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Sir Simon le Fleming, 1st (7th??) Baron Slane
b. MAYBE 1315, d. 13 September 1370
Birth
Sir Simon le Fleming, 1st (7th??) Baron Slane, was born MAYBE 1315.
Parents
| Father | Baldwin le Fleming, II - 6th palatine baron of Slane (b. 1280, d. 1346) |
| Mother | Matilda de Grenvylle (b. circa 1295) |
Family life
Sir Simon le Fleming, 1st (7th??) Baron Slane, and Cecelia Champernoun were married in 1340.1
Children with Cecelia Champernoun (b. MAYBE 1320)
| Son | Sir Thomas le Fleming, 2nd (8th??) Baron Slane+ (b. circa 1358, d. 1435) |
| Daughter | Matilda Fleming (b. circa 1360) |
| Daughter | Margaret Fleming (b. circa 1365) |
Titles
Sir Simon le Fleming, 1st (7th??) Baron Slane, held the title of Baron Slane in 1370 in Slane, Ireland.2
Working life
- Sir Simon le Fleming, 1st (7th??) Baron Slane, served in the military as was in Ireland in the King's service under Lionel, Duke of Clarence, the King's Lieutenant in Ireland from 1361–1366 on 8 July 1365 in Ireland.3
Property
Sir Simon le Fleming, 1st (7th??) Baron Slane, possessed inherited his father's estates (including Slane) in 1346.1,4 He possessed lost his estate at Slane when it was declared forfeited to the crown in 1352.4 He possessed regained his estate at Slane in 1355.4
Death
Citations
- [S1] F Lawrence Fleming, Exploring the True Heritage of the Fleming family name, first edition (N.p.: F Lawrence Fleming, 2018), p57.
- [S51] Raphael Holinshed, Holinshed's Chronicle, 1587 edition edited by Abraham Fleming (London: Henry Denham, 1587), Ireland, p 38; online image, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/firstsecondvolum00holi/page/n1/mode/2up?q=fleming : accessed.
- [S162] Joseph Bain, editor, Calendar of Documents Relating to Scotland, Preserved in Her Majesty’s Public Record Office, London, 4 vols. (Edinburgh: General Register House, between 1881 and 1888), IV, 25 (no. 113); online image, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/calendarofdocume01edin/page/308/mode/2up : accessed.
- [S2] Various contributors, "Wikipaedia," database, Commons, Wikipaedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/: accessed), Simon Fleming, 1st Baron Slane.
- [S2] Various contributors, "Wikipaedia," database, Commons, Wikipaedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/: accessed), Manor of Bratton Fleming.
- [S2] Various contributors, "Wikipaedia," database, Commons, Wikipaedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/: accessed), Baron Slane.
| Last Edited | 27 June 2026 |