Earl of Danby
Henry Danvers, 1st Earl of Danby
Henry Danvers, 1st Earl of Danby, KG was an English soldier. Outlawed after a killing, he regained favour and became a Knight of the Garter.-Life:...
, and John Danvers
John Danvers
Sir John Danvers was an English courtier and politician. He was one of the signatories of the death warrant of Charles I.-Life:Danvers was third and youngest son of Sir John Danvers of Dauntsey, Wiltshire, by Elizabeth Danvers...
the regicide, and her own heir was his uncle Thomas Walmesley, whose heir is the present Baron Petre
Baron Petre
Baron Petre , of Writtle, in the County of Essex, is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1603 for Sir John Petre. He represented Essex in parliament and served as Lord Lieutenant of Essex...
.
Source
Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant London, 1910-1959, with supplemental volume XIV, 1994.- "Latimer (of Braybrooke)"
- "Latimer (of Corby)"
- "Latimer or Latymer (Nevill)"
- "Willoughby de Broke"
- "Brooke"
- "Leeds"