# Baron Fauconberg

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**Baron Fauconberg** (also **Falconberg** or **Falconbridge**) is an [hereditary title](/source/Hereditary_title) created twice in the [Peerage of England](/source/Peerage_of_England).

First created in 1295 when Sir Walter de Fauconberg,[1] an [Anglo-Norman](/source/Anglo-Normans), was [summoned](/source/Hereditary_peer#Writs_of_summons) to [parliament](/source/Parliament_of_England). Between 1463 and 1903 the [peerage title](/source/Peerage) fell abeyant until its abeyance was terminated in favour of [Marcia Lane-Fox](/source/Marcia_Pelham%2C_Countess_of_Yarborough), *Baroness Fauconberg and Conyers*, who succeeded [her father](/source/Baron_Darcy_de_Knayth), [Sackville Lane-Fox](/source/Sackville_Lane-Fox%2C_12th_Baron_Conyers).[2]

After the abeyance of 1463 the [right](/source/Inheritance) to the [barony](/source/Baron) of Fauconberg which resulted in the termination of 1903[3] was held jointly with the barony of Conyers;[4] and, since then the two baronies have followed the same [line of succession](/source/Line_of_succession), including further abeyancies between 1948 and 2012 and from 2013.[5]

The Countess of Yarborough predeceased her husband in 1926 when her family [titles](/source/Noble_title) were inherited by her eldest surviving son, [Lord Conyers](/source/Baron_Conyers) (*later* 5th [Earl of Yarborough](/source/Earl_of_Yarborough)). On his death in 1948 these ancient baronies again fell abeyant, between his two daughters as co-heirs, whilst the [earldom](/source/Earl_of_Yarborough) was inherited by his brother.

Following the death of the younger of [Lord Yarborough](/source/Sackville_Pelham%2C_5th_Earl_of_Yarborough)'s daughters in 2012,[6] the titles were called out of abeyance in favour of his surviving daughter, [Lady Diana Miller (*later* Countess of Mértola)](/source/Diana_Miller%2C_Countess_of_M%C3%A9rtola), 9th holder of the [barony](/source/Baron) of Fauconberg and 16th of Conyers.[7] Since Diana, Countess of Mértola's death in 2013, both [titles](/source/Hereditary_peer) have fallen back into [abeyance](/source/Abeyance).[8]

A descendant of the 1st Baron Fauconberg (*by Writ*), [Sir Thomas Belasyse, 2nd Baronet](/source/Thomas_Belasyse%2C_1st_Viscount_Fauconberg), was elevated to the [peerage](/source/Peerage) as ***Baron Fauconberg**, of Yarm in the County of York*, in 1627; his grandson was advanced as [Earl Fauconberg](/source/Earl_Fauconberg) in 1689.[9] For more information on this creation, see [Viscount Fauconberg](/source/Viscount_Fauconberg).

## Barons Fauconberg; first creation (1295)

- [Walter de Fauconberg, 1st Baron Fauconberg](/source/Walter_de_Fauconberg%2C_1st_Baron_Fauconberg) (d. 1304)

- [Walter de Fauconberg, 2nd Baron Fauconberg](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Walter_de_Fauconberg,_2nd_Baron_Fauconberg&action=edit&redlink=1) (1264–1314)

- [John de Fauconberg, 3rd Baron Fauconberg](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_de_Fauconberg,_3rd_Baron_Fauconberg&action=edit&redlink=1) (1290–1349)

- [Walter de Fauconberg, 4th Baron Fauconberg](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Walter_de_Fauconberg,_4th_Baron_Fauconberg&action=edit&redlink=1) (1319–1362)

- [Thomas de Fauconberg, 5th Baron Fauconberg](/source/Thomas_de_Fauconberg%2C_5th_Baron_Fauconberg) (1345–1407)

- [Joan de Fauconberg, 6th Baroness Fauconberg](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Joan_de_Fauconberg,_6th_Baroness_Fauconberg&action=edit&redlink=1) (1406–1490) (abeyance terminated 1429 for her husband, [William Neville, 1st Earl of Kent](/source/William_Neville%2C_1st_Earl_of_Kent), who d. 1463; abeyant on her death)

- [Marcia Amelia Mary Pelham, 7th Baroness Fauconberg](/source/Marcia_Pelham%2C_Countess_of_Yarborough) (1863–1926) (abeyance terminated 1903)

- [Sackville George Pelham, 5th Earl of Yarborough, 8th Baron Fauconberg](/source/Sackville_Pelham%2C_5th_Earl_of_Yarborough) (1888–1948) (abeyant 1948)

- [Diana Miller, 11th Countess of Mértola, 9th Baroness Fauconberg](/source/Diana_Miller%2C_Countess_of_M%C3%A9rtola) (1920–2013) (abeyance terminated 2012 until 2013)

The co-heiresses to the [title](/source/Barony_by_writ) are the two daughters of Lady Diana Miller, *also* **Baroness Fauconberg and Conyers**, Marcia Anne Miller *now* [Anthea, Countess of Mértola](/source/Count_of_M%C3%A9rtola) (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](/source/Viscount_Fauconberg) (*extinct 1815*)

## See also

- [Abeyance](/source/Abeyance)

- [Baron Belasyse](/source/Baron_Belasyse)

- [Baron Conyers](/source/Baron_Conyers)

- [Countess of Mértola](/source/Count_of_M%C3%A9rtola)

- [Fauconberg Arms Inn](/source/Fauconberg_Arms_Inn)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [www.historyofparliamentonline.org](http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/files/annual_review_2011-12.pdf)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Mosley, Charles ([ed.](/source/Editor)) (2003). *[Burke's Peerage & Baronetage, 107th edn](/source/Burke's_Peerage)*. London: Burke's Peerage & Gentry Ltd. p. 1028 (DARCY DE KNAYTH, B). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-9711966-2-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-9711966-2-1). {{[cite book](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_book)}}: |first= has generic name ([help](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:CS1_errors#generic_name))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Parliamentary Debates (Hansard)](https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/lords/1903/jul/27/fauconberg-darcy-de-knayth-and-meinill)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [www.parliament.uk](http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/lords-select/privileges-committee-for-privileges/)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [www.hereditarypeers.com](http://www.hereditarypeers.com/)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Daily Telegraph Announcements – Lycett"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140202132345/http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/149791/lycett). *The Daily Telegraph*. London. Archived from [the original](http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/149791/lycett) on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Peerage News – FAUCONBERG (E 1283) and CONYERS (E 1509) baronies automatically terminated upon the death of one of the two co-heiresses"](https://groups.google.com/group/peerage-news/browse_thread/thread/922b4831f141da73?hl=en#). Retrieved 16 June 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Peerage News – FAUCONBERG, Rt Hon (9th) Baroness and (15th) Baroness CONYERS (1920–2013) TITLES IN ABEYANCE"](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/peerage-news/e6AUb7emj2c). Retrieved 25 January 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** [George Edward Cokayne's *Complete Baronetage* 1900](https://archive.org/stream/cu31924092524374#page/n65/mode/2up)

### Notes

- [Sir Harris Nicolas](/source/Sir_Nicholas_Harris_Nicolas) & [William Courthope](/source/William_Courthope_(officer_of_arms)). *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, 1857 [pp. 184,185](https://books.google.com/books?id=5HwaAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA184)

## External links

- Hesilrige, Arthur G. M. (1921). [*Debrett's Peerage and Titles of courtesy*](https://archive.org/details/debrettspeeraget00unse/page/366). [London](/source/London): [Dean & Son](/source/Dean_%26_Son). p. 366.

- [www.burkespeerage.com](http://www.burkespeerage.com/)

- [www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk](http://www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk/conyers1509.htm) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160304205716/http://www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk/online/content/conyers1509.htm) 4 March 2016 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

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