Baron Chaworth
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The title Baron Chaworth was created thrice in the Peerage of England
, in the Peerage of Ireland
and in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
.
The first creation was in the Peerage of England
. On 6 February 1299 Thomas Chaworth was summoned to parliament. On his death after 1299, the barony extinct.
The second creation was the subsidiary title of the Viscount Chaworth in 1628 and was in the Peerage of Ireland
. It became extinct with the viscountcy in 1693.
The third creation was of Eaton Hall in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
in 1831 for the 10th Irish Earl of Meath
, so he could sit in the House of Lords
until 1999.
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....
, in the Peerage of Ireland
Peerage of Ireland
The Peerage of Ireland is the term used for those titles of nobility created by the English and later British monarchs of Ireland in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland. The creation of such titles came to an end in the 19th century. The ranks of the Irish peerage are Duke, Marquess, Earl,...
and in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great Britain...
.
The first creation was in the Peerage of England
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....
. On 6 February 1299 Thomas Chaworth was summoned to parliament. On his death after 1299, the barony extinct.
The second creation was the subsidiary title of the Viscount Chaworth in 1628 and was in the Peerage of Ireland
Peerage of Ireland
The Peerage of Ireland is the term used for those titles of nobility created by the English and later British monarchs of Ireland in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland. The creation of such titles came to an end in the 19th century. The ranks of the Irish peerage are Duke, Marquess, Earl,...
. It became extinct with the viscountcy in 1693.
The third creation was of Eaton Hall in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great Britain...
in 1831 for the 10th Irish Earl of Meath
Earl of Meath
Earl of Meath is a title in the Peerage of Ireland created in 1627 and held by the head of the Brabazon family. This family descends from Sir Edward Brabazon, who represented County Wicklow in the Irish House of Commons and served as High Sheriff of Staffordshire in 1606. In 1616 he was raised to...
, so he could sit in the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
until 1999.