The title Baron Furnivall was an ancient one in the Peerage of England. It was originally created (by writ) for Thomas de Furnivall in 1295. The barony passed to Thomas Nevill, who had married Joan de Furnivall and was summoned to parliament in her right. His daughter, Maud de Neville, married John Talbot, who was also summoned to parliament in her right. He was later created Earl of Shrewsbury. On the death of the seventh earl, the barony went into abeyance (1616). The abeyance was terminated in favor of Alathea Howard in 1651 and passed through her to the dukes of Norfolk. On the death of the ninth duke the barony again went into abeyance (1777). In 1913 the abeyance was terminated again in favor of Mary Frances Katherine Dent. On her death the barony again went into abeyance.

Barons Furnivall (1295)

• Thomas de Furnivall, 1st Baron Furnivall (d. 1332)
• Thomas de Furnivall, 2nd Baron Furnivall (1301_1339)
• Thomas de Furnivall, 3rd Baron Furnivall (1322_1364)
• William de Furnivall, 4th Baron Furnivall (d. 1383)
• Thomas Nevill, 5th Baron Furnivall (d. 1407)
• John Talbot, 6th Baron Furnivall (d. 1453) (created Earl of Shrewsbury in 1442)
• John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury (1390-1453)
• John Talbot, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury (1413_1460)
• John Talbot, 3rd Earl of Shrewsbury (1448_1473)
• George Talbot, 4th Earl of Shrewsbury (1468_1538)
• Francis Talbot, 5th Earl of Shrewsbury (1500_1560)
• George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury (1522_1590)
• Gilbert Talbot, 7th Earl of Shrewsbury (1552_1616) (abeyant 1616)
• Alathea Howard, 13th Baroness Furnivall (d. 1654) (abeyance terminated 1651)
• Thomas Howard, 5th Duke of Norfolk (1627-1677)
• Henry Howard, 6th Duke of Norfolk (1628-1684)
• Henry Howard, 7th Duke of Norfolk (1655-1701)
• Thomas Howard, 8th Duke of Norfolk (1683-1732)
• Edward Howard, 9th Duke of Norfolk (1685-1777) (abeyant 1777)
• Mary Frances Katherine Dent, 19th Baroness Furnivall (1900-1968) (abeyance terminated 1913, abeyant 1968)