Baron Multon of Gilsland
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The title Baron Multon of Gillesland
was created once in the Peerage of England
, when on 26 August 1307 Thomas de Multon was summoned to parliament
. At his death, his daughter Margaret inherited the title; she was married to Ralph Dacre
, who was summoned to parliament as Baron Dacre
and not as Baron Multon in 1321. If the Multon barony was extant thereafter, it can be supposed to have descended with the new one.
Gilsland
Gilsland is a village in northern England about west of Hexham, and about east of Carlisle, which straddles the border between Cumbria and Northumberland...
was created once 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....
, when on 26 August 1307 Thomas de Multon was summoned to parliament
Parliament of England
The Parliament of England was the legislature of the Kingdom of England. In 1066, William of Normandy introduced a feudal system, by which he sought the advice of a council of tenants-in-chief and ecclesiastics before making laws...
. At his death, his daughter Margaret inherited the title; she was married to Ralph Dacre
Ralph Dacre, 1st Baron Dacre
Ralph Dacre, 1st Baron Dacre was an English peer.Dacre was the son of Sir William Dacre of Cumberland.In 1321 he was summoned to the House of Lords as Lord Dacre. In 1331 he was appointed High Sheriff of Cumberland and Governor of Carlisle. He married Margaret de Multon, Baroness Multon of Gilsland...
, who was summoned to parliament as Baron Dacre
Baron Dacre
Baron Dacre is a title that has been created three times in the Peerage of England, every time by writ. The first creation came in 1321 when Ralph Dacre was summoned to Parliament as Lord Dacre. He married Margaret, 2nd Baroness Multon of Gilsland, heiress of a large estate in Cumbria centred on...
and not as Baron Multon in 1321. If the Multon barony was extant thereafter, it can be supposed to have descended with the new one.
Barons Multon of Gilsland (1307)
- Thomas de Multon, 1st Baron Multon of GilslandThomas de Multon, 1st Baron Multon of GilslandLord Thomas de Multon was the first Baron Multon of Gilsland. He married Eleanor de Burgh daughter of Richard de Burgh 2nd Earl of Ulster, Richard's other daughter Elizabeth de Burgh married King Robert the Bruce of Scotland. The title Baron Multon of Gilsland was created once in the Peerage of...
(ca. 1282–1313) - Margaret de Multon, 2nd Baroness Multon of Gilsland Margaret de Multon, 2nd Baroness Multon of GilslandLady Margaret de Multon was the second to hold the title Baroness Multon of Gilsland. The title Baron Multon of Gilsland was created once in the Peerage of England. On 26 August 1307 Thomas de Multon was summoned to parliament as Baron Multon of Gilsland. As the only daughter and heiress, Margaret...
(d. 1361) - William Dacre, 2nd Baron Dacre, 3rd Baron Multon of GilslandWilliam Dacre, 2nd Baron DacreWilliam Dacre, 2nd Baron Dacre was an English peer. In the final months of his life he was also 3rd Baron Multon of Gilsland...
(ca. 1319–1361)