Baron Lovelace
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Baron Lovelace, of Hurley
in the County of Berkshire
, was a title in the Peerage of England
. It was created on 31 May 1627 for Sir Richard Lovelace
, who had earlier represented Berkshire
, Abingdon
and Windsor
in Parliament. The second Baron served as Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire
. The third Baron sat as Member of Parliament
for Berkshire. The fourth Baron was Governor of New York
and New Jersey
. The title became extinct on the early death of the sixth Baron in 1736.
The Lovelace title was revived in 1838 when William King, 8th Baron King, was made Earl of Lovelace
. He was the husband of Ada, daughter of Lord Byron and a descendant of the Barons Lovelace.
Hurley, Berkshire
Hurley is a village and civil parish in the English county of Berkshire.Hurley is famous for its proximity to the River Thames. It is also within easy reach of Henley-on-Thames, Oxford and London. The parish includes the villages and hamlets of Cockpole Green, Warren Row, Knowl Hill, Burchett's...
in the County of Berkshire
Berkshire
Berkshire is a historic county in the South of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1957, and...
, was a title in the Peerage of England
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 31 May 1627 for Sir Richard Lovelace
Richard Lovelace, 1st Baron Lovelace
Richard Lovelace, 1st Baron Lovelace was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1601 and 1622. He was raised to the peerage as Baron Lovelace in 1627....
, who had earlier represented Berkshire
Berkshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Berkshire was a parliamentary constituency in England, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of England until 1707, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885...
, Abingdon
Abingdon (UK Parliament constituency)
Abingdon was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom , electing one Member of Parliament from 1558 until 1983...
and Windsor
Windsor (UK Parliament constituency)
Windsor is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. In its modern form, it elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post system of election.-Boundaries:...
in Parliament. The second Baron served as Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire
Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire
This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire. Since 1689, all Lords Lieutenant have also been Custos Rotulorum of Berkshire.-Lord Lieutenants of Berkshire:*Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset 1551 – 22 January 1552...
. The third Baron sat as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Berkshire. The fourth Baron was Governor of New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
and New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
. The title became extinct on the early death of the sixth Baron in 1736.
The Lovelace title was revived in 1838 when William King, 8th Baron King, was made Earl of Lovelace
Earl of Lovelace
Earl of Lovelace is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1838 for William King-Noel, 8th Baron King. The King family descends from Jerome King, a grocer, of Exeter, and his wife Anne, daughter of Peter Locke, nephew of the philosopher John Locke...
. He was the husband of Ada, daughter of Lord Byron and a descendant of the Barons Lovelace.
Barons Lovelace (1627)
- Richard Lovelace, 1st Baron LovelaceRichard Lovelace, 1st Baron LovelaceRichard Lovelace, 1st Baron Lovelace was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1601 and 1622. He was raised to the peerage as Baron Lovelace in 1627....
(c. 1567–1634) - John Lovelace, 2nd Baron LovelaceJohn Lovelace, 2nd Baron LovelaceJohn Lovelace, 2nd Baron Lovelace was a British peer and Royal servant.John was born in Hurley, Berkshire the son of Richard Lovelace, 1st Baron Lovelace and his wife, Margaret, the daughter of London merchant William Dodworth, and educated at Christchurch College, Oxford...
(1616–1670) - John Lovelace, 3rd Baron LovelaceJohn Lovelace, 3rd Baron LovelaceJohn Lovelace, 3rd Baron Lovelace was an English peer and MP.He was born at Hurley, Buckinghanshire, the son of John Lovelace, 2nd Baron Lovelace and Lady Anne, 7th Baroness Wentworth and Baroness Le Despenser...
(c. 1640–1693) - John Lovelace, 4th Baron Lovelace (d. 1709)
- John Lovelace, 5th Baron Lovelace (d. 1709)
- Nevill Lovelace, 6th Baron Lovelace (1708–1736)