Baron Berkeley

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Coat of arms of the Barons Berkeley
Berkeley Castle

Baron Berkeley is a hereditary British title of nobility created twice in the Peerage of England .

The historic family seat of the barons was Berkeley Castle near Berkeley in Gloucestershire until 1881 .

Awards

The barony was first created on June 24, 1295 for Sir Thomas de Berkeley . He was a well-known soldier and diplomat of his time. The title expired with the death of the fifth baron on July 13, 1417.

The second bestowal was on October 20, 1421, to James Berkeley , the nephew and heir of the last baron.

As with many old baronies of the Peerage of England, the creation of the title in both cases was not by appointing a person to the peer ( Letters Patent ), but by asking the person to take a seat in the House of Lords ( Writ of Summons ). A special feature of these baronies by writ is that they can also be inherited in the female line if there are no sons. However, between several sisters - unlike with brothers - the principle of primogeniture does not apply . Since the title can neither be shared nor held jointly, the title is suspended if there are no sons but several daughters ( if into abeyance ). Anyone with co-authorization can then apply to the Krone to end the suspension.

Other titles

Various barons were given further titles, which later either expired or passed to other family members, as they could only be inherited in the male line.

The second Baron, who was also Earl Marshal of England from 1486 to 1497 , was given the titles Viscount Berkeley (created April 21, 1481), Earl of Nottingham (created June 28, 1483) and Marquess of Berkeley (created April 28 , 1481) . January 1489) awarded. These all expired when he died on February 14, 1492 without a male heir.

The ninth Baron was elevated to Earl of Berkeley on September 11, 1679 with the subordinate title Viscount Dursley . The earldom and barony remained until the death of the sixth Earl, 1881, respectively. Then the barony passed to his niece, while the other two titles fell to a more distant male relative. They went out when the eighth earl died in 1942.

The current baron , a well-known Labor politician, was raised to life peer as Baron Gueterbock on April 18, 2000 , so that he again holds a seat in the House of Lords after the reform of the House of Lords in 1999 .

List of Barons Berkeley

Barons Berkeley, first bestowed (1295)

Barons Berkeley, second bestowal (1421)

The heir ( Heir apparent ) is the son of the current baron, Hon. Thomas Fitzhardinge Gueterbock (* 1969).

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