Baron Barnard

Baron Barnard, of Barnard Castle in the Bishopric of Durham, is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1698 for Christopher Vane, who had previously served as a member of parliament for County Durham and Boroughbridge. Vane was the son of Sir Henry Vane the Younger and grandson of Sir Henry Vane the Elder. His grandson, the third Baron, notably served as Paymaster of the Forces and as Lord Lieutenant of County Durham. In 1754 he was created Viscount Barnard (of Barnard Castle) and Earl of Darlington, both in the County Palatine of Durham. Lord Darlington was the husband of Lady Grace FitzRoy, daughter of Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Cleveland, the illegitimate son of King Charles II by his mistress Barbara Villiers, 1st Duchess of Cleveland.

Succession

He was succeeded by his son, the second Earl. He sat as a member of parliament for Downton and County Durham and served as Lord Lieutenant of County Durham. On his death the titles passed to his son, the third Earl. He represented Totnes and Winchelsea in Parliament and served as Lord Lieutenant of County Durham. In 1827 the Cleveland title held by his great-grandmother was recreated when he was made Marquess of Cleveland, and in 1833 the dukedom of Cleveland was also revived when he was created Baron Raby, of Raby Castle in the County of Durham, and Duke of Cleveland. In 1839 the Duke was given the additional honour of being made a Knight of the Garter.

He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Duke. He was a general in the army and also sat as a Whig Member of Parliament for County Durham, Winchilsea and Totnes and as a Tory for Saltash and South Shropshire. When he died the titles passed to his younger brother, the third Duke. He represented Winchelsea and County Durham in the House of Commons as a Whig and St Ives and Ludlow as a Tory. In 1813 he assumed by Royal Licence his mother's maiden name of Powlett but in 1864, on succeeding to the dukedom, he resumed by Royal Licence his patronymic Vane. He was childless and was succeeded by his younger brother, the fourth Duke. He was in the Diplomatic Service and also a Liberal Member of Parliament for South Durham and Hastings. In 1864 he assumed by Royal Licence his mother's maiden surname of Powlett in lieu of Vane. Like his two elder brothers he was childless and on his death 1891 the barony of Raby, the viscountcy, earldom, marquessate and dukedom became extinct,

However, he was succeeded in the barony of Barnard, according to a decision by the Committee for Privileges of the House of Lords in 1892, by his distant relative Henry de Vere Vane, who became the ninth Baron. He was the great-great-grandson of Morgan Vane, younger son of the second Baron. His second son, the tenth Baron, was Lord Lieutenant of County Durham. The latter's son, the eleventh Baron, succeeded in 1964 and served as Lord-Lieutenant of County Durham from 1970 to 1988. As of 2017[update] the title is held by the latter's son, the twelfth Baron.

Two other members of the Vane family have been elevated to the peerage. William Vane, younger son of the first Baron Barnard, was made Viscount Vane in the Peerage of Ireland in 1720 (see this title for more information).

William Vane, nephew of the ninth Baron, was created Baron Inglewood in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1964 (see this title for more information).

The family seat is Raby Castle, near Staindrop, County Durham.

Baron Barnard (1698)

Christopher Vane, 1st Baron Barnard (1653–1723)
Gilbert Vane, 2nd Baron Barnard (1678–1753)
Henry Vane, 3rd Baron Barnard (c. 1705–1758) (created Earl of Darlington in 1754)

Earl of Darlington (1754)

Henry Vane, 1st Earl of Darlington, 3rd Baron Barnard (c. 1705–1758)
Henry Vane, 2nd Earl of Darlington, 4th Baron Barnard (1726–1792)
William Henry Vane, 3rd Earl of Darlington, 5th Baron Barnard (1766–1842) (created Marquess of Cleveland in 1827)

Marquess of Cleveland (1827)

William Henry Vane, 1st Marquess of Cleveland, 5th Baron Barnard (1766–1842) (created Baron Raby and Duke of Cleveland in 1833)

Dukes of Cleveland (1833)

William Henry Vane, 1st Duke of Cleveland, 5th Baron Barnard (1766–1842)
Henry Vane, 2nd Duke of Cleveland, 6th Baron Barnard (1788–1864)
William John Frederick Vane, 3rd Duke of Cleveland, 7th Baron Barnard (1792–1864)
Harry George Powlett, 4th Duke of Cleveland, 8th Baron Barnard (1803–1891)

Baron Barnard (1698; reverted)

Henry de Vere Vane, 9th Baron Barnard (1854–1918) (claim admitted 1892) Henry Cecil Vane (1882–1917)
Christopher William Vane, 10th Baron Barnard (1888–1964)
(Harry) John Neville Vane, 11th Baron Barnard (1923–2016)
Henry Francis Cecil Vane, 12th Baron Barnard (born 1959)

The heir apparent is the present holder's son, William Henry Cecil Vane (born 2005).

Family tree

vte Family trees of the Dukes of Cleveland, Dukes of Southampton, and Earls of Darlington, Barons Barnard, and subsidiary titles
Duke of Cleveland (1st creation), Earl of Southampton, Baron of Nonsuch, 1670Baron Barnard, of Barnard Castle in the Bishopric of Durham Barbara Palmer 1640–1709 1st Duchess of Cleveland, Countess of Southampton, and Baroness NonsuchKing Charles II 1630–1685Christopher Vane 1653–1723 1st Baron BarnardErnest Augustus 1629–1698 Elector of Hanover Duke of Southampton, Earl of Chichester (2nd creation), and Baron Newbury, 1675Earl of Darlington (1st creation) and Baron of Brentford, 1722Viscount Vane and Baron Vane of Dungannon in the County of Tyrone, 1720 Charles FitzRoy 1662–1730 2nd Duke of Cleveland, Earl of Southampton, and Baron Nonsuch, 1st Duke of Southampton, Earl of Chichester, and Baron NewburyHenry Vane 1676–1676Gilbert Vane 1678–1753 2nd Baron BarnardKing George I 1660–1727Sophia von Kielmansegg 1675–1725 Countess of Leinster, Countess of Darlington and Baroness of BrentfordWilliam Vane 1682–1734 1st Viscount Vane Earldom of Darlington (1st creation) and Barony of Brentford extinct, 1725 Earl of Darlington (2nd creation) and Viscount Barnard, 1754 William FitzRoy 1698–1774 3rd Duke of Cleveland, Earl of Southampton, and Baron Nonsuch, 2nd Duke of Southampton, Earl of Chichester, and Baron NewburyGrace Fitzroy 1697–1763Henry Vane c.1705–1758 1st Earl of Darlington and Viscount Barnard, 3rd Baron BarnardMorgan Vane 1706–1779William Holles Vane 1714–1789 2nd Viscount Vane Dukedoms of Cleveland (1st creation) and Southampton, and Marquess of Cleveland extinct, 1774Viscouncy Vane and Barony Vane extinct, 1789 Henry Vane 1726–1792 2nd Earl of Darlington and Viscount Barnard, 4th Baron BarnardFrederick Vane 1732–1801Raby Vane 1736–1769Morgan Vane 1737–1789 Marquess of Cleveland, 1827 Duke of Cleveland (2nd creation) and Baron Raby (2nd creation), 1833 William Harry Vane 1766–1842 1st Duke of Cleveland, Marquess of Cleveland, and Baron Raby, 3rd Earl of Darlington and Viscount Barnard, 5th Baron BarnardJohn Vane 1788–1849 Henry Vane 1788–1864 2nd Duke of Cleveland, Marquess of Cleveland, and Baron Raby, 4th Earl of Darlington and Viscount Barnard, 6th Baron BarnardWilliam John Frederick Vane 1792–1864 3rd Duke of Cleveland, Marquess of Cleveland, and Baron Raby, 5th Earl of Darlington and Viscount Barnard, 7th Baron BarnardHarry George Powlett 1803–1891 4th Duke of Cleveland, Marquess of Cleveland, and Baron Raby, 6th Earl of Darlington and Viscount Barnard, 8th Baron BarnardHenry Morgan Vane 1808–1886 Dukedom of Cleveland (2nd creation), Marquessate of Cleveland, Earldom of Darlington (2nd creation), Viscount Barnard, and Barony Raby (2nd creation) declared extinct, 1891 Henry de Vere Vane 1854–1918 9th Baron BarnardWilliam Lyonel Vane Baron Inglewood, 1964 Henry Cecil Vane 1882–1917Christopher William Vane 1888–1964 10th Baron BarnardWilliam Morgan Fletcher-Vane 1909–1989 1st Baron Inglewood Harry John Neville Vane 1923–2016 11th Baron Barnard Henry Francis Cecil Vane b. 1959 12th Baron BarnardWilliam Richard Fletcher-Vane b. 1951 2nd Baron Inglewood William Henry Cecil Vane b. 2005Henry William Frederick Fletcher-Vane b. 1990
Duke of Cleveland (1st creation), Earl of Southampton, Baron of Nonsuch, 1670			Baron Barnard, of Barnard Castle in the Bishopric of Durham
Barbara Palmer 1640–1709 1st Duchess of Cleveland, Countess of Southampton, and Baroness Nonsuch	King Charles II 1630–1685	Christopher Vane 1653–1723 1st Baron Barnard	Ernest Augustus 1629–1698 Elector of Hanover



Duke of Southampton, Earl of Chichester (2nd creation), and Baron Newbury, 1675									Earl of Darlington (1st creation) and Baron of Brentford, 1722		Viscount Vane and Baron Vane of Dungannon in the County of Tyrone, 1720
Charles FitzRoy 1662–1730 2nd Duke of Cleveland, Earl of Southampton, and Baron Nonsuch, 1st Duke of Southampton, Earl of Chichester, and Baron Newbury	Henry Vane 1676–1676	Gilbert Vane 1678–1753 2nd Baron Barnard	King George I 1660–1727	Sophia von Kielmansegg 1675–1725 Countess of Leinster, Countess of Darlington and Baroness of Brentford	William Vane 1682–1734 1st Viscount Vane
										Earldom of Darlington (1st creation) and Barony of Brentford extinct, 1725


					Earl of Darlington (2nd creation) and Viscount Barnard, 1754

William FitzRoy 1698–1774 3rd Duke of Cleveland, Earl of Southampton, and Baron Nonsuch, 2nd Duke of Southampton, Earl of Chichester, and Baron Newbury	Grace Fitzroy 1697–1763	Henry Vane c.1705–1758 1st Earl of Darlington and Viscount Barnard, 3rd Baron Barnard	Morgan Vane 1706–1779			William Holles Vane 1714–1789 2nd Viscount Vane

Dukedoms of Cleveland (1st creation) and Southampton, and Marquess of Cleveland extinct, 1774												Viscouncy Vane and Barony Vane extinct, 1789


Henry Vane 1726–1792 2nd Earl of Darlington and Viscount Barnard, 4th Baron Barnard	Frederick Vane 1732–1801	Raby Vane 1736–1769	Morgan Vane 1737–1789

Marquess of Cleveland, 1827 Duke of Cleveland (2nd creation) and Baron Raby (2nd creation), 1833
William Harry Vane 1766–1842 1st Duke of Cleveland, Marquess of Cleveland, and Baron Raby, 3rd Earl of Darlington and Viscount Barnard, 5th Baron Barnard					John Vane 1788–1849


Henry Vane 1788–1864 2nd Duke of Cleveland, Marquess of Cleveland, and Baron Raby, 4th Earl of Darlington and Viscount Barnard, 6th Baron Barnard	William John Frederick Vane 1792–1864 3rd Duke of Cleveland, Marquess of Cleveland, and Baron Raby, 5th Earl of Darlington and Viscount Barnard, 7th Baron Barnard	Harry George Powlett 1803–1891 4th Duke of Cleveland, Marquess of Cleveland, and Baron Raby, 6th Earl of Darlington and Viscount Barnard, 8th Baron Barnard	Henry Morgan Vane 1808–1886
				Dukedom of Cleveland (2nd creation), Marquessate of Cleveland, Earldom of Darlington (2nd creation), Viscount Barnard, and Barony Raby (2nd creation) declared extinct, 1891

						Henry de Vere Vane 1854–1918 9th Baron Barnard				William Lyonel Vane


													Baron Inglewood, 1964
						Henry Cecil Vane 1882–1917	Christopher William Vane 1888–1964 10th Baron Barnard	William Morgan Fletcher-Vane 1909–1989 1st Baron Inglewood

								Harry John Neville Vane 1923–2016 11th Baron Barnard

								Henry Francis Cecil Vane b. 1959 12th Baron Barnard		William Richard Fletcher-Vane b. 1951 2nd Baron Inglewood

								William Henry Cecil Vane b. 2005		Henry William Frederick Fletcher-Vane b. 1990

Line of succession

Christopher Vane, 1st Baron Barnard (1653–1723) Gilbert Vane, 2nd Baron Barnard (1678–1753) Henry Vane, 1st Earl of Darlington (c. 1705 – 1758) Henry Vane, 2nd Earl of Darlington (1726–1792) William Henry Vane, 1st Duke of Cleveland (1766–1842) Gen. Henry Vane, 2nd Duke of Cleveland (1788–1864) William John Frederick Vane, 3rd Duke of Cleveland (1792–1864) Harry George Powlett, 4th Duke of Cleveland (1803–1891) Hon. Morgan Vane (c. 1706 – 1779) Morgan Vane (1737–1789) John Henry Vane (1788–1849) Sir Henry Morgan Vane (1808–1886) Henry de Vere Vane, 9th Baron Barnard (1854–1918) Christopher William Vane, 10th Baron Barnard (1888–1964) (Harry) John Neville Vane, 11th Baron Barnard (1923–2016) Henry Francis Cecil Vane, 12th Baron Barnard (born 1959) (1) Hon. William Henry Cecil Vane (born 2005) Lt.-Col. William Lyonel Vane (1859–1920) William Morgan Fletcher-Vane, 1st Baron Inglewood (1909–1989) (2) William Richard Fletcher-Vane, 2nd Baron Inglewood (born 1951) (1, 3) Hon. Henry William Frederick Fletcher-Vane (born 1990) (2, 4) Hon. Christopher John Fletcher-Vane (born 1953) (3, 5) Francis William Paul Fletcher-Vane (born 1992) (4, 6) Arthur Wladek Jocelyn Fletcher-Vane (born 1995)