Baron Bellew, of Barmeath in the County of Louth, is a title in the

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. It was created on 17 July 1848 for Sir Patrick Bellew, 7th Baronet, who had previously represented

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in the

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as a Whig and also served as Lord Lieutenant of County Louth. His grandson, the third Baron, was also Lord Lieutenant of County Louth and sat in the

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as an

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from 1904 to 1911. He was succeeded by his younger brother, the fourth Baron. He was an Irish Representative Peer from 1914 to 1931. In 1881 Lord Bellew assumed by Royal licence the additional surname of Bryan under the terms of the will of his maternal uncle Colonel George Bryan. However, he is the only one of the Barons to have held this surname. On his death the titles passed to his nephew, the fifth Baron, and then to his younger brother, the sixth Baron. the titles are held by the latter's grandson, the eighth Baron, who succeeded in 2010. The Bellew Baronetcy, of Barmeath in the County of Louth, was created in the Baronetage of Ireland on 11 December 1688 for the first Baron Bellew's great-great-grandfather Patrick Bellew. His brother Christopher Bellew was the ancestor of the Grattan-Bellew Baronets, of Mount Bellew, a title created in 1838. The family seat is

Barmeath Castle Barmeath Castle is a country house near Dunleer in the centre of County Louth. Of note are the castle's 10 acres of gardens designed by the 18th-century landscape architect Thomas Wright. Barmeath Castle was erected in the 15th century and the B ...

, near

Dunleer Dunleer () is a town and townland in County Louth, Ireland. Dunleer is situated midway between Dundalk and Drogheda and is located on the junction of the R132, R169 and R170 regional roads that intersect the town. Dunleer used to be the pr ...

, County Louth.

Coat of arms

The heraldic blazon for the coat of arms of the barony is: ''Sable, fretty or''.

Bellew baronets, of Barmeath (1688)

* Sir Patrick Bellew, 1st Baronet (died 1716) * Sir John Bellew, 2nd Baronet (–1734) * Sir Edward Bellew, 3rd Baronet (–1741) * Sir John Bellew, 4th Baronet (1728–1750) * Sir Patrick Bellew, 5th Baronet (–1795) * Sir Edward Bellew, 6th Baronet (–1827) * Sir Patrick Bellew, 7th Baronet (1798–1866) (created Baron Bellew in 1848)

Barons Bellew (1848)

Patrick Bellew, 1st Baron Bellew Patrick Bellew, 1st Baron Bellew (29 January 1798 – 10 December 1866), known as Sir Patrick Bellew, 7th Baronet, from 1827 to 1848, was an Irish Whig politician. Early life Born in London, he was born as the second son of Sir Edward Bellew, ...

(1798–1866) *

Edward Joseph Bellew, 2nd Baron Bellew Edward is an English given name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements '' ēad'' "wealth, fortune; prosperous" and '' weard'' "guardian, protector”. History The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-Sax ...

(1830–1895) * Charles Bertram Bellew, 3rd Baron Bellew (1855–1911) * George Leopold Bryan Bellew-Bryan, 4th Baron Bellew (1857–1935) *

Edward Henry Bellew, 5th Baron Bellew Edward is an English given name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon The Anglo-Saxons were a cultural group who inhabited England in the Early Middle Ages. They traced their origins to settlers who came to Britain from mainland Europe in the 5 ...

(1889–1975) *

Bryan Bertram Bellew, 6th Baron Bellew Bryan may refer to: Places United States * Bryan, Arkansas * Bryan, Kentucky * Bryan, Ohio * Bryan, Texas * Bryan, Wyoming, a ghost town in Sweetwater County in the U.S. state of Wyoming * Bryan Township (disambiguation) Facilities and structur ...

(1890–1981) *

James Bryan Bellew, 7th Baron Bellew James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (disambiguati ...

(1920–2010) *

Bryan Edward Bellew, 8th Baron Bellew Bryan may refer to: Places United States * Bryan, Arkansas * Bryan, Kentucky * Bryan, Ohio * Bryan, Texas * Bryan, Wyoming, a ghost town in Sweetwater County in the U.S. state of Wyoming * Bryan Township (disambiguation) Facilities and structur ...

(b. 1943) The

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is the present holder's surviving son the Hon. Anthony Richard Brooke Bellew (b. 1972)
The heir apparent's heir apparent is his son Oliver James Bellew (b. 2003)

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