Baron Fauconberg (also Falconberg or Falconbridge) is an

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created twice in the

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. First created in 1295 when Sir Walter de Fauconberg, an Anglo-Norman, was summoned to

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. Between 1463 and 1903 the peerage title fell abeyant until its abeyance was terminated in favour of Marcia Lane-Fox, ''Baroness Fauconberg and Conyers'', who succeeded her father, Sackville Lane-Fox. After the abeyance of 1463 the

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to the

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y of Fauconberg which resulted in the termination of 1903 was held jointly with the barony of Conyers; and, since then the two baronies have followed the same line of succession, including further abeyancies between 1948 and 2012 and from 2013. The Countess of Yarborough predeceased her husband in 1926 when her family

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s were inherited by her eldest surviving son, Lord Conyers (''later'' 5th Earl of Yarborough). On his death in 1948 these ancient baronies again fell abeyant, between his two daughters as co-heirs, whilst the earldom was inherited by his brother. Following the death of the younger of Lord Yarborough's daughters in 2012, the titles were called out of abeyance in favour of his surviving daughter, Lady Diana Miller (''later'' Countess of Mértola), 9th holder of the

y of Fauconberg and 16th of Conyers. Since Diana, Countess of Mértola's death in 2013, both

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have fallen back into

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. A descendant of the 1st Baron Fauconberg (''by Writ''), Sir Thomas Belasyse, 2nd Baronet, was elevated to the

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as ''Baron Fauconberg, of Yarm in the County of York'', in 1627; his grandson was advanced as Earl Fauconberg in 1689.George Edward Cokayne's ''Complete Baronetage'' 1900
/ref> For more information on this creation, see Viscount Fauconberg.

Barons Fauconberg; first creation (1295)

* Walter de Fauconberg, 1st Baron Fauconberg (d. 1304) * Walter de Fauconberg, 2nd Baron Fauconberg (1264–1314) * John de Fauconberg, 3rd Baron Fauconberg (1290–1349) * Walter de Fauconberg, 4th Baron Fauconberg (1319–1362) * Thomas de Fauconberg, 5th Baron Fauconberg (1345–1407) * Joan de Fauconberg, 6th Baroness Fauconberg (1406–1490) (abeyance terminated 1429 for her husband, William Neville, 1st Earl of Kent, who d. 1463; abeyant on her death) * Marcia Amelia Mary Pelham, 7th Baroness Fauconberg (1863–1926) (abeyance terminated 1903) * Sackville George Pelham, 5th Earl of Yarborough, 8th Baron Fauconberg (1888–1948) (abeyant 1948) * Diana Miller, 11th Countess of Mértola, 9th Baroness Fauconberg (1920–2013) (abeyance terminated 2012 until 2013) The co-heiresses to the

are the two daughters of Lady Diana Miller, ''also'' Baroness Fauconberg and Conyers, Marcia Anne Miller ''now'' Anthea, Countess of Mértola (born 1954), and Beatrix Diana Miller ''now'' Mrs Armstrong (born 1955), who married in 1991 Simon Armstrong; they have two sons.

Barons Fauconberg; second creation (1627)

*see Viscount Fauconberg (''extinct 1815'')

References

Notes

* Sir Harris Nicolas & William Courthope. ''The historic peerage of England: exhibiting, under alphabetical arrangement, the origin, descent, and present state of every title of peerage which has existed in this country since the Conquest; being a new edition of the "Synopsis of the Peerage of England"'', John Murray, 185
pp. 184,185

External links

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www.burkespeerage.com

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Barons Fauconberg; first creation (1295)

Barons Fauconberg; second creation (1627)

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