I have a booklet with the Barons of Slane...I guess it could be called in the roll call for FLEMING..I posted this a long time ago, I am sure there are newbies on the site and perhaps will be interested in them. In the back of the book there is a chart covering a period of 900 years in the same family. The leading mumber of each generation had a title of "Baron of Slane" Each Baron has a note describing in more detail all I could learn about him. These notes are numbered to correspond to the number of Baron. Since the family had so much to do the the history of Ireland, reading the notes consecutively is something like reading the history of Ireland, therefore to put the family in its proper time, I am begining with a review of Irish History" (I won't copy the Irish History) ...The county court house provides police protection for the people and the people pay taxes to the County Court House. The year, 1176 Richard Fleming was a bury man, thus he became the first palatinate Baron of Slane, and one of the magnates of the lordship of palatinate of Meath. He had 4 sons, Richard, William, Henry and Lawrence." BARON II Richard (1162) the eldest son of Richard, became the heir to his father and was the 2nd palatinate Baron, or Lord of the manor or barony of Slane, and was also Lord of Bratton, Alverdescent and Crediho in Devonshire. His son and heir was: BARON III Stephen le Fleming 91196) became the 3rd palatinate Baron of Slane and Newcastle, as appears by the Plea Roll of King Edward II. He was called Provost to Baldwin which means he was in charge of Baldwin during Baldwins minor years. He rebuilt the wooden castle with stone. His 3 sons were: Baldwin the heir, Richard and Peter. BARON IV Baldwin (1230) became the 4th palatinate Baron, or Lord of the manor, or barony of Slane. Little more appears on his record than his existence. He was succeeded by his son: BARON V Richard Le Fleming (1264) 5th palatinate Baron of Slane. He made a charter of his lands in 1310. I presume that is when he made a will. He married Mary Martin the daughter of Nicholas martin of Darlington, by whom he had a son Baldwin. He was in the Irish Parliament 1297. His heir was: BARON VI Baldwyn (1298) 6th Baron of Slane, married matilda Geneville, one of five daughters of Simon geneville, Lord of Culmullen in county Meath. By this marriage Baldwyn became connected with the noble and powerful family of Mortimer, Earl of March. Rogert Mortimer, Earl of March married Joan the only daughter of Peter Geneville, Lord of Trim. This resulted in uniting the 2 great palatinates of Ulster and Trim, which eventually became part of the crown of King Edward the IV. Baldwyn had acquired greater influence and importance than any preseding Baron of Slane. This was in the years 1317 and 1322. The Barons of Ireland summoned in 1295 consisted of only 29 individuals, while those summoned in 1309 to the Parliament in Kilkenny by King Edward II, were 87..an increase or addition of 58 in 14 years. That was done for the following reason. "King Edward III, being greatly bearded and crossed by the Lords of Clergy, they being there, by reason of the Lords, Abbots and others. Too many and too strong for him so that he could not, for their forwardness, order and reform things as he desired, WAS ADVISED TO DIRECT OUT HIS WRITS TO CERTAINE GENTLEMEN THE BEST ABILITY AND TRUST, entitling them Barons, in the Parliament, by which means he had so many Barons in his Parliament as were able to weigh down the clergy and their friends." Among these gentlemen of THE BEST ABILITY AND TRUST in 1309 was Baldwyn le Fleming, palatinate Baron of Slane, who was summoned to the celebrated Parliament held at Kilkenny by King Edward II. It should be noted the writ was directed to Baldwin Fleming and not Baron of Slane, therefore his partiamentary title made some difference. Sir John Wogan was Lord Justice of Ireland at that time. His granddaugher later married the great grandson of Baldwyn. Lord Baldwyn Fleming died 1335, leaving his son as heir: BARON VII Sir Somon Fleming (1330) a knight, became the 7th Baron of Slane, and the 7th Lord of Parliament of this family. Being a minor on the death of his father, he obtained his properties in 1347. He sat in Parliament in the reign of Edward III. He married Cecelia Champeron of Modbury, daughter of Thomas Champeron. He died in october 1370, and was succeeded by his eldest son. During his life, two-thirds of the population of Drogheda died of the black death plague, 1348-49. His son and heir was: BARON VIII Thomas (1358) a knight, became third Lord Fleming, Palatinate Baron of Slane. He sat in Parliament during the reign of King Richard II, being of age in 1378. He married Elizabeth Preston, daughter of Sir Robert Preston, Lord of Gormanstown by whom he had among other children, Christopher his heir and William. He died 1434 during the reign of King Henry VI; In 1407 Thomas had a pardon of intrusion into his estates without livery. That "intrusion into his estates with livery" refers to the Irish claiming English lands. The Irish were trying to establish an Irish kingdom patterned after the Kingdom of England. King Richard II, divided Irishmen into three groups: "the Wild Irish" (the enemy), the "English Rebels" and the "Obedient English". The King landed with an army in Waterford on 2 Oct 1394, and marched northward to Dublin, bolstering all his English Baronies. He also promised to pardon the English rebels of the Bronies if they would give him more allegiance. Our Baron Thomas Fleming was one of the English Barons who accepted that pardon in 1407. his son and heir was: BARON IX Sir Christopher Fleming (1400) a knight, 4th Lord Fleming, 9th Baron of Slane and 4th Peer of Parliament, did homage for his estate to King Henry VI, in 1436. King Richard's campaign in Ireland was temporary and rather unsuccessful for many years, so Sir Christopher had a rather quiet life. He married first to Levia Farrars by whom he had one son, John and married second to Elizabeth Wogan by whom he had one son David. Christopher's eldest son John died before his father, therefore the Barony went to John's eldest son Christopher. BARON X Christopher Fleming (1444), 5th Lord Fleming, 10th Baron of Slane and 5th Peer of parliament, was the grandson of Sir Christopher the 9th Baron of Slane. He was the only son of John the only son of Christopher by his first wife Levita Farrars. John died 1445 before his father who died 30 November 1448. Christopher died without issue in 1451,leaving his two sisters as co-heirs to the Barony. An inheritance of a title or barony, is not like an ordinary inheritance of property. Each case has to be voted on in Parliament. In other words, each is a separate law. They consider the exact wording used in past genetations to make sure the law is upheld and they write a new law pertaining to the one case of inheritance under consideration. The King can accept or reject or change the law as passed by Parliament. On Christopher's death, they gave the Barony to his uncle David because the estate was in abeyance between his two sisters as co-heirs. BARON IX David Fleming (1425) 11th palatinate Baron of Slane, was summoned to Parliament by King Edward IV in 1463, with the title of Lord David Fleming, Baron of Slane. He died about a year later, 1463, leaving an only son, Thomas and three daughters, Anne, Margaret and Elizabeth as co-heirs. BARON XII Thomas Fleming (1456) 12th palatinate Baron of Slane, and 2nd Lord Fleming, died without issue, 8 Dec 1471. The estate again went into abeyance on account of no male heir. Three Barons of Slane, Christopher, David and Thomas all died rather close together, and all three were comparatively young. They died in 1458, 1463 and 1471. I wonder how they died. At least one of them was waylaid and murdered on that beautiful road along the river. During those years the Irish Parliament was exercising its new power over the old English Aristocracy. There were innumerable fights and bloodshed. The Irish Parliament met in Drogheda, only nine miles from the Fleming manor near Slane. The English Barons of that day had to walk a tight rope between being attainted of high treason and be headed by the constable sent over by the king, or of being banished and murdered by the Irish Patriots. Also during this time, King Henry VI went into exile for nine years for his own safety. The Barony was given to the first cousin of Thomas. to be continued..........