The Noble House of Brattleby presents
The Barony of Brattleby
A title of honour with nine centuries of recorded history — not a house, and not an estate.
Under the patronage of Lady Nicoleta Vasile, The 12th Baroness of Brattleby, Mihai-Alexandru Crăciun, The 13th Baron of Brattleby and Honorary Lord Răzvan Vasile (by marriage)
Fortitudine et Honore
The Barony of Brattleby is a title of honour only, recorded via a notice in The London Gazette (notice 4158083). There is no physical property, estate, hall or manor associated with the title. This page sets out the history, arms and succession of the Barony itself.
This page carries no photographs. The panels beside each section are code-generated typographic plates: they are decorative editorial ornament and are not depictions of Brattleby, of the village, or of any house, hall, estate or property associated with the Noble House of Brattleby.
The Barony
Brattleby, Lincolnshire — The Village Behind the Name
Brattleby is a small village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, situated approximately six miles north of Lincoln. It is the village from which the Barony of Brattleby takes its name, following its grant by William the Conqueror to Colswein, town-reeve of Lincoln, after the Norman Conquest of AD 1066. The village today is a private community; it is not owned by, or operated on behalf of, the Noble House of Brattleby, and there is no house or estate connected with the title. The place itself — its Domesday entry, its parish church and its own civic arrangements — is described separately in our reference on the village and civil parish of Brattleby.
The Barony
Lincoln Castle
Lincoln Castle, built by William the Conqueror in 1068, is intrinsically linked to the history of the Barony of Brattleby. Nichola de la Haye, Fifth Baron of Brattleby, served as hereditary Constable of Lincoln Castle. In 1191, she held the castle during a month-long siege. In 1215, King John visited and personally inspected its defences. In 1216, she served as High Sheriff of Lincolnshire. In 1217, she defended the castle during the decisive Battle of Lincoln in the First Barons' War.
The Barony
The Barony Through the Ages
From its founding in AD 1066, the Barony of Brattleby passed through twelve holders spanning Crusades, the Magna Carta, the Welsh Wars, and the Hundred Years' War. The barony's holders included Nichola de la Haye, one of medieval England's most remarkable women; Henry de Lacy, Earl of Lincoln, who governed England in the King's absence; Henry of Grosmont, founding Knight of the Order of the Garter; and John of Gaunt, son of Edward III. In 1399, the barony merged with the Crown when John of Gaunt's son became King Henry IV.
The Barony
The Modern Revival of the Title
After 620 years of dormancy within the Crown, the exclusive hereditary rights derived from the feudal barony title of Brattleby were formally conveyed on 5th September 2022 to Lady Nicoleta Scarlat and Mihai-Alexandru Craciun of London. The conveyance was published in The London Gazette (Notice ID: 4158083) on 9th September 2022. As stated in The Gazette, 'the right to the title has been created by legal process, not through a re-grant or re-establishment by the Crown.' Lady Nicoleta, Baroness of Brattleby, the Twelfth, subsequently founded The Noble House of Brattleby Club in London — a private members' club, not a physical estate.
Continue through the record of the House
This page sets out the title of honour, its legal record and its succession. The narrative history and the era archive are kept separately.
- History of BrattlebyThe chronological history of the House, from AD 1066 to the present day.
- Brattleby Historical ChroniclesThe browsable era archive of chronicles, arranged by historical period.
- The FamilyThe thirteen holders of the Barony and the present members of the House.
- Barony of Brattleby — Encyclopaedic ReferenceA feudal barony in Lincolnshire, England since AD 1066 — first held by Colswein of Lincoln, restored in 2022.
From the Press & Communications Office
Nicoleta Vasile
Lady Nicoleta Vasile
12th Baroness of Brattleby
Patroness
Răzvan Vasile
Honorary Lord Răzvan Vasile (by marriage)
Lord of Brattleby
Patron & Custodian
Mihai A. Crăciun
Baron Mihai Alexandru Crăciun
13th Baron of Brattleby
Head of House
Issued by
The Private Office of the House of Brattleby
The Noble House of Brattleby · London · United Kingdom
Dated this 26 September 2026.
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