Baron Grey of Werke
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Baron Grey of Werke, of Chillingham in the County of Northumberland, was a title in the Peerage of England
. It was created on 11 February 1624 for Sir William Grey, 1st Baronet. He had already been created a Baronet, of Chillingham in the County of Northumberland, in the Baronetage of England on 15 June 1619. The third Baron was created Viscount Glendale and Earl of Tankerville in the Peerage of England in 1695. He left two daughters but no sons and on his death in 1701 the viscountcy and earldom became extinct. He was succeeded in the barony by his younger brother, the fourth Baron. The latter had previously represented Berwick in Parliament. The barony became extinct on his death in 1706.
Lady Mary Grey, eldest daughter of the first Earl of Tankerville, married Charles Bennet, 2nd Baron Ossulston
. In 1716 the earldom of Tankerville was revived in the latter's favour (see Earl of Tankerville
).
Peerage of England
The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. In that year, the Peerages of England and Scotland were replaced by one Peerage of Great Britain....
. It was created on 11 February 1624 for Sir William Grey, 1st Baronet. He had already been created a Baronet, of Chillingham in the County of Northumberland, in the Baronetage of England on 15 June 1619. The third Baron was created Viscount Glendale and Earl of Tankerville in the Peerage of England in 1695. He left two daughters but no sons and on his death in 1701 the viscountcy and earldom became extinct. He was succeeded in the barony by his younger brother, the fourth Baron. The latter had previously represented Berwick in Parliament. The barony became extinct on his death in 1706.
Lady Mary Grey, eldest daughter of the first Earl of Tankerville, married Charles Bennet, 2nd Baron Ossulston
Charles Bennet, 1st Earl of Tankerville
Charles Bennet, 1st Earl of Tankerville KT PC , known as The Lord Ossulston between 1695 and 1714, was a British peer.-Political career:...
. In 1716 the earldom of Tankerville was revived in the latter's favour (see Earl of Tankerville
Earl of Tankerville
Earl of Tankerville is a title drawn from Tancarville in Normandy which has been created three times, twice in the Peerage of England and once in the Peerage of Great Britain for Charles Bennet, 2nd Baron Ossulston...
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Barons Grey of Werke (or Warke) (1624)
- William Grey, 1st Baron Grey of Werke (d. 1674)
- Ralph Grey, 2nd Baron Grey of Werke (1630–1675)
- Ford Grey, 3rd Baron Grey of WerkeFord Grey, 1st Earl of TankervilleFord Grey, 1st Earl of Tankerville , 1st Viscount Glendale, and 3rd Baron Grey of Warke, was a British nobleman and statesman. He was the son of Ralph Grey, 2nd Baron Grey of Werke and Catherine Ford, daughter of Sir Edward Ford of Harting in West Sussex. He was baptized the day of his birth at...
(1655–1701) (created Earl of Tankerville in 1695)
Earls of Tankerville (1695)
- Ford Grey, 3rd Baron Grey of Werke, 1st Earl of TankervilleFord Grey, 1st Earl of TankervilleFord Grey, 1st Earl of Tankerville , 1st Viscount Glendale, and 3rd Baron Grey of Warke, was a British nobleman and statesman. He was the son of Ralph Grey, 2nd Baron Grey of Werke and Catherine Ford, daughter of Sir Edward Ford of Harting in West Sussex. He was baptized the day of his birth at...
(1655–1701)
Barons Grey of Werke (or Warke) (1624; Reverted)
- Ralph Grey, 4th Baron Grey of Werke (1661–1706)