Frances Basset, 2nd Baroness Basset
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Frances Basset, 2nd Baroness Basset (30 April 1781 – 22 January 1855) was a British
peeress suo jure
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Baptised in St Marylebone Church in London
on 23 May 1781, she was the only child of Francis Basset, 1st Baron de Dunstanville and Basset
and his first wife Frances Susanna, daughter of John Hippesley Coxe. On her father's death in 1835, she succeeded per a special remainder to the barony of Basset. She died aged 74, unmarried and childless at her seat Tehidy Park. Basset was buried in Illogan
in Cornwall
and with her death the barony became extinct. Her estates passed to the eldest son of a cousin.
United Kingdom
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peeress suo jure
Suo jure
Suo jure is a Latin phrase meaning "in her [or his] own right".It is commonly encountered in the context of titles of nobility, especially in cases where a wife may hold a title in her own right rather than through her marriage....
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Baptised in St Marylebone Church in London
London
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on 23 May 1781, she was the only child of Francis Basset, 1st Baron de Dunstanville and Basset
Francis Basset, 1st Baron de Dunstanville and Basset
Francis Basset, 1st Baron de Dunstanville and Basset FRS was an English nobleman and politician. He was the first son of Francis Basset and Margaret St...
and his first wife Frances Susanna, daughter of John Hippesley Coxe. On her father's death in 1835, she succeeded per a special remainder to the barony of Basset. She died aged 74, unmarried and childless at her seat Tehidy Park. Basset was buried in Illogan
Illogan
Illogan is a village and civil parish in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated two miles northwest of Redruth.Originally a rural area supporting itself by farming and agriculture, Illogan shared in the general leap into prosperity brought about by the mining boom, which was experienced by the...
in Cornwall
Cornwall
Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
and with her death the barony became extinct. Her estates passed to the eldest son of a cousin.