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Baron Huntingfield is a title that has been created three times, twice in the
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and once in the Peerage of Ireland. The first two creations were by writ, but little more is known about them, except that John de Huntingfield, who was created Baron Huntingfield in 1362, married Margery (or Margaret) de Welles, daughter of John de Welles, 4th Baron Welles. John was dead by December 1376, when Margery remarried. Both titles probably became extinct or fell into
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on the death of their first holders. The third creation, Baron Huntingfield, of Heveningham Hall in the County of Suffolk, was created in the Peerage of Ireland in 1796 for Sir Joshua Vanneck, 3rd Baronet, Member of Parliament for Dunwich. His son, the second Baron, also represented this constituency in the House of Commons. His great-grandson, the fifth Baron (who succeeded his uncle), was Conservative Member of Parliament for
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and Governor of Victoria. the titles are held by the latter's grandson, the seventh Baron, who succeeded his father in 1994. The Vanneck Baronetcy, of Putney in the County of Surrey, was created in the
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in 1751 for Joshua Vanneck, a London merchant of Dutch origin. His eldest son, the second Baronet, represented Dunwich in Parliament. He was succeeded in this seat and in the baronetcy by his younger brother, the third Baronet, who was elevated to the peerage as Baron Huntingfield in 1796. Sir Peter Vanneck, Lord Mayor of London in 1978, was the second son of the fifth Baron. The former seat of the Vanneck family was Heveningham Hall near
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and Huntingfield in
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. However, the house was sold to the government in 1970. As of 30 June 2006, the present holder of the barony has not successfully proven his succession to the baronetcy and is therefore not on the Official Roll of the Baronetage, with the baronetcy considered dormant. However, the case is under review by the Registrar of the Baronetage (for more information follow thi
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Barons Huntingfield, First creation (1351)

*William de Huntingfield, 1st Baron Huntingfield (1329–1376)


Barons Huntingfield, Second creation (1362)

*John de Huntingfield, 1st Baron Huntingfield


Vanneck Baronets, of Putney (1751)

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Sir Joshua Vanneck, 1st Baronet Sir Joshua Vanneck, 1st Baronet (1702 – 6 March 1777) was a British-Dutch merchant. Venneck was born in The Hague, the son of Cornelius Van Neck. He emigrated to Britain in 1722 and became a successful London merchant. This enabled him to pur ...
(died 1777) *
Sir Gerard Vanneck, 2nd Baronet Sir Gerard William Vanneck, 2nd Baronet (12 September 1743''London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812'' – 23 May 1791) was a British merchant and Member of Parliament. Vanneck was the eldest son of Sir Joshu ...
(–1791) * Sir Joshua Vanneck, 3rd Baronet (1745–1816) (created Baron Huntingfield in 1796)


Barons Huntingfield, Third creation (1796)

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Joshua Vanneck, 1st Baron Huntingfield Joshua Vanneck, 1st Baron Huntingfield (31 December 1745 – 15 August 1816), known as Sir Joshua Vanneck, 3rd Baronet, from 1791 to 1796, was a British merchant and Member of Parliament. Huntingfield was the second son of the London merchant Si ...
(1745–1816) * Joshua Vanneck, 2nd Baron Huntingfield (1778–1844) * Charles Andrew Vanneck, 3rd Baron Huntingfield (1818–1897) *
Joshua Charles Vanneck, 4th Baron Huntingfield Joshua () or Yehoshua ( ''Yəhōšuaʿ'', Tiberian: ''Yŏhōšuaʿ,'' lit. 'Yahweh is salvation') ''Yēšūaʿ''; syr, ܝܫܘܥ ܒܪ ܢܘܢ ''Yəšūʿ bar Nōn''; el, Ἰησοῦς, ar , يُوشَعُ ٱبْنُ نُونٍ '' Yūšaʿ ...
(1842–1915) * William Charles Arcedeckne Vanneck, 5th Baron Huntingfield (1883–1969) *
Gerard Charles Arcedeckne Vanneck, 6th Baron Huntingfield Gerard is a masculine forename of Proto-Germanic origin, variations of which exist in many Germanic and Romance languages. Like many other early Germanic names, it is dithematic, consisting of two meaningful constituents put together. In this ca ...
(1915–1994) *
Joshua Charles Vanneck, 7th Baron Huntingfield Joshua () or Yehoshua ( ''Yəhōšuaʿ'', Tiberian: ''Yŏhōšuaʿ,'' lit. 'Yahweh is salvation') ''Yēšūaʿ''; syr, ܝܫܘܥ ܒܪ ܢܘܢ ''Yəšūʿ bar Nōn''; el, Ἰησοῦς, ar , يُوشَعُ ٱبْنُ نُونٍ '' Yūšaʿ ...
(born 1954) The heir apparent is the present holder's son Hon. Gerald Charles Alastair Vanneck (born 1985).


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Sources

* *Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, * {{DEFAULTSORT:Huntingfield Baronies in the Peerage of Ireland People from Suffolk Coastal (district) 1351 establishments in England 1751 establishments in Great Britain 1796 establishments in Ireland Noble titles created in 1796