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Fauconberg, Viscount (E, 1643 - 1815)

Creation: let.pat. 31 Jan 1642/3

Extinct: 24 Jun 1815

Family name: Belasyse

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Arms:

See Earl Fauconberg

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Thomas [Belasyse], 1st Baron Fauconberg later 1st Viscount Fauconberg

1st son and heir of Sir Henry Belasyse, 1st Bt. , of Newborough, co. York, by his wife and fourth cousin once removed Ursula Fairfax, 1st dau. of Sir Thomas Fairfax, of Denton, co. York

born

1577

mar.

c. 1600 Barbara Cholmeley (d. 28 Feb 1618/9), 1st dau. of Sir Henry Cholmeley, of Whitby, co. York, by his wife Margaret Babthorpe, dau. of Sir William Babthorpe, of Babthorpe, co. York

children

1. Hon Henry Belasyse, Member of Parliament for Thirsk 1625-26 and for Yorkshire 1629-29 and 1640-42 (bapt. 20 May 1604 ; dvp. 20 May 1647), mar. Grace Barton (d. 7 Jan 1659/60), dau. and cohrss. of Sir Thomas Barton, of Smithells, co. Lancaster, and had issue:

1a. Thomas Belasyse, later 2nd Viscount Fauconberg later 1st Earl Fauconberg

2a. Henry Belasyse (bapt. 23 Dec 1630)

3a. Hon Sir Rowland Belasyse, of Smithells, co. Lancaster (bapt. 25 Mar 1632; d. 16 Aug 1699), mar. Anne Davenport, dau. of Humphrey Davenport, of Sutton, co. Chester, and had issue:

1b. Thomas Belasyse, later 3rd Viscount Fauconberg

2b. Henry Belasyse (d. unmar.)

3b. John Belasyse (dsp. 10 Apr 1717)

4b. Rowland Belasyse, of Winchester, co. Hampshire (d. 17 Feb 1746), mar. Hon Frances Roper (d. 27 Nov 1750), dau. of Christopher [Roper], 4th Baron Teynham, and had issue:

1c. Henry Belasyse (b. 12 Mar 1712; d. 14 Oct 1782)

2c. Anthony Belasyse (b. 8 Nov 1714; d. 9 Oct 1754), mar. Susanna Clervet (d. 26 Aug 1783), dau. of John Clervet, and had issue:

1d. Rowland Belasyse, later 6th Viscount Fauconberg

2d. Raymond Belasyse (d. young)

3d. Rev Charles Belasyse DD, later 7th Viscount Fauconberg

4d. Thomas Belasyse (b. 11 Sep 1751; d. 27 Oct 1814), mar. Louisa Juliana de Manneville, and had issue:

1e. Mary Belasyse

2e. Frances Belasyse

3e. Elizabeth Belasyse

4e. Anne Belasyse

5e. Barbara Belasyse

1d. Mary Belasyse

2d. Frances Belasyse (d. 1783), mar. as his second wife Charles Jerningham (dsp. 28 Apr 1780), 3rd son of Sir Francis Jerningham, 3rd Bt., of Cossey Hall, co. Norfolk, by his wife Anne Blount, dau. of Sir George Blount, 2nd Bt., of Sodington, co. Worcester

3d. Barbara Belasyse

1c. Mary Belasyse (d. unmar.)

2c. Bridget Belasyse, a nun at Pontoise

3c. Barbara Belasyse, a nun at Pontoise

4c. Anne Belasyse

1b. Appolonia Belasyse, a nun at Pontoise (b. c. 1664; d. 1741)

2b. Mary Margaret Belasyse, a nun at Pontoise (b. c. 1671 ; d. 1742)

4a. William Belasyse (bapt. 22 Aug 1634; bur. vp. 18 Oct 1646)

5a. John Belasyse (bapt. 7 Apr 1641)

6a. Hon Charles Belasyse (bapt. 10 Feb 1642/3; d. 30 Jan 1672/3)

1a. Mary Belasyse (bapt. 25 Jul 1626; bur. vp. 2 Dec 1628)

2a. Barbara Belasyse (bapt. 1 Oct 1629)

3a. Hon Grace Belasyse (bapt. 14 May 1635; d. 16 Nov 1667), mar. bef. Mar 1656 as his first wife George [Saunderson], 5th Viscount Castleton, and had issue

4a. Hon Frances Belasyse (bapt. 13 Nov 1636), mar. Sir Henry Jones, of Aston, co. Oxford, and had issue

5a. Hon Arabella Belasyse (bapt. 10 Apr 1638; d. 26 Feb 1687), mar. Sir William Frankland, of Thirkleby, co. York

6a. Margaret Belasyse (bapt. 22 Oct 1639)

7a. Hon Barbara Belasyse (d. 12 Sep 1708), mar. (1) Walter Strickland, and (2) Sir Marmaduke Dalton, of Hawkswell, co. York, and had issue by her second husband

2. Hon John Belasyse, later 1st Baron Belasyse

3. Edmund Belasyse (bapt. 26 Aug 1612)

4. Thomas Belasyse (bapt. 27 Jan 1618/9; bur. vp. 5 Feb 1618/9)

1. Margaret Belasyse (bapt. 5 Sep 1602; dvp. 7 Nov 1624), mar. 13 Oct 1618 Sir Edward Osborne, of Kiveton

2. Mary Belasyse (bapt. 11 Apr 1606 ; dvp. and sp. 14 Sep 1625), mar. 7 Nov 1624 as his third wife John [Darcy], 3rd Baron Darcy of Aston

3. Hon Barbara Belasyse (bapt. 12 Oct 1609; d. 31 Dec 1641), mar. 7 Jul 1631 Sir Henry Slingsby, Bt.

4. Hon Ursula Belasyse (bapt. 23 Jun 1611), mar. 8 Mar 1635/6 Sir Walter Vavasour, of Hazlewood, co. York

5. Anna Belasyse (bapt. 31 Dec 1616; bur. vp. 8 Mar 1618/9)

6. Hon Frances Belasyse (bapt. 19 Feb 1617/8 ; bur. 27 Mar 1680), mar. Sir Thomas Ingram MP

died

18 Apr 1653

created

25 May 1627 Baron Fauconberg, of Yarm in the County of York

31 Jan 1642/3 Viscount Fauconberg, of Henknowle in the Bishopric of Durham

suc. by

grandson

note

Member of Parliament for Thirsk 1597-98, 1614, 1620-22 and 1624-25; knighted 1603; suc. his father as 2nd Baronet Aug 1624; a supporter of the King, he fought at the Battle of Marston Moor 1644

Henry [Belasyse], 2nd Viscount Fauconberg later 1st Earl Fauconberg

created

9 Apr 1689 Earl Fauconberg

The Viscountcy of Fauconberg was held by the 1st Earl Fauconberg from 9 Apr 1689 until his death on 31 Dec 1700, when the Earldom of Fauconberg became extinct and the Viscountcy of Fauconberg passed to his nephew,

Thomas [Belasyse], 3rd Viscount Fauconberg

born

mar.

bef. Jul 1698 Bridget Gage (d. 18 Nov 1732), 2nd dau. of Sir John Gage, 4th Bt., of Firle, co. Sussex, and cohrss. of his first wife Mary Middlemore, dau. and hrss. of Thomas Middlemore, of Edgbaston, co. Warwick, by his wife Henrietta Maria Drummond, dau. of Sir Maurice Drummond

children

1. Hon Thomas Belasyse, later 4th Viscount Fauconberg later 1st Earl Fauconberg

2. Hon Henry Belasyse (d. young)

3. Hon Rowland Belasyse (b. c. 1703; d. 9 Apr 1768)

4. Hon John Belasyse (d. young)

1. Hon Mary Belasyse (bur. sp. 24 Mar 1745/6), mar. Lt Col John Pitt MP, 3rd son of Thomas Pitt, Governor of Fort St George, by his wife Janes Innes, dau. of James Innes

2. Hon Anne Belasyse (bapt. 23 Sep 1704; d. 14 Mar 1731)

3. Hon Penelope Belasyse (d. 5 Apr 1750)

died

26 Nov 1718

suc. by

son

Thomas [Belasyse], 4th Viscount Fauconberg later 1st Earl Fauconberg, PC

created

16 Jun 1756 Earl Fauconberg

The Viscountcy of Fauconberg was held by the Earls Fauconberg from 16 Jun 1756 until 23 Mar 1802, when on the death of Henry [Belasyse], 2nd Earl Fauconberg, 5th Viscount Fauconberg, etc., the Earldom of Fauconberg became extinct and the Viscountcy of Fauconberg passed to his second cousin,

Rowland [Belasyse], 6th Viscount Fauconberg

born

12 Nov 1745

died

30 Nov 1810

suc. by

brother

Charles [Belasyse], 7th Viscount Fauconberg

born

7 Mar 1750

died

24 Jun 1815

note

ordained Priest at Paris; Chaplain to the Portuguese embassy in London 1795-96

On the death of the 7th Viscount Fauconberg both the Barony and Viscountcy of Fauconberg became extinct

 First written 19 May 2003

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