Baron Tewkesbury

Baron Tewkesbury was a hereditary British title of nobility , which was named after the Borough of Tewkesbury and was awarded once in the Peerage of England and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom .

Awards

The title was first bestowed on November 9, 1706 in the Peerage of England to Georg August von Hannover , along with the parent titles Duke of Cambridge , Marquess of Cambridge , Earl of Milford Haven and Viscount Northallerton . He was the son of Georg Ludwig , Crown Prince of Hanover and Duke of Braunschweig-Lüneburg , who in 1714 became King George I of Great Britain. When his father died on June 11, 1727, Georg August succeeded him to the British throne as Georg II and his titles merged with the crown.

The title was created a second time on June 4, 1831 in the Peerage of the United Kingdom for George FitzClarence , the eldest illegitimate son of King William IV , together with the parent titles Earl of Munster and Viscount FitzClarence . The award was made with the addition that the title could also be passed on to George's brothers Frederick, Adolphus and Augustus, and their male descendants. The title expired on December 30, 2000, when the 7th Earl died.

List of Barons Tewkesbury

Barons Tewkesbury, first bestowal (1706)

• George August, Duke of Cambridge , Baron Tewkesbury (1683–1760) (became King George II in 1727 )

Barons Tewkesbury, second bestowal (1831)

• George FitzClarence, 1st Earl of Munster (1794–1842)
• William FitzClarence, 2nd Earl of Munster (1824–1901)
• Geoffrey FitzClarence, 3rd Earl of Munster (1859-1902)
• Aubrey FitzClarence, 4th Earl of Munster (1862-1928)
• Geoffrey FitzClarence, 5th Earl of Munster (1906–1975)
• Edward FitzClarence, 6th Earl of Munster (1899-1983)
• Anthony FitzClarence, 7th Earl of Munster (1926-2000)

Web links

• Entry Tewkesbury at Leigh Rayment′s Peerage