Baron Beaumont
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The title of Baron Beaumont is an ancient one in the Peerage of England
, created in 1309 for a younger part of the de Brienne-family. The sixth Baron Beaumont was created Viscount Beaumont (the first creation of this rank in England) in 1432; after the death of the 2nd Viscount both titles fell into abeyance
. In 1840 the barony was restored for Miles Thomas Stapleton who became 8th Baron Beaumont. The 17th Duke of Norfolk gained the title by inheritance, so the title became a subsidiary title of the 17th Duke of Norfolk. However, as the title descends to "heirs of the body", while the Dukedom of Norfolk descends to "heirs male", the titles may eventually separate again, or the barony go in abeyance
. The family seat was Carlton Towers
, which has since passed into the possession of the Dukes of Norfolk.
Peerage of England
The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. In that year, the Peerages of England and Scotland were replaced by one Peerage of Great Britain....
, created in 1309 for a younger part of the de Brienne-family. The sixth Baron Beaumont was created Viscount Beaumont (the first creation of this rank in England) in 1432; after the death of the 2nd Viscount both titles fell into abeyance
Abeyance
Abeyance is a state of expectancy in respect of property, titles or office, when the right to them is not vested in any one person, but awaits the appearance or determination of the true owner. In law, the term abeyance can only be applied to such future estates as have not yet vested or possibly...
. In 1840 the barony was restored for Miles Thomas Stapleton who became 8th Baron Beaumont. The 17th Duke of Norfolk gained the title by inheritance, so the title became a subsidiary title of the 17th Duke of Norfolk. However, as the title descends to "heirs of the body", while the Dukedom of Norfolk descends to "heirs male", the titles may eventually separate again, or the barony go in abeyance
Abeyance
Abeyance is a state of expectancy in respect of property, titles or office, when the right to them is not vested in any one person, but awaits the appearance or determination of the true owner. In law, the term abeyance can only be applied to such future estates as have not yet vested or possibly...
. The family seat was Carlton Towers
Carlton Towers
Carlton Towers is in Carlton , North Yorkshire, England. It is a Grade I listed Victorian gothic country house designed by Edward Welby Pugin. It is the Yorkshire home of the Duke of Norfolk....
, which has since passed into the possession of the Dukes of Norfolk.
Barons Beaumont (1309)
- Henry de Beaumont, 1st Baron Beaumont, 4th Earl of Buchan (bef. 1305–1340)
- John Beaumont, 2nd Baron Beaumont (aft. 1317–1342)
- Henry Beaumont, 3rd Baron Beaumont (d. 1369)
- John Beaumont, 4th Baron BeaumontJohn Beaumont, 4th Baron BeaumontJohn Beaumont, 4th Baron Beaumont KG served in the Hundred Years' War against the partisans of Pope Clement VII.Beaumont was born in 1361 at the Duchy of Brabant to Henry Beaumont, 3rd Baron Beaumont and Margaret de Vere...
(1360 / 1361–1396) - Henry Beaumont, 5th Baron Beaumont (1379 / 1380–1413)
- John Beaumont, 6th Baron Beaumont (round 1409–1460) became Viscount in 1432
Viscounts Beaumont (1432)
- John Beaumont, 1st Viscount Beaumont, 6th Baron Beaumont (round 1409–1460)
- William Beaumont, 2nd Viscount Beaumont, 7th Baron Beaumont (bef. 1441–1507) (viscouncy extinct, barony abeyant)
Barons Beaumont (1309; reverted 1840)
- Miles Thomas Stapleton, 8th Baron Beaumont (1805–1854) (abeyance terminated in 1840)
- Henry Stapleton, 9th Baron Beaumont (1848–1892)
- Miles Stapleton, 10th Baron Beaumont (1850–1895)
- Mona Josephine Tempest Stapleton, 11th Baroness BeaumontMona Fitzalan-Howard, 11th Baroness BeaumontMona Josephine Tempest Fitzalan-Howard, 11th Baroness Beaumont, Baroness Howard of Glossop, OBE was a British peeress.-Personal life:...
(1894–1971) - Miles Francis Stapleton Fitzalan-Howard, 17th Duke of Norfolk, 12th Baron BeaumontMiles Fitzalan-Howard, 17th Duke of NorfolkMajor-General Miles Francis Stapleton Fitzalan-Howard, 17th Duke of Norfolk, , was the eldest son of Bernard Fitzalan-Howard, 3rd Baron Howard of Glossop and his wife Mona Stapleton, 11th Baroness Beaumont....
(1915–2002) - Edward Fitzalan-Howard, 18th Duke of NorfolkEdward Fitzalan-Howard, 18th Duke of NorfolkEdward William Fitzalan-Howard, 18th Duke of Norfolk, is the son of Miles Stapleton-Fitzalan-Howard, 17th Duke of Norfolk and his wife Anne Mary Teresa Constable-Maxwell. The principal seat of the Duke of Norfolk is Arundel Castle....
(b. 1956), eldest son of the 17th Duke- The heir apparent is Henry Fitzalan-Howard, Earl of Arundel (b. 1987), eldest son of the 18th Duke.
See also
- Viscount Beaumont of SwordsViscount Beaumont of SwordsViscount Beaumont of Swords, in the County of Dublin, was a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created on 20 May 1622 for Sir Thomas Beaumont, 1st Baronet, Member of Parliament for Leicestershire from 1604 to 1611 and High Sheriff of Leicestershire in 1610...
- Beaumont BaronetsBeaumont BaronetsThere have been four Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Beaumont, all in the Baronetage of England. All four creations are now extinct....
- Beaumont Herald ExtraordinaryBeaumont Herald ExtraordinaryBeaumont Herald of Arms Extraordinary is an officer of arms extraordinary in England. Beaumont is a royal herald, but is not a member of the College of Arms. The office was created in 1982 and named after the barony of Beaumont, one of the subsidiary titles of the Earl Marshal, the Duke of Norfolk...
- House of BeaumontHouse of BeaumontThe Norman family of Beaumont was one of the great baronial Anglo-Norman families which became rooted in England after the Norman conquest.Roger de Beaumont, lord of Pont-Audemer, of Beaumont-le-Roger, of Brionne and of Vatteville, was too old to fight at Hastings, staying in Normandy to govern...