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(A)bergavenny, Baron (E, after 1662 - abeyant 1833)

Creation: writ of sum. after 1662 (precedency of 1392)

Abeyant: Jan 1833

Family name: Nevill later Shelley later FitzWilliam

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Arms:

See

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George [Nevill], 1st Baron Bergavenny

yr. bro. and heir male of John [Nevill], 1st Baron Bergavenny, and 2nd son of Henry [Nevill], 2nd Baron Bergavenny, by his second wife Catherine Vaux, sister and cohrss. of Henry [Vaux], 5th Baron Vaux of Harrowden, and 3rd dau. of Hon George Vaux (by his wife Hon Elizabeth Roper, dau. of John [Roper], 1st Baron Teynham), son and heir app. by his second wife of William [Vaux], 3rd Baron Vaux of Harrowden

born

mar.

Mary Gifford (mar. (2) as his second wife Sir Charles Shelley, 2nd Bt., of Michelgrove. co. Sussex;  bur. 14 Nov 1699), sister of Sir Henry Gifford, 1st Bt., of Burstall, co. Leicester, and dau. of Dr Thomas Gifford, of Dunton Walet, co. Essex, by his wife Anne Brooksby, dau. and hrss. of Gregory Brooksby, of Burstall, co. Leicester

children

1. Hon George Nevill, later 2nd Baron Bergavenny

1. Hon Winifred Nevill (bur. spm. 24 May 1687 at Clapham, co. Sussex), mar. as his first wife Sir John Shelley, 3rd Bt., of Michelgrove, co. Sussex, and had issue:

1a. Frances Shelley, later de jure suo jure Baroness Bergavenny

died

2 Jun 1666

suc. by

son

note

appears never to have been summoned to Parliament but the Barony can be presumed to have been recognised in that his son is recorded in the Parliament Roll of 1685 as "under age"; modern Peerage law would consider any writ issued to him as creating a Barony in fee de novo of date 1641/61 but, unusually, allowed a precedency of 1392

George [Nevill], 2nd Baron Bergavenny

born

21 Apr 1665

mar.

Hon Honora Belasyse (dsp. 1 Jan 1706/7), 1st dau. of John [Belasyse], 1st Baron Belasyse, by his third wife Lady Anne Paulet, dau. by his second wife of John [Paulet], 5th Marquess of Winchester

died

s.p. 26 Mar 1695

suc. by

niece

note

his name appears in the Parliament Roll of 1685 as "under age"; the anomalous precedency of this Barony in Parliament of being the premier barony was challenged 1669/70 by Lord Fitzwalter, who sat under a writ of 1295; Chief Larderer at the Coronation of King James II 1685; on the death of the 2nd Baron Bergavenny the Barony was claimed by his cousin and heir male, George Nevill, but as a Barony in fee it should have passed to his niece, Frances Shelley, later Lady FitzWilliam

Frances Shelley, later de jure suo jure Baroness Bergavenny

born

c 1670

mar.

after 26 Feb 1703/4 Richard [FitzWilliam], 5th Viscount FitzWilliam

children

1. Hon Richard FitzWilliam, later 6th Viscount FitzWilliam and de jure 4th Baron Bergavenny

2. Hon William FitzWilliam, Usher of the Black Rod in the Irish Parliament (bapt. 11 Sep 1712), mar. ..... Bourchier, only dau. of Thomas Bourchier, and had issue:

1a. Julia FitzWilliam (d. 1770)

3. Lieut Gen Hon John FitzWilliam MP, Page of Honour to the Prince of Wales (bapt. 28 Mar 1714; dsp. 17...), mar. Oct 1751 Barbara Chandler, dau. of Rt Rev ..... Chandler DD, Bishop of Durham

1. Hon Mary FitzWilliam, Maid of Honour to Caroline, Princess of Wales (bapt. 8 Sep 1707; d. 13 Feb 1769), mar. (1) 28 Aug 1733 Henry [Herbert], 9th Earl of Pembroke, and (2) Sep 1751 Maj North Ludlow Bernard, and had issue by her first husband

2. Hon Frances FitzWilliam (d. 30 Jul 1789), mar. 18 May 1732 George [Evans], 2nd Baron Carbery, and had issue

died

11 Nov 1771 (bur. in St James's, Westminster)

suc. by

son

Richard [FitzWilliam], 6th Viscount FitzWilliam and de jure 4th Baron Bergavenny, KB PC

bapt.

24 Jul 1711

mar.

3 May 1744 Catherine Decker (d. 8 Mar 1786), dau. of Sir Matthew Decker, Bt., of Richmond-on-Thames, co. Surrey, by his wife Henrietta Watkins, dau. of Rev Richard Watkins DD, Rector of Wickford, co. Warwick

children

1. Hon Richard FitzWilliam, later 7th Viscount FitzWilliam and de jure 5th Baron Bergavenny

2. Hon William FitzWilliam (dsp. 18...), mar. 25 Aug 1782 ..... Eames, dau. and hrss. of John Eames, Master of the Court of Chancery

3. Hon John FitzWilliam, later 8th Viscount FitzWilliam and de jure 6th Baron Bergavenny

4. Hon Thomas FitzWilliam, later 9th Viscount FitzWilliam and de jure 7th Baron Bergavenny

died

25 May 1776

suc. by

son

note

Cornet, Royal Regiment of Horse 1733; Knight of the Bath 1744; Privy Councillor [I] 1746; Vice-Admiral of Leinster FRS 1747; FSA 1748

Richard [FitzWilliam], 7th Viscount FitzWilliam and de jure 5th Baron Bergavenny

born

1 Aug 1745

mar.

4 Feb 1816

died

s.p.

suc. by

brother

note

FRS 1789; Member of Parliament for Wilton 1790-1806; Vice-Admiral of Leinster

John [FitzWilliam], 8th Viscount FitzWilliam and de jure 6th Baron Bergavenny

bapt.

21 Oct 1752

died

Oct 1830

suc. by

brother

Thomas [FitzWilliam], 9th Viscount FitzWilliam and de jure 7th Baron Bergavenny

bapt.

3 Sep 1755

mar.

Jul 1780 Agnes Macclesfield (d. 15 Jan 1817), dau. of Thomas Macclesfield, of Chesterton, co. Derby

died

s.p. Jan 1833

On the death of the 9th Viscount FitzWilliam the Viscountcy of FitzWilliam became extinct and the Barony of Bergavenny fell into abeyance between the descendants of the 9th Viscount's two aunts, Mary, Countess of Pembroke, and Frances, Lady Carbery.

 First written 31 Jan 2007

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