- Baron Slane
Baron Slane is a Barony in the Peerage of Ireland It was created in 1370 for the Fleming family but forfeited 1691.Baron Slane was a member in the Lords of the
Patriot Parliament of1689 At the time of the Anglo-Norman Invasion Henry II granted to Hugh de Lacey the lands of O'Melaghlin, king of Meath in return for the service of 50 Knights. In turn de Lacy shared some land among his subordinates ('de Lacy's barons').
As two of de Lacy's barons, Richard and Thomas Fleming received Crandon and other land. The descendants of the Flemings became barons of Slane; another family branch becoming viscounts of Longford.
On the west side of the hill of
Slane there are the remains of a twelfth centurymotte and bailey which was the seat of the Flemings, barons of Slane.The Flemings moved to a castle on the left bank of the River Boyne. This is the current location of
Slane Castle . The Flemings were lords of Slane from the twelfth century until seventeenth century when they were disinherited during the Williamite ConfiscationsBarons Slane (created c. 1370)
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Simon Fleming, 1st Baron Slane (d. 1365)
*Thomas Fleming, 2nd Baron Slane (d. 1434-35)
*Christopher Fleming, 3rd Baron Slane (d. 1446)
*Christopher Fleming, 4th Baron Slane (d. 1457)
*David Fleming, 5th Baron Slane (d. 1463)
*Thomas Fleming, 6th Baron Slane (d. 1470)
*James Fleming, 7th Baron Slane (d. 1491-92)
*Christopher Fleming, 8th Baron Slane (d. 1517)
*James Fleming, 9th Baron Slane (d. 1577-78)
*Thomas Fleming, 10th Baron Slane (d. 1597)
*William Fleming, 11th Baron Slane (d. 1612)
*Christopher Fleming, 12th Baron Slane (d. 1625)
*Thomas Fleming, 13th Baron Slane (petitioned for his brother to have the peerage in 1629)
*William Fleming, 14th Baron Slane (d. 1641)
*Charles Fleming, 15th Baron Slane (d. 1661)
*Randall Fleming, 16th Baron Slane (d. 1676)
*Christopher Fleming, 17th Baron Slane (attainted 1691, d. 1726)
*William Fleming, 18th Baron Slane (claimant) (d. 1747)
*Christopher Fleming, 19th Baron Slane (claimant) (d. 1771, at which time the title became dormant?)References
* [http://www.libraryireland.com/Pedigrees1/Meath.php LibraryIreland.com ]
*http://books.google.com/books?id=Y7IKAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA160&lpg=PA160&dq=list+of+barons+slane&source=web&ots=kEGFFNhdmL&sig=L-Eub-UHXw0REDsExbEm08SGnxI#PPA159,M1 Baron Slane]
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