Baron Audley
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The title Baron Audley was first created on 8 January 1313 by writ in the Peerage of England
for Nicholas Audley of Heighley Castle
a member of the Audley family
of Staffordshire..
The third Baron, the last of the main Audley line, died without issue in 1391 and the Barony was abeyant. It was revived in 1408 for the descendants of his sister Joanne and her husband Sir John Tuchet (b 1327). The eleventh baron was created Earl of Castlehaven
. The second earl was attainted of felony and executed, forfeiting the barony, but not the (Irish) earldom. His son was allowed to inherit it in 1678 by a bill of Parliament, and the barony and earldom remained united until the death of the eighth earl, when the earldom became extinct, and the barony went to George Thicknesse
, later Thicknesse-Tuchet. In 1997, the title went into abeyance
, and remains there to this day.
The title of Baron Audley was created a second time on 20 November 1317, again by writ of summons, for Hugh Audley of Stratton Audley, grandson of James Audley of Audley (1220-1272). He married Margaret de Clare, (daughter of the Earl of Hertford who was also 3rd Earl of Gloucester
( 1218 creation, which was extinct in 1314)). Audley was raised to Earl of Gloucester
in 1337. Upon his death in 1347, the earldom was extinct and the barony became dormant. His only daughter and heir married Ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford
and the de jure barony passed with the Earldom of Stafford until 1521, when Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham
was attainted.
Co-heiresses: The Hon. Mrs. McKinnon (b. 1946), The Hon. Mrs. Carrington (b. 1948), and The Hon. Amanda Souter (b. 1958), daughters of the 25th Baron.
See Earl of Stafford and Duke of Buckingham
.
Peerage of England
The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. In that year, the Peerages of England and Scotland were replaced by one Peerage of Great Britain....
for Nicholas Audley of Heighley Castle
Heighley Castle
Heighley Castle is a ruined medieval castle situated at Madeley, Staffordshire.The castle was completed by the Audley family in 1233 and for over 300 years was one of their ancestral homes. It was held for Charles I during the English Civil War and was destroyed by Parliamentary forces in the...
a member of the Audley family
Audley-Stanley family
The Audley-Stanley family is a family with many notable members including the Earls of Derby who are descended from the early holders of Audley, Staffordshire. The first mention of Audley is in the Domesday book of 1086, when it was called Aldidelege , when the lands were held by an English thegn...
of Staffordshire..
The third Baron, the last of the main Audley line, died without issue in 1391 and the Barony was abeyant. It was revived in 1408 for the descendants of his sister Joanne and her husband Sir John Tuchet (b 1327). The eleventh baron was created Earl of Castlehaven
Earl of Castlehaven
Earl of Castlehaven was a peerage title in the Peerage of Ireland, created on September 6, 1616. It was held in conjunction with the Barony of Audley , the Barony of Audley of Orier , and the Barony of Audley of Hely .Upon...
. The second earl was attainted of felony and executed, forfeiting the barony, but not the (Irish) earldom. His son was allowed to inherit it in 1678 by a bill of Parliament, and the barony and earldom remained united until the death of the eighth earl, when the earldom became extinct, and the barony went to George Thicknesse
George Thicknesse, 19th Baron Audley
George Thicknesse later Thicknesse-Touchet, 19th Baron Audley .George Thicknesse-Touchet was the son of Captain Philip Thicknesse and Lady Elizabeth Tuchet...
, later Thicknesse-Tuchet. In 1997, the title went into abeyance
Abeyance
Abeyance is a state of expectancy in respect of property, titles or office, when the right to them is not vested in any one person, but awaits the appearance or determination of the true owner. In law, the term abeyance can only be applied to such future estates as have not yet vested or possibly...
, and remains there to this day.
The title of Baron Audley was created a second time on 20 November 1317, again by writ of summons, for Hugh Audley of Stratton Audley, grandson of James Audley of Audley (1220-1272). He married Margaret de Clare, (daughter of the Earl of Hertford who was also 3rd Earl of Gloucester
Earl of Gloucester
The title of Earl of Gloucester was created several times in the Peerage of England. A fictional earl is also a character in William Shakespeare's play King Lear. See also Duke of Gloucester.-Earls of Gloucester, 1st Creation :...
( 1218 creation, which was extinct in 1314)). Audley was raised to Earl of Gloucester
Earl of Gloucester
The title of Earl of Gloucester was created several times in the Peerage of England. A fictional earl is also a character in William Shakespeare's play King Lear. See also Duke of Gloucester.-Earls of Gloucester, 1st Creation :...
in 1337. Upon his death in 1347, the earldom was extinct and the barony became dormant. His only daughter and heir married Ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford
Ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford
Ralph de Stafford, 2nd Baron Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, KG was an English nobleman and notable soldier during the Hundred Years War against France.-Early life and family:...
and the de jure barony passed with the Earldom of Stafford until 1521, when Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham
Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham
Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, KG was an English nobleman. He was the son of Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and the former Lady Catherine Woodville, daughter of the 1st Earl Rivers and sister-in-law of King Edward IV.-Early life:Stafford was born at Brecknock Castle in Wales...
was attainted.
Barons Audley (1313)
- Nicholas Audley, 1st Baron Audley (c. 1289–1316)
- James Audley, 2nd Baron AudleyJames Audley, 2nd Baron AudleyJames Audley, 2nd Baron Audley was an English peer.James, 2nd Baron Audley was son of Nicholas Audley, 1st Baron Audley and his wife Joan Martin James Audley, 2nd Baron Audley (8 January 1312/13 — 1 April 1386) was an English peer.James, 2nd Baron Audley was son of Nicholas Audley, 1st Baron...
(1312–1386) - Nicholas Audley, 3rd Baron AudleyNicholas Audley, 3rd Baron AudleyNicholas Audley, 3rd Baron Audley was born in the Heighley Castle, Staffordshire, England to James Audley, 2nd Baron Audley, his only surviving son ....
(c. 1328–1391) (abeyant 1391) - John Tuchet, 4th Baron AudleyJohn Tuchet, 4th Baron AudleyJohn Tuchet, 4th Baron Audley, 1st Baron Tuchet was an English peer.John Tuchet, 4th Baron Audley was the son of Sir John Tuchet, called "Baron Audley", and his wife Maud, widow of Sir Richard de Willoughby...
(1371–1408) (abeyance terminated 1408) - James Tuchet, 5th Baron AudleyJames Tuchet, 5th Baron AudleyJames Tuchet, 5th Baron Audley, 2nd Baron Tuchet was an English peer.James Tuchet, 5th Baron Audley, son of John Tuchet, 4th Baron Audley and his wife Elizabeth, was a distinguished veteran of the Hundred Years' War...
(c. 1398–1459) - John Tuchet, 6th Baron AudleyJohn Tuchet, 6th Baron AudleyJohn Tuchet, 6th Baron Audley, 3rd Baron Tuchet was an English peer.John Tuchet was the son of James Tuchet, 5th Baron Audley . He married Ann Echingham, daughter of Sir Thomas Echingham with whom he had seven children...
(d. 1490) - James Tuchet, 7th Baron AudleyJames Tuchet, 7th Baron AudleySir James Tuchet, 7th Baron Audley was born in the Heleigh Castle, Staffordshire, England to John Tuchet, 6th Baron Audley and Ann Echingham....
(c. 1463–1497) (forfeit 1497) - John Tuchet, 8th Baron AudleyJohn Tuchet, 8th Baron AudleyJohn Tuchet, 8th Baron Audley, 5th Baron Tuchet was an English peer.John Tuchet was the son of Sir James Tuchet, 7th Baron Audley . He married Mary Griffin, daughter of John Griffin, 9th Baron Latimer...
(c. 1483–1558) (restored 1512) - George Tuchet, 9th Baron AudleyGeorge Tuchet, 9th Baron AudleyGeorge Tuchet, 9th Baron Audley, 6th Baron Tuchet was an English peer.George Tuchet was the son of John Tuchet, 8th Baron Audley . He married twice; firstly Elizabeth Tuke, daughter of Sir Brian Tuke and secondly Joan Platt at Chester in 1559. He inherited his title by writ in 1557.He died in 1560...
(d. 1560) - Henry Tuchet, 10th Baron AudleyHenry Tuchet, 10th Baron AudleyHenry Tuchet, 10th Baron Audley, 7th Baron Tuchet was an English peer.Henry Tuchet was the son of George Tuchet, 9th Baron Audley . He married Elizabeth Sneyd, daughter of Sir William Sneyd. He inherited his title on the death of his father.He died on 30 December 1563 and was buried in Betley,...
(d. 1563) - George Tuchet, 1st Earl of CastlehavenGeorge Tuchet, 1st Earl of CastlehavenGeorge Tuchet, 1st Earl of Castlehaven , was the son of Henry Tuchet, 10th Baron Audley and his wife, née Elizabeth Sneyd....
(1551–1617) - Mervyn Tuchet, 2nd Earl of CastlehavenMervyn Tuchet, 2nd Earl of CastlehavenMervyn Touchet , 2nd Earl of Castlehaven , convicted rapist and sodomite, was the son of George Tuchet, 1st Earl of Castlehaven and his wife, née Lucy Mervyn. He succeeded his father as 2nd Earl of Castlehaven and 12th Baron Audley on 20 February 1616/7...
(1593–1631) (forfeit 1631) - James Tuchet, 3rd Earl of CastlehavenJames Tuchet, 3rd Earl of CastlehavenJames Tuchet, 3rd Earl of Castlehaven was the son of Mervyn Tuchet, 2nd Earl of Castlehaven and his first wife, Elizabeth Barnham...
(c. 1617–1684) (restored 1678) - Mervyn Tuchet, 4th Earl of CastlehavenMervyn Tuchet, 4th Earl of CastlehavenMervyn Tuchet, 4th Earl of Castlehaven was the third son of Mervyn Tuchet, 2nd Earl of Castlehaven and his first wife, Elizabeth Barnham ....
(d. 1686) - James Tuchet, 5th Earl of CastlehavenJames Tuchet, 5th Earl of CastlehavenJames Tuchet, 5th Earl of Castlehaven was the son of Mervyn Tuchet, 4th Earl of Castlehaven and Mary Talbot.He succeeded his father as Earl of Castlehaven on 2 November 1686....
(d. 1700) - James Tuchet, 6th Earl of CastlehavenJames Tuchet, 6th Earl of CastlehavenJames Tuchet, 6th Earl of Castlehaven was the son of James Tuchet, 5th Earl of Castlehaven and his wife Anne Pelson.He succeeded his father as Earl of Castlehaven and Baron Arundel on 9 August 1700....
(d. 1740) - James Tuchet, 7th Earl of CastlehavenJames Tuchet, 7th Earl of CastlehavenJames Tuchet, 7th Earl of Castlehaven was the son of James Tuchet, 6th Earl of Castlehaven and his wife, née Elizabeth Arundell.He succeeded his father as Earl of Castlehaven and Baron Audley on 12 October 1740....
(1723–1769) - John Tuchet, 8th Earl of CastlehavenJohn Tuchet, 8th Earl of CastlehavenJohn Talbot Tuchet, 8th Earl of Castlehaven was the son of James Tuchet, 6th Earl of Castlehaven, and his wife, née Elizabeth Arundell...
(1724–1777) - George Thicknesse-Touchet, 19th Baron AudleyGeorge Thicknesse, 19th Baron AudleyGeorge Thicknesse later Thicknesse-Touchet, 19th Baron Audley .George Thicknesse-Touchet was the son of Captain Philip Thicknesse and Lady Elizabeth Tuchet...
(1758–1818) - George John Thicknesse-Touchet, 20th Baron AudleyGeorge Thicknesse-Touchet, 20th Baron AudleyGeorge John Thicknesse-Touchet, 19th Baron Audley .George John Thicknesse-Touchet was the only son of George Thicknesse-Touchet, 19th Baron Audley and Elizabeth Delaval. He married on April 18, 1816 in Brussels Anne Jane Donelly, daughter of Vice-Admiral Sir Ross Donelly...
(1783–1837) - George Edward Thicknesse-Touchet, 21st Baron AudleyGeorge Edward Thicknesse-Touchet, 21st Baron AudleyGeorge Edward Thicknesse-Touchet, 21st Baron Audley .George Edward Thicknesse-Touchet was eldest son of George John Thicknesse-Touchet, 20th Baron Audley and Anne Jane Donelly...
(1817–1872) (abeyant 1872) - Mary Thicknesse-Touchet, 22nd Baroness AudleyMary Thicknesse-Touchet, 22nd Baroness AudleyMary Thicknesse-Touchet, 22nd Baroness Audley .Mary Thicknesse-Touchet was eldest daughter of George Edward Thicknesse-Touchet, 21st Baron Audley and Emily Mitchell. She never married....
(1858–1942) (abeyance terminated 1937) - Thomas Percy Henry Touchet-Jesson, 23rd Baron AudleyThomas Percy Henry Touchet-Jesson, 23rd Baron AudleyThomas Touchet-Jesson, 23rd Baron Audley MBE was born in Herefordshire, England, to Thomas Touchet Tuchet-Jesson and Annie Rosina Hammacott-Osler and educated at Lancing College. He married twice, initially to June Isabel de Trafford née Chaplin, daughter of Lt.-Col Reginald Chaplin, whom he...
(1913–1963) - Rosina Lois Veronica MacNamee, 24th Baroness Audley (1911–1973)
- Richard Michael Thomas Souter, 25th Baron Audley (1914–1997) (abeyant 1997)
Co-heiresses: The Hon. Mrs. McKinnon (b. 1946), The Hon. Mrs. Carrington (b. 1948), and The Hon. Amanda Souter (b. 1958), daughters of the 25th Baron.
Barons Audley (1317)
- Hugh de Audley, 1st Baron AudleyHugh de Audley, 1st Earl of GloucesterHugh II de Audley, 1st Baron Audley and 1st Earl of Gloucester was the English Ambassador to France in 1341.-Family:...
(d. 1347). Created 1st Earl of GloucesterEarl of GloucesterThe title of Earl of Gloucester was created several times in the Peerage of England. A fictional earl is also a character in William Shakespeare's play King Lear. See also Duke of Gloucester.-Earls of Gloucester, 1st Creation :...
in 1337. - Margaret de Audley, suo jure 2nd Baroness Audley, married Ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of StaffordRalph Stafford, 1st Earl of StaffordRalph de Stafford, 2nd Baron Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, KG was an English nobleman and notable soldier during the Hundred Years War against France.-Early life and family:...
. - Hugh de Stafford, 3rd Baron AudleyHugh de Stafford, 2nd Earl of StaffordHugh de Stafford, 2nd Earl of Stafford, KG was the eldest son of Ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford and Margaret de Audley.Hugh de Stafford, 2nd Earl of Stafford succeeded to the title of 3rd Lord Audley circa 1358...
See Earl of Stafford and Duke of Buckingham
Duke of Buckingham
The titles Marquess and Duke of Buckingham, referring to Buckingham, have been created several times in the peerages of England, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. There have also been Earls of Buckingham.-1444 creation:...
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See also
- Baron Audley of Hely
- Baron Audley of Orier
- Baron Audley of WaldenBaron Audley of WaldenThe title of Baron Audley of Walden was created in the Peerage of England in 1538 for Thomas Audley, the Lord Chancellor. It became extinct upon his death in 1544....
- Baron TuchetBaron TuchetThe title Baron Tuchet has twice been created in the Peerage of England.-Baron Tuchet, first creation :*William Tuchet, 1st Baron Tuchet , title extinct.-Baron Tuchet, second creation :...