Baron Stapleton

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Baron Stapleton was a hereditary British title in the Peerage of England .

Award

The title was created on January 8, 1313 for Sir Miles Stapleton , when he was convened by King Edward II by Writ of Summons in the English Parliament .

The title has been suspended since the death of his childless great-great-grandson, the 4th Baron, on August 10, 1373, as none of his heirs have effectively claimed the title since then.

List of Barons Stapleton (1313)

Literature and web links

  • Bernard Burke: Stapleton – Barons Stapleton. In: A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire. Harrison, London 1866, p. 504.
  • Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page