Baron Bellew

Barony of Bellew
Creation date	10 July 1848
Created by	Queen Victoria
Peerage	Peerage of Ireland
First holder	Sir Patrick Bellew, 7th Baronet
Present holder	Bryan Edward Bellew, 8th Baron
Heir apparent	Hon. Anthony Richard Brooke Bellew
Remainder to	the 1st Baron'sheirs maleof the bodylawfully begotten.
Seat(s)	Barmeath Castle

Baron Bellew,of Barmeath in the County of Louth, is a title in thePeerage of Ireland.It was created on 17 July 1848 forSir Patrick Bellew, 7th Baronet,who had previously representedLouthin theHouse of Commonsas aWhigand also served asLord Lieutenant of County Louth.His grandson, the third Baron,was also Lord Lieutenant of County Louth and sat in theHouse of Lordsas anIrish representative peerfrom 1904 to 1911. He was succeeded by his younger brother, the fourth Baron. He was an Irish Representative Peer from 1914 to 1931. In 1881 Lord Bellew assumed by Royal licence the additional surname of Bryan under the terms of the will of his maternal uncle Colonel George Bryan. However, he is the only one of the Barons to have held this surname. On his death the titles passed to his nephew, the fifth Baron, and then to his younger brother, the sixth Baron. As of 2018the titles are held by the latter's grandson, the eighth Baron, who succeeded in 2010.

TheBellew baronetcy,of Barmeath in the County of Louth, was created in theBaronetage of Irelandon 11 December 1688 for the first Baron Bellew's great-great-grandfatherPatrick Bellew,aJacobitesupporter ofJames II.His brother Christopher Bellew was the ancestor of theGrattan-Bellew baronets,of Mount Bellew, a title created in 1838.

The family seat isBarmeath Castle,nearDunleer,County Louth.Another branch of the family was createdBaron Bellew of Duleekin 1686 for their loyalty to James II.

Coat of arms

The heraldic blazon for the coat of arms of the barony is:Sable, fretty or.

Bellew baronets, of Barmeath (1688)

• Sir Patrick Bellew, 1st Baronet(died 1716)
• Sir John Bellew, 2nd Baronet(c. 1660–1734)
• Sir Edward Bellew, 3rd Baronet(c. 1695–1741)
• Sir John Bellew, 4th Baronet(1728–1750)
• Sir Patrick Bellew, 5th Baronet(c. 1735–1795)
• Sir Edward Bellew, 6th Baronet(c. 1760–1827)
• Sir Patrick Bellew, 7th Baronet(1798–1866) (createdBaron Bellewin 1848)

Barons Bellew (1848)

• Patrick Bellew, 1st Baron Bellew(1798–1866)
• Edward Joseph Bellew, 2nd Baron Bellew(1830–1895)
• Charles Bertram Bellew, 3rd Baron Bellew(1855–1911)
• George Leopold Bryan Bellew-Bryan, 4th Baron Bellew(1857–1935)
• Edward Henry Bellew, 5th Baron Bellew(1889–1975)
• Bryan Bertram Bellew, 6th Baron Bellew(1890–1981)
• James Bryan Bellew, 7th Baron Bellew(1920–2010)
• Bryan Edward Bellew, 8th Baron Bellew(born 1943)

Theheir apparentis the present holder's surviving son, the Hon. Anthony Richard Brooke Bellew (born 1972).
The heir apparent's heir-in-line is his son, Oliver James Bellew (born 2003).

See also

• Grattan-Bellew baronets
• Baron Bellew of Duleek

External links

• Hesilrige, Arthur G. M. (1921).Debrett's Peerage and Titles of courtesy.London: Dean & Son. p. 108.
• Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors).Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage(1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
• Official website for Barmeath Castle