Baron Eure
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Baron Eure was the title granted to Sir William Eure by Henry VIII in 1544. The Baron was thereafter called 'Lord Eure.' The title became extinct with the death of Ralph Eure in 1690. The family name is also spelt Evres, Ewer, and Evers.

Sir William Eure was created Lord Eure, by letters patent, on 24 February 1544 during the reign of Henry VIII
Henry VIII of England
Henry VIII was King of England from 21 April 1509 until his death. He was Lord, and later King, of Ireland, as well as continuing the nominal claim by the English monarchs to the Kingdom of France...

. He was succeeded by his grandson, William, 2nd Lord Eure (son of Ralph, heir of the 1st Baron, who was killed at the battle of Ancrum Moor
Battle of Ancrum Moor
The Battle of Ancrum Moor was fought during the War of the Rough Wooing in 1545. The Scottish victory put a temporary end to English depredations in the Scottish border and lowlands.-Background :...

), who died 1570 during the reign of Elizabeth I
Elizabeth I of England
Elizabeth I was queen regnant of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. Sometimes called The Virgin Queen, Gloriana, or Good Queen Bess, Elizabeth was the fifth and last monarch of the Tudor dynasty...

, leaving his son, Ralph, 3rd Lord Eure, father of William, 4th Lord Eure, who was succeeded by his grandson, William, 5th Lord Eure (son of Ralph), who was succeeded by his uncle, William, 6th Lord Eure, slain at the battle of Marston-Moor, 1645, leaving only daughters. The honour then devolved on George, great grandson of the 2nd Peer (viz. son of Horace, son of Sir Francis, second son of the said Peer.) This George thus becoming 7th Lord Eure, died unmarried 1672. He was succeeded by his brother, Ralph, 8th Lord Eure; on whose death without issue, the honour became extinct.

Arthur Collins in 1812 briefly described the baronage with eight barons, as did John Preston Neale
John Preston Neale
-Life:Neale's earliest works were drawings of insects. While in search of specimens in Hornsey Wood in the spring of 1796, Neale met John Varley the water-colour painter. Together they projected a work to be entitled ‘The Picturesque Cabinet of Nature,’ for which Varley was to make the landscape...

 in 1823 and John Burke in 1831, however The Gentleman's Magazine
The Gentleman's Magazine
The Gentleman's Magazine was founded in London, England, by Edward Cave in January 1731. It ran uninterrupted for almost 200 years, until 1922. It was the first to use the term "magazine" for a periodical...

, for August 1817, includes two not three Williams between Ralph Eure and George Eure which makes George the 6th Baron Eure not the 7th as in Collins, and some other sources also state that George and Ralf (the last Baron Eure), were the 6th and 7th barons.

Lord Eure

  • William Eure, 1st Baron Eure
    William Eure, 1st Baron Eure
    Sir William Eure of Witton was an English knight and soldier active on the Anglo-Scottish border. Henry VIII of England made him Baron Eure by patent in 1544. The surname is often written as 'Evers.' William was Governor of Berwick upon Tweed in 1539, Commander in the North in 1542, Warden of the...

     (c. 1483–1548) Warden of the East March, and Governor of Berwick upon Tweed
  • William Eure, 2nd Baron Eure (10 May 1529 – 12 September 1594), Warden of the Middle March and Governor of Berwick upon Tweed
  • Ralph Eure, 3rd Baron Eure (24 September 1558 – 1 Apr 1617])
  • William Eure, 4th Baron Eure(circa 1579 – )
  • William Eure, 5th Baron Eure
  • William Eure, 6th Baron Eure (–1645)
  • George Eure, 7th Baron Eure
    George Eure, 7th Baron Eure
    George Eure, 7th Baron Eure There is some disagreement if George was the 6th or 7th Baron. For example John Burke states he was the 7th baron while Charles Firth states he was the 6th...

     (–1672)
  • Ralph Eure, 8th Baron Eure (–1690)
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