Baron Rankeillour

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.

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)

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 Hope
first Baron

Arthur Hope,
second Baron

• 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

v t e 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 -)

See also

• Marquess of Linlithgow
• Baron Glendevon