Baron Ratoath

Baron Ratoath was a short-lived title in the Peerage of Ireland.

History

The barony was created in 1468 for the County Meath soldier and landowner Sir Robert Bold of Ratoath by King Edward IV, as a reward for his loyal service to the King and his father Richard, Duke of York during the Wars of the Roses, in which he had fought for the House of York both in England and Ireland.

Lord Ratoath married twice, although little is known of his first marriage. His second wife was Ismay Serjeant, widow of Sir Nicholas Barnewall; he appears to have had only one surviving child, his daughter Catherine, and at his death in 1479 without male issue the title became extinct. His estates passed by descent to the Barnewall family, Catherine having married Edmund Barnewall, younger son of Ismay and Sir Nicholas.

Barons Ratoath (created 1468)

• Robert Bold, 1st Baron Ratoath (died 1479)

References

• Statute of the Parliament of Ireland 7 & 8 Edward IV c.72 "Patent making Robert Bold Baron of Ratoath confirmed".
• Sir John Gilbert History of the Viceroys of Ireland Dublin 1865
• John Lodge Peerage of Ireland Vol. !V Dublin 1754