Frances MANNERS

Other Events and Attributes:

• Married name: Frances Neville
• Title: From 31 Jan 1555/6 to Sep 1576; Baroness Bergavenny

Frances married Henry NEVILLE, 6th Baron Bergavenny on 31 Jan 1555/6. Henry (son of George NEVILLE, 5th Baron Bergavenny and Mary STAFFORD) was born after 1527; died on 10 Feb 1586/7. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Born as: Mary Neville
• Married name: Mary Fane
• Event: Succeeded her father in Mereworth estate in Kent and the Althorne estate, Essex, by agreement with her cousin, Edward, the 7th Baron Bergavenny, though a previous entail had been drawn up by her grandfather the 5th Baron Bergavenny by which his lands were to go to heirs male of his body; she claimed the barony of Bergavenny as heir general of her father against the claim of her cousin Edward (subsequently recognised as 7th Baron bergavenny), who was only the heir male. The crown eventually awarded the barony, in 1604, of Bergavenny to Edward and in compensation terminated the abeyance in the barony of Le Despenser in her favour 25 May 1604 with precedence of 1264.
• Title: 25 May 1604; Baroness le Despenser

Mary married Sir Thomas FANE on 12 Dec 1574. Thomas was born in Date of birth unknown; died on 13 Mar 1588/9. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]