Baron Rankeillour

Barony of Rankeillour
Barony of Rankeillour
	; Blazon Arms:Azure on a Chevron Or between three Bezants a Bay Leaf slipped Vert a Bordure Ermine; Crest: A Broken Globe surmounted by a Rainbow proper;
Creation date	28 June 1932
Created by	King George V
Peerage	Peerage of the United Kingdom
First holder	James Fitzalan Hope, 1st Baron Rankeillour
Present holder	James Francis Hope, 6th Baron Rankeillour
Heir apparent	the Hon. Charlie James Hope
Motto	AT SPES INFRACTA; (But hope is unbroken)

Baron Rankeillour, of Buxted in the County of Sussex, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.^[1] It was created in 1932 for the Conservative politician James Fitzalan Hope. He was the grandson of General Sir Alexander Hope, fourth son of John Hope, 2nd Earl of Hopetoun (from whom the Marquesses of Linlithgow descend; see this title for earlier history of the family). His eldest son, Arthur Hope (from 1949, the second Baron), was also a Conservative politician and held junior ministerial office. From 1940 to 1946 he served as Governor of Madras. He was succeeded by his younger brother, the third Baron, Henry John Hope. After the death of Henry John Hope's only son, the fourth Baron), who was unmarried, in 2005, succession went to his first cousin, the fifth Baron, Michael Richard Hope, who held the title until his death in 2022, and was the eldest son of the Hon. Richard Frederick Hope, who was the youngest son of the first Baron.

The second son of the 2nd Hope baronet of Craighall (who was father of the 8th baronet) served on the Court of Session from 1689 under the judicial title of Lord Rankeillour.^[2]

Barons Rankeillour (1932)

James Fitzalan Hope, 1st Baron Rankeillour (1870–1949)^[3]
Arthur Oswald James Hope, 2nd Baron Rankeillour (1897–1958)^[4]
Henry John Hope, 3rd Baron Rankeillour (1899–1967)
Peter St Thomas More Henry Hope, 4th Baron Rankeillour (1935–2005)^[5]
Michael Richard Hope, 5th Baron Rankeillour (1940–2022)^[6]^[7]
James Francis Hope, 6th Baron Rankeillour (b. 1968)

The heir apparent is the present holder's son Hon. Charlie James Hope (b. 2003).^{[citation needed]}

Family tree

Family tree of the Marquesses of Annandale, Marquess of Linlithgow, Earls of Annandale and Hartfell, Earls of Hopetoun, and subsidiary titles

Viscount of Annand and Lord Murray of Lochmaben, c. 1622
Earl of Annandale and Lord Murray of Tyninghame, 1625

John Murray
d. 1640
1st Earl of Annandale, Viscount of Annand, Lord Murray of Lochmaben, and Lord Murray of Tyninghame

Lord Johnston of Lochwood, 1633
Earl of Hartfell and Lord Johnston of Lochwood, Moffatdale and Evandale, 1643

Thomas Hope
1573–1646
1st Baronet of Craighall

James Murray
d. 1658
2nd Earl of Annandale, Viscount of Annand, Lord Murray of Lochmaben, and Lord Murray of Tyninghame,
3rd Viscount Stormont

James Johnstone
1602–1653
1st Earl of Hartfell, Lord Johnston of Lochwood, and Lord Johnston of Lochwood, Moffatdale and Evandale

Earldom of Annandale extinct, 1658

Resigned earldom of Hartfell and all subsidiary titles, 1661
Twice regranted as Earl of Annandale and Hartfell, 1661 and 1662; Lord Johnstone, 1662

James Hope
1641–1661

James Johnstone
d. 1672
2nd Earl of Hartfell, Lord Johnston of Lochwood, and Lord Johnston of Lochwood, Moffatdale and Evandale,
1st Earl of Annandale and Hartfell and Lord Johnstone

Marquess of Annandale, 1701

John Hope
d. 1682

William Johnstone
d. 1721
1st Marquess of Annandale, 2nd Earl of Annandale and Hartfell and Lord Johnstone

Earl of Hopetoun, Viscount Aithrie, and Lord Hope, 1703

Charles Hope
1681–1742
1st Earl of Hopetoun, Viscount Aithrie, and Lord Hope

Henrietta Johnstone
1682–1750

James Johnstone
c. 1687–1730
2nd Marquess of Annandale, 3rd Earl of Annandale and Hartfell and Lord Johnstone

George Vanden-Bempde
1720–1792
3rd Marquess of Annandale, 4th Earl of Annandale and Hartfell and Lord Johnstone

Marquessate of Annandale and Earl of Annandale and Hartfell extinct, 1792

Charles Hope-Weir
1710–1791

John Hope
1704–1781
2nd Earl of Hopetoun, Viscount Aithrie, and Lord Hope

Baron Hopetoun, 1809
Earl of Annandale and Hartfell claimed but not recognized

John Hope
1739–1785

James Hope-Johnstone
1741–1816
3nd Earl of Hopetoun, Viscount Aithrie, and Lord Hope,
1st Baron Hopetoun,
de jure 5th Earl of Annandale and Hartfell and Lord Johnstone

Baron Niddry, 1816

William Johnstone Hope
1766–1831

Anne Hope-Johnstone
1768–1818
de jure 6th Countess of Annandale and Hartfell and Lord Johnstone

John Hope
1765–1823
4th Earl of Hopetoun, Viscount Aithrie, and Lord Hope,
2nd Baron Hopetoun,
1st Baron Niddry

Alexander Hope
1769–1837

John James Hope-Johnstone
1796–1876
de jure 7th Earl of Annandale and Hartfell and Lord Johnstone

John Hope
1803–1843
5th Earl of Hopetoun, Viscount Aithrie, and Lord Hope,
3rd Baron Hopetoun,
2nd Baron Niddry

James Hope-Scott
1812–1873

William James Hope Johnstone
1819–1850

John Alexander Hope
1831–1873
6th Earl of Hopetoun, Viscount Aithrie, and Lord Hope,
4th Baron Hopetoun,
3rd Baron Niddry

Marquess of Linlithgow, 1902

Baron Rankeillour, 1932

John James Hope-Johnstone
1842–1912
de jure 8th Earl of Annandale and Hartfell and Lord Johnstone

Percy Alexander Hope Johnstone
1845–1899

John Adrian Louis Hope
1860–1908
1st Marquess of Linlithgow,
7th Earl of Hopetoun, Viscount Aithrie, and Lord Hope,
5th Baron Hopetoun,
4th Baron Niddry

James Fitzalan Hope
1870–1949
1st Baron Rankeillour

Evelyn Wentworth Hope-Johnstone
1879–1964
de jure 9th Earl of Annandale and Hartfell and Lord Johnstone

Victor Alexander John Hope
1887–1952
2nd Marquess of Linlithgow,
8th Earl of Hopetoun, Viscount Aithrie, and Lord Hope,
6th Baron Hopetoun,
5th Baron Niddry

Arthur Oswald James Hope
1897–1958
2nd Baron Rankeillour

Henry John Hope
1899–1967
3rd Baron Rankeillour

Richard Frederick Hope
1901–1964

Baron Glendevon, 1964

Percy Wentworth Hope-Johnstone
1909–1983
de jure 10th Earl of Annandale and Hartfell and Lord Johnstone

Charles William Frederick Hope
1912–1987
3rd Marquess of Linlithgow,
9th Earl of Hopetoun, Viscount Aithrie, and Lord Hope,
7th Baron Hopetoun,
6th Baron Niddry

John Adrian Louis Hope
1912–1996
1st Baron Glendevon

Earl of Annandale and Hartfell and Lord Johnstone revived, 1985

Patrick Andrew Wentworth Hope-Johnstone
b. 1941
11th Earl of Annandale and Hartfell and Lord Johnstone

Charles William Frederick Hope
b. 1946
4th Marquess of Linlithgow,
10th Earl of Hopetoun, Viscount Aithrie, and Lord Hope,
8th Baron Hopetoun,
7th Baron Niddry

Julian John Somerset Hope
1950–2009
2nd Baron Glendevon

Peter St Thomas More Henry Hope
1935–2005
4th Baron Rankeillour

Michael Richard Hope
1940–2022
5th Baron Rankeillour

David Patrick Wentworth Hope-Johnstone
b. 1971
styled Lord Johnstone
Heir apparent to the Earl of Annandale and Hartfell

Andrew Victor Arthur Charles Hope
b. 1969
styled Earl of Hopetoun
Heir apparent to the Marquess of Linlithgow

Jonathan Charles Hope
b. 1952
3rd Baron Glendevon

James Francis Hope
b. 1968
6th Baron Rankeillour

Line of Succession

James Fitzalan Hope, 1st Baron Rankeillour (1870 - 1949)
- Arthur Oswald James Hope, 2nd Baron Rankeillour (1897 - 1958)
- Henry John Hope, 3rd Baron Rankeilliour (1899 - 1967)
  - Peter St Thomas More Hope, 4th Baron Rankeillour (1935 - 2005)
- Hon. Richard Frederick Hope (1901 - 1964)
  - Michael Richard Hope, 5th Baron Rankeillour (1940 - 2022)
    - James Francis Hope, 6th Baron Rankeillour (1968 -)

Notes

^ "No. 33842". The London Gazette. 1 July 1932. p. 4298.
^ Burke's Peerage 106th edition (1999) page 1440
^ Burke's Peerage 106th edition page 2356
^ Burke's Peerage 106th edition page 2356
^ Burke's Peerage 106th edition page 2357
^ Who's Who 2009 edition page 1923
^ "Hope, Michael Richard, Baron Rankeillour". The Telegraph. 15 January 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2022.

References

Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.

External links

Portrait of James Fitzalan Hope

[1] "No. 33842". The London Gazette. 1 July 1932. p. 4298.

[2] Burke's Peerage 106th edition (1999) page 1440

[3] Burke's Peerage 106th edition page 2356

[4] Burke's Peerage 106th edition page 2356

[5] Burke's Peerage 106th edition page 2357

[6] Who's Who 2009 edition page 1923

[7] "Hope, Michael Richard, Baron Rankeillour". The Telegraph. 15 January 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2022.

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