Baron Dudley

Baron Dudley is a hereditary British title of nobility, which was created in 1440 by Writ of Summons and still exists today.

Origin of the barons and history of the barony

The Barons Dudley belonged to the old English family Sutton, on the Dudley Castle in the Midlands, Staffordshire, sat. Was already on February 28, 1342 John Sutton (actually: John de Sutton de Duddeley ), Lord of Dudley Castle, appointed by a " writ of summons" in the English House of Lords. Actually had by this calling a hereditary English " barony by writ " must be justified. This did not happen, for unexplained reasons were neither his son, grandson, great-grandson still (all three were called John de Sutton and were masters at Dudley Castle ) " writs of summons" and therefore did not sit in the upper house. It was the great-great grandson, John Sutton or Dudley told, received a writ of summons in 1440 again and was hereditary Baron Dudley, without being able to connect to the former barony, which had not fallen in Abeyance because of the inherently present heir, but simply as set was. So was one of the " writ of summons" of 1440 as the creation of a new barony by writ in the Peerage of England and John became the 1st Baron Dudley the creation of 1440th He was also Lord of Dudley Castle, changed his name between the Sutton original name and the name origin Dudley in the documents between Sutton or de Dudley. The Dudley family was among the 16th century 's most influential English noble houses. So you were, for example, the cousins ​​of the 3rd Baron Dudley, John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland and Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester to the family.

The barony remained until 1697 owned by the Sutton / Dudley family and then went by way of inheritance on a heiress to the Ward family, in which it remained until 1735. In 1757 it fell into abeyance until 1916 Fernando Dudley Lea Smith they petitioned successfully and 11th Baron Dudley was. Since then, the barony of Dudley is in the possession of his descendants.

List of barons Dudley

  • John Sutton or Dudley, 1st Baron Dudley ( 1400-1487 )
  • Edward Sutton or Dudley, 2nd Baron Dudley ( 1459-1531 )
  • John Sutton or Dudley, 3rd Baron Dudley ( 1495-1553 )
  • Edward Sutton or Dudley, 4th Baron Dudley ( -1585 )
  • Edward Sutton or Dudley, 5th Baron Dudley ( 1567-1643 )
  • Frances Sutton or Dudley, 6th Baroness Dudley ( 1611-1697 )
  • Edward Ward, 7th Baron Dudley ( 1631-1701 )
  • Edward Ward, 8th Baron Dudley ( 1683-1704 )
  • Edward Ward, 9th Baron Dudley ( 1704-1731 )
  • William Ward, 10th Baron Dudley ( 1680-1735 )
  • Fernandine Dudley Lea Smith, 11th Baron Dudley ( 1710-1757 )

Abeyance (1757-1916)

  • Ferndinando Dudley Lea Smith, 12th Baron Dudley ( 1872-1936 )
  • Ferdinando Dudley Lea Smith Henry, 13th Baron Dudley ( 1910-1972 )
  • Barbara Amy Felicity Hamilton, 14th Baroness Dudley ( 1907-2002 )
  • Jim Anthony Hill Wallace, 15th Baron Dudley (1930 - )
Hereditary peer#Writs of summons Hereditary peer William Humble Ward, 2nd Earl of Dudley The Complete Peerage
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