Baron Darcy de Knayth
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The title Baron Darcy de Knayth is an ancient one in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1332 for John Darcy. At the death of the sixth baron, the barony fell into abeyance, which the Sovereign terminated in 1641 in favour of Conyers Darcy. The next baron, also named Conyers, was granted the title of Earl of Holdernesse. The two titles remained united until the death of the fourth earl, when the earldom went to a male heir, while the barony went to a female heir, Amelia. Amelia married the fifth Duke of Leeds, and the sixth and seventh Dukes held the barony. At the death of the latter, the titles separated, the barony going to Sackville Lane-Fox, upon whose death the title became abeyant again. About 15 years later, the abeyance was terminated.
Barons Darcy de Knayth (1332)
- John Darcy, 1st Baron Darcy de Knayth (d. 1347)
- John Darcy, 2nd Baron Darcy de Knayth (1317-1356)
- John Darcy, 3rd Baron Darcy de Knayth (1351-1362)
- Philip Darcy, 4th Baron Darcy de Knayth (1341-1398)
- John Darcy, 5th Baron Darcy de Knayth (1376-1411)
- Philip Darcy, 6th Baron Darcy de Knayth (1397-1418) (abeyant 1418)
- Conyers Darcy, 7th Baron Darcy de Knayth (1570-1654) (abeyance terminated 1641)
- Conyers Darcy, 1st Earl of Holdernesse, 8th Baron Darcy de Knayth (d. 1689)
- Conyers Darcy, 2nd Earl of Holderness, 9th Baron Darcy de Knayth (c. 1620-1692)
- Robert Darcy, 3rd Earl of Holdernesse, 10th Baron Darcy de Knayth (1681-1722)
- Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holdernesse, 11th Baron Darcy de Knayth (1718-1778)
- Amelia Godolphin, 12th Baroness Darcy de Knayth (1754-1784)
- George William Frederick Osborne, 6th Duke of Leeds, 13th Baron Darcy de Knayth (1775-1838)
- Francis Godolphin Darcy-Osborne, 7th Duke of Leeds, 14th Baron Darcy de Knayth (1798-1859)
- Sackville George Lane-Fox, 15th Baron Darcy de Knayth (1827-1888) (abeyant 1888)
- Violet Ida Evelyn Herbert, 16th Baroness Darcy de Knayth (1865-1929) (abeyance terminated 1903)
- Mervyn Horatio Herbert, 17th Baron Darcy de Knayth (1904-1943)
- Davina Marcia Ingrams, 18th Baroness Darcy de Knayth (b. 1938)
Heir Apparent: her son Hon. Caspar David Ingrams (b. 1962)