Baron St John of Basing
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The title Baron St John de/of Basing was created twice in the Peerage of England
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On 29 December 1299 John St John was summoned to parliament. On the death of the third baron the barony fell into abeyance in 1347. Only fourteen years later, the abeyance was terminated in favour of Isabel Poynings, née St John, in whose right Lucas de Poynings, her husband, was summoned. And at the death of the fifth baron, who was the son-in-law of the third Earl of March
, the barony fell into abeyance again.
The second creation was in 1539 for William Paulet
, who was later created Earl of Wiltshire and Marquess of Winchester
, with which titles the barony has remained united, although the Marquesses of Winchester were also Dukes of Bolton from 1689 to 1794, when the dukedom became extinct.
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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On 29 December 1299 John St John was summoned to parliament. On the death of the third baron the barony fell into abeyance in 1347. Only fourteen years later, the abeyance was terminated in favour of Isabel Poynings, née St John, in whose right Lucas de Poynings, her husband, was summoned. And at the death of the fifth baron, who was the son-in-law of the third Earl of March
Earl of March
The title The Earl of March has been created several times in the Peerage of Scotland and the Peerage of England. The title derived from the "marches" or boundaries between England and either Wales or Scotland , and was held by several great feudal families which owned lands in those border...
, the barony fell into abeyance again.
The second creation was in 1539 for William Paulet
William Paulet, 1st Marquess of Winchester
Sir William Paulet was an English Secretary of State and statesman who attained several peerages throughout his lifetime: Baron St John , Earl of Wiltshire , and Marquess of Winchester .-Family origins and early career in Hampshire:William Paulet was eldest son of Sir John Paulet of...
, who was later created Earl of Wiltshire and Marquess of Winchester
Marquess of Winchester
Marquess of Winchester is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1551 for the prominent statesman William Paulet, 1st Earl of Wiltshire. He had already been created Baron St John in 1539 and Earl of Wiltshire in 1550, also in the Peerage of England...
, with which titles the barony has remained united, although the Marquesses of Winchester were also Dukes of Bolton from 1689 to 1794, when the dukedom became extinct.
Barons St John de Basing (1299)
- John St John, 1st Baron St John (d. 1329)
- Hugh St John, 2nd Baron St John (d. 1337)
- Edmund St John, 3rd Baron St John (d. 1347) (abeyant 1347)
- Isabel St John, 4th Baroness St John (d. 1393) (terminated 1361)
- Lucas de Poynings (d. c.1385) (summoned to parliament in her right)
- Thomas Poynings, 5th Baron St John (d. 1428/1429) (abeyant 1428/1429)
Barons St John of Basing (1539)
- William Paulet, 1st Baron St John of BasingWilliam Paulet, 1st Marquess of WinchesterSir William Paulet was an English Secretary of State and statesman who attained several peerages throughout his lifetime: Baron St John , Earl of Wiltshire , and Marquess of Winchester .-Family origins and early career in Hampshire:William Paulet was eldest son of Sir John Paulet of...
(later created Earl of Wiltshire and Marquess of Winchester) - for further barons see Marquess of WinchesterMarquess of WinchesterMarquess of Winchester is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1551 for the prominent statesman William Paulet, 1st Earl of Wiltshire. He had already been created Baron St John in 1539 and Earl of Wiltshire in 1550, also in the Peerage of England...