Baron Boteler
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Baron Boteler was a title that was created three times in the Peerage of England
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The first barony, Baron Boteler, of Werington, was created by writ on 23 June 1295 for William le Boteler. It became extinct on his death in circa 1328.
The second barony, Baron Boteler, of Wem, was created by writ on 19 March 1308 for William Boteler. It wfell into abeyance in 1411, on the death of his great-granddaughter.
The third barony, Baron Boteler, of Brantfield in the County of Hertford, was created by letters patent
on 30 July 1628 for Sir John Boteler, 1st Baronet, Member of Parliament
for Hertfordshire
from 1625 to 1626. He had already been created a Baronet, of Hatfield Woodhall in the County of Hertford, in the Baronetage of England on 12 April 1620. The titles became extinct on the death of his son, the second Baron, in 1657. George Boteler, half-brother of the first Baron, was created a Baronet in 1643 (see Boteler Baronets
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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....
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The first barony, Baron Boteler, of Werington, was created by writ on 23 June 1295 for William le Boteler. It became extinct on his death in circa 1328.
The second barony, Baron Boteler, of Wem, was created by writ on 19 March 1308 for William Boteler. It wfell into abeyance in 1411, on the death of his great-granddaughter.
The third barony, Baron Boteler, of Brantfield in the County of Hertford, was created by letters patent
Letters patent
Letters patent are a type of legal instrument in the form of a published written order issued by a monarch or president, generally granting an office, right, monopoly, title, or status to a person or corporation...
on 30 July 1628 for Sir John Boteler, 1st Baronet, Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Hertfordshire was a county constituency covering the county of Hertfordshire in England. It returned two Knights of the Shire to the House of Commons of England until 1707, then to the House of Commons of Great Britain until 1800, and to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom...
from 1625 to 1626. He had already been created a Baronet, of Hatfield Woodhall in the County of Hertford, in the Baronetage of England on 12 April 1620. The titles became extinct on the death of his son, the second Baron, in 1657. George Boteler, half-brother of the first Baron, was created a Baronet in 1643 (see Boteler Baronets
Boteler Baronets
There have been three Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Boteler, all in the Baronetage of England. All three creations are extinct....
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Barons Boteler; First creation (1295)
- William Boteler, 1st Baron Boteler of Werington (d. c. 1328)
Barons Boteler; Second creation (1308)
- William Boteler, 1st Baron Boteler of Wem (d. 1334)
- William Boteler, 2nd Baron Boteler of Wem (d. 1361)
- William Boteler, 3rd Baron Boteler of Wem (d. 1369)
- Elizabeth Boteler, 4th Baroness Boteler of Wem (d. 1411) (abeyant)
- Robert Ferrers, 5th Baron Boteler of Wem (d. 1396)
- Elizabeth Ferrers, 6th Baroness Boteler of Wem (d. 1434)
- Ralph de Greystoke, 7th Baron Boteler of Wem (1414–1487)
- Elizabeth Dacre, 8th Baroness Boteler of Wem (d. 1516)
- William Dacre, 9th Baron Boteler of WemWilliam Dacre, 3rd Baron DacreWilliam Dacre, 7th Baron Greystock, later 3rd Baron Dacre of Gilsland was an English peer, a Cumberland landowner, and the holder of important offices under the Crown, including many years' service as Warden of the West Marches....
(1500–1563) - Thomas Dacre, 10th Baron Boteler of WemThomas Dacre, 4th Baron DacreThomas Dacre, 4th Baron Dacre of Gilsland, also Baron Greystock and de jure Baron Boteler was an English Member of Parliament and after his father's death a peer and major landowner in the counties of Cumberland, Yorkshire and Northumberland.-Early life:Born about 1527, Dacre was the eldest of...
(c. 1526–1566) - George Dacre, 11th Baron Boteler of WemGeorge Dacre, 5th Baron DacreGeorge Dacre, 5th Baron Dacre of Gilsland, also Baron Greystock and de jure Baron Boteler was an English peer and landowner in the county of Cumberland.He was summoned to parliament at about the age of five.-Life:...
(1561–1569) (abeyant)
Barons Boteler; Third creation (1628)
- John Boteler, 1st Baron Boteler (d. 1637)
- William Boteler, 2nd Baron Boteler (d. 1657)