Barons Latimer or Latymer (of Snape; 1432)
As said above, George Neville, a younger son of the first Earl of Westmorland, succeeded to the lands of his uncle, John Neville, 6th Baron Latimer, although he was not descended from the ancient Latimers. He was summoned to Parliament as Baron Latimer in 1432; by modern law, as decided in the 1490s, this was a new creation of a new Barony of Latimer. It descended as follows.
- George Neville, 1st Baron Latimer (d. 1469)
- Richard Neville, 2nd Baron Latimer (1468–1530), grandson.
- John Neville, 3rd Baron Latimer (1493–1543), son.
- Married three times. His first wife was Dorothy de Vere, sister and eventual co-heiress of John de Vere, 14th Earl of Oxford; his third wife - and widow - was Catherine Parr, later Queen of England.
- John Neville, 4th Baron Latimer (1520–1577), only son (his mother was Dorothy de Vere).
These Barons Latimer held Snape Castle in Wensleydale.
John Neville, 4th Baron Latimer, had four daughters, all of whom gave had issue.
- Catherine Percy, Countess of Northumberland.
- Dorothy Cecil, afterward Countess of Exeter.
- Lucy Cornwallis.
- Elizabeth Danvers.
Tudor custom was divided on what happened in such a case; the style of Lord Latimer was claimed both by the Earls and Dukes of Northumberland, descendants of his eldest daughter, and by his cousin and heir male, another Richard Neville (d.1590), son of William Neville, younger brother of the 3rd Baron Latimer. Modern law, as worked out over the next century, was that the barony was divided into quarters among the four daughters and their heirs, a situation called abeyance. If three of the lines died out, the fourth would inherit; if not, the Crown might, at its pleasure, confer the title on any of the heirs - customarily, the one who petitioned for it.
Lucy Cornwallis had only daughters, so her share was itself divided. In 1911, the heritor of one of these sub-shares (Francis Burdett Thomas Money-Coutts, of the prominent Liberal banking family) petitioned that the abeyance be determined, and in February 1913, he was summoned to Parliament. He and his heirs have chosen to spell their title Latymer, and most sources follow them.
- Francis Money-Coutts, 5th Baron Latymer (1852–1923) (abeyance terminated 1913)
- Hugh Burdett Money-Coutts, 6th Baron Latymer (1876–1949), son
- Thomas Burdett Money-Coutts, 7th Baron Latymer (1901–1987), son
- Hugo Nevill Money-Coutts, 8th Baron Latymer (1926–2003), son
- Crispin James Alan Nevill Money-Coutts, 9th Baron Latymer (b. 1955), son
The heir apparent is the present holder's son the Hon. Drummond William Thomas Money-Coutts (b. 1986)
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