Baron Strange
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- Not to be confused with Baron StrangBaron StrangBaron Strang, of Stonesfield in the County of Oxford, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1954 for the prominent diplomat Sir William Strang, Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs from 1949 to 1953. the title is held by his only son, the second...
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Baron Strange is a title that has been created several times 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....
. Two creations, one in 1295 and another in 1325, had only one holder each, upon the death of whom they became extinct. Two of the creations are still extant, however. All four baronies of Strange have been created by writ, which means that they can pass through both male and female lines.
1295 creation
The first creation came in 1295 when Roger le Strange was summoned to the Model ParliamentModel Parliament
The Model Parliament is the term, attributed to Frederic William Maitland, used for the 1295 Parliament of England of King Edward I. This assembly included members of the clergy and the aristocracy, as well as representatives from the various counties and boroughs. Each county returned two knights,...
as Lord Strange. On his death in 1311 the title became extinct.
1299 creation
The second creation came in 1299 when John le Strange was summoned to the House of LordsHouse of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
as Lord Strange. This creation is often referred to as Baron Strange de Knokyn or Baron Strange of Knokyn (alternatively spelt Knokin or Knockin). Joan le Strange, the ninth holder of the title, married George Stanley, 9th Baron Strange
George Stanley, 9th Baron Strange
George Stanley, 9th Baron Strange, of Knockyn, KG, KB was an English nobleman and heir of Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby. Despite predeceasing his father in 1503, he was nevertheless a considerable soldier and aristocrat in his own right and held a number of senior offices of state.He was born...
, son of Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby
Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby
Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby, KG was titular King of Mann, an English nobleman and stepfather to King Henry VII of England...
, who was summoned to Parliament as Lord Strange in her right. Their son Thomas succeeded as both second Earl of Derby and tenth Baron Strange.
The titles remained united until the death of his great-grandson, the fifth Earl and 13th Baron, in 1594. The earldom was inherited by his younger brother, the sixth Earl, while the barony of Strange (as well as the baronies of Mohun of Dunster and Stanley, also held by the Earl) fell into abeyance
Abeyance
Abeyance is a state of expectancy in respect of property, titles or office, when the right to them is not vested in any one person, but awaits the appearance or determination of the true owner. In law, the term abeyance can only be applied to such future estates as have not yet vested or possibly...
between the late Earl's three daughters Lady Anne, Lady Frances and Lady Elizabeth (however, the sixth Earl of Derby erroneously assumed the barony of Strange - see below). The barony of Strange remained in abeyance for the next 327 years.
However, the abeyance was terminated in 1921 in favour of Elizabeth Frances Philipps, Viscountess St Davids
Elizabeth Philipps, Viscountess St Davids
Elizabeth Frances Philipps, Viscountess St Davids was a British peeress.She was the second daughter and coheiress of Hon...
, who became the fourteenth Baroness. She was the second wife of John Philipps, 1st Viscount St Davids
John Philipps, 1st Viscount St Davids
John Wynford Philipps, 1st Viscount St Davids PC was a British peer and former Liberal Member of Parliament for Mid Lanarkshire 1888–1894 and Pembrokeshire 1898–1908. He was educated at Felsted School....
. The abeyance of the ancient baronies of Hungerford
Baron Hungerford
The Barony of Hungerford was created in the Peerage of England on 7 January 1426 for Walter Hungerford, who was summoned to parliament, had been Member of Parliament, Speaker of the House and invested as Knight of the Order of the Garter before and was made Lord High Treasurer one year before he...
and de Moleyns was terminated at the same time in her favour. On her death in 1974 the titles were inherited by her son, the fifteenth Baron Strange, who had already succeeded his father as second Viscount St Davids. As of 2009 the titles are held by the second Viscount's grandson, the fourth Viscount and seventeenth Baron Strange.
1325 creation
The third creation came in 1325 when Sir Eubulus le Strange was summoned to Parliament as Lord Strange. However, the title became extinct on his death in 1335.1628 creation
William Stanley, 6th Earl of DerbyWilliam Stanley, 6th Earl of Derby
William Stanley, 6th Earl of Derby was an English nobleman. Stanley inherited a prominent social position that was both dangerous and unstable, as his mother was heir to Queen Elizabeth I under the Third Succession Act, a position that fell to his deceased brother's oldest daughter in 1596,...
, incorrectly assumed the barony of Strange created in 1299 on the death of his elder brother, the fifth Earl of Derby, in 1594 (see above). In 1628 his son and heir apparent, James Stanley
James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby
James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby KG was a supporter of the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.Born at Knowsley, he is sometimes styled the Great Earl of Derby, eldest son of William Stanley, 6th Earl of Derby and Lady Elizabeth de Vere. During his father's life he was known as Lord Strange...
, was summoned to the House of Lords through a writ of acceleration
Writ of acceleration
A writ in acceleration, commonly called a writ of acceleration, was a type of writ of summons to the British House of Lords that enabled the eldest son and heir apparent of a peer with multiple peerage titles to attend the British House of Lords or Irish House of Lords, using one of his father's...
as Lord Strange. When it was discovered that his father's assumption of the barony was erroneous, it was deemed that there were two baronies of Strange, one created in 1299 and then in abeyance, and another created "accidentally" in 1628. James Stanley later succeeded his father as seventh Earl of Derby.
The titles remained united until the death of his grandson, the ninth Earl and third Baron, in 1702. The earldom was inherited by the late Earl's younger brother, the tenth Earl, while the barony fell into abeyance between the Earl's two daughters, Lady Henrietta and Lady Elizabeth. On Lady Elizabeth's death in 1714 the abeyance was terminated in favour of Henrietta, who became the fourth Baroness. She married, firstly, John Annesley, 4th Earl of Anglesey, and after his death, secondly, John Ashburnham, 1st Earl of Ashburnham
John Ashburnham, 1st Earl of Ashburnham
John Ashburnham, 1st Earl of Ashburnham was a British peer.-Career:Ashburnham was the second son of John Ashburnham, 1st Baron Ashburnham and his wife, Bridget, daughter of Walter Vaughan from Brecon, south Wales, who had inherited Pembrey...
. Lady Strange was succeeded by her daughter from her second marriage, Henrietta Bridget, the fifth Baroness. However, she died unmarried at an early age and was succeeded by her aforementioned great-uncle, the tenth Earl of Derby, who became the sixth Baron Strange.
Lord Derby was childless and was succeeded in the barony by his first cousin once removed James Murray, 2nd Duke of Atholl
James Murray, 2nd Duke of Atholl
James Murray, 2nd Duke of Atholl KT PC , styled Marquess of Tullibardine between 1715 and 1746, was a Scottish peer.-Background:...
, who became the seventh Baron Strange as well. He was the grandson of Lady Amelia Anne Sophia Stanley, daughter of James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby
James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby
James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby KG was a supporter of the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.Born at Knowsley, he is sometimes styled the Great Earl of Derby, eldest son of William Stanley, 6th Earl of Derby and Lady Elizabeth de Vere. During his father's life he was known as Lord Strange...
. On his death the dukedom and barony separated. He was succeeded in the dukedom by his nephew John Murray, 3rd Duke of Atholl
John Murray, 3rd Duke of Atholl
John Murray, 3rd Duke of Atholl KT, PC , known as John Murray until 1764, was a Scottish peer and Tory politician.-Background:...
, while the barony passed to his daughter Charlotte, the eighth Baroness. She married her first cousin, the third Duke of Atholl. They were both succeeded by their son, the fourth Duke and ninth Baron. In 1786 he was created Earl Strange and Baron Murray of Stanley in the Peerage of Great Britain
Peerage of Great Britain
The Peerage of Great Britain comprises all extant peerages created in the Kingdom of Great Britain after the Act of Union 1707 but before the Act of Union 1800...
. The dukedom and barony remained united until the death of his great-great-grandson, the ninth Duke and fourteenth Baron, in 1957 (see the Duke of Atholl
Duke of Atholl
Duke of Atholl, alternatively Duke of Athole, named after Atholl in Scotland, is a title in the Peerage of Scotland held by the head of Clan Murray...
for more detailed information on the holders during this period and for later history of the title).
The barony of Strange fell into abeyance between the representatives of the three daughters of the fourth Duke of Atholl, Lady Charlotte, Lady Amelia Sophia and Lady Elizabeth. The abeyance was terminated by the Queen in 1965 in favour of John Drummond of Megginch, who became the fifteenth Baron. He was the great-grandson of Lady Charlotte and her second husband Admiral Sir Adam Drummond of Megginch. However, on his death in 1982 the peerage once again fell into abeyance, this time between his three daughters. It was called out of abeyance in 1986 in favour of the eldest daughter, Cherry, who became the sixteenth Baroness. She was the wife of Captain Humphrey ap Evans (1922–2009), who along with his wife assumed the name of Drummond of Megginch by decree of the Lord Lyon in 1965. Lady Strange was one of the ninety elected hereditary peer
Hereditary peer
Hereditary peers form part of the Peerage in the United Kingdom. There are over seven hundred peers who hold titles that may be inherited. Formerly, most of them were entitled to sit in the House of Lords, but since the House of Lords Act 1999 only ninety-two are permitted to do so...
s that were allowed to remain in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999
House of Lords Act 1999
The House of Lords Act 1999 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that was given Royal Assent on 11 November 1999. The Act reformed the House of Lords, one of the chambers of Parliament. For centuries, the House of Lords had included several hundred members who inherited their seats;...
. On her death in 2005 the title was inherited by her eldest son, the seventeenth and present holder of the title.
Barons Strange (de/of Knockin), Second Creation (1299)
- John le Strange, 1st Baron Strange (c. 1254–1309)
- John le Strange, 2nd Baron Strange (c. 1282–1311)
- John le Strange, 3rd Baron Strange (c. 1297–1323)
- Roger le Strange, 4th Baron Strange (1301–1349)
- Roger le Strange, 5th Baron Strange (c. 1327–1382)
- John le Strange, 6th Baron Strange (c. 1350–1397)
- Richard le Strange, 7th Baron Strange (1381–1449)
- John le Strange, 8th Baron Strange (c. 1440–1477)
- Joan le Strange, 9th Baroness Strange (c. 1460–1514)
- George Stanley, 9th Baron StrangeGeorge Stanley, 9th Baron StrangeGeorge Stanley, 9th Baron Strange, of Knockyn, KG, KB was an English nobleman and heir of Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby. Despite predeceasing his father in 1503, he was nevertheless a considerable soldier and aristocrat in his own right and held a number of senior offices of state.He was born...
(de jure uxoris) (1460–1503) - Thomas Stanley, 2nd Earl of Derby, 10th Baron StrangeThomas Stanley, 2nd Earl of DerbyThomas Stanley, 2nd Earl of Derby was an English peer.-Parents:Derby was the eldest son of George Stanley and Joan Strange, 9th Baroness Strange and 5th Baroness Mohun. Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby was his grandfather...
(d. 1521) - Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby, 11th Baron StrangeEdward Stanley, 3rd Earl of DerbyEdward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby was an English nobleman.At the age of thirteen, Edward received the titles and estates of his father, the 2nd Earl of Derby, and King Henry VIII took responsibility for bringing him up until he was of age...
(c. 1508–1572) - Henry Stanley, 4th Earl of Derby, 12th Baron StrangeHenry Stanley, 4th Earl of DerbyHenry Stanley, 4th Earl of Derby KG was a prominent English nobleman who served as Lord High Steward during the trial of Philip Howard, 20th Earl of Arundel....
(1531–1593) - Ferdinando Stanley, 5th Earl of Derby, 13th Baron StrangeFerdinando Stanley, 5th Earl of DerbyFerdinando Stanley, 5th Earl of Derby was the son of Henry Stanley, 4th Earl of Derby and Lady Margaret Clifford. According to the will of Henry VIII, his mother was heiress presumptive of Elizabeth I of England from 1578 to her own death in 1596...
(1559–1594) (abeyant 1594) - Elizabeth Frances Philipps, 14th Baroness StrangeElizabeth Philipps, Viscountess St DavidsElizabeth Frances Philipps, Viscountess St Davids was a British peeress.She was the second daughter and coheiress of Hon...
(1884–1974) (abeyance terminated 1921) - Jestyn Reginald Austen Plantagenet Philipps, 2nd Viscount St Davids, 15th Baron StrangeJestyn Philipps, 2nd Viscount St DavidsJestyn Reginald Austin Plantagenet Philipps, 2nd Viscount St Davids was a British peer.-Personal life:Lord St Davids married three times but only had children with his first wife....
(1917–1991) - Colwyn Jestyn John Philipps, 3rd Viscount St Davids, 16th Baron StrangeColwyn Philipps, 3rd Viscount St DavidsColwyn Jestyn John Philipps, 3rd Viscount St Davids was the son of Jestyn Philipps, 2nd Viscount St Davids and Doreen Guinness Jowett and was a British peer...
(1939–2009) - Rhodri Colwyn Philipps, 4th Viscount St Davids, 17th Baron Strange (b. 1966)
Barons Strange, Fourth Creation (1628)
This barony was created by clerical error in 1628, confusing Lord Derby with the claimant of the older Barony Strange of Knockin (created in 1299). See this articleBaronies created by error
Baronies created by error refers to English baronies , Scottish baronial titles and Irish baronies that were created by error...
for details.
- James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby, 1st Baron StrangeJames Stanley, 7th Earl of DerbyJames Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby KG was a supporter of the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.Born at Knowsley, he is sometimes styled the Great Earl of Derby, eldest son of William Stanley, 6th Earl of Derby and Lady Elizabeth de Vere. During his father's life he was known as Lord Strange...
(1607–1651) - Charles Stanley, 8th Earl of Derby, 2nd Baron StrangeCharles Stanley, 8th Earl of DerbyCharles Stanley, 8th Earl of Derby , an English nobleman, was the only son of James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby and Charlotte de La Trémouille....
(1628–1672) - William Richard George Stanley, 9th Earl of Derby, 3rd Baron StrangeWilliam Stanley, 9th Earl of DerbyWilliam Richard George Stanley, 9th Earl of Derby , styled Lord Strange from 1655 to 1672, was an English peer.Derby was the eldest son of Charles Stanley, 8th Earl of Derby, and Dorotha Helena Kirkhoven...
(1655–1702) (abeyant 1702) - Henrietta Stanley, 4th Baroness StrangeHenrietta Stanley, 4th Baroness StrangeHenrietta Maria Stanley, 4th Baroness Strange was an English peeress.Henrietta was born in 1687, the daughter of the 9th Earl of Derby. He died in 1709 and one of his titles, Baron Strange, fell into abeyance between Lady Henrietta and her younger sister Lady Elizabeth...
(d. 1718) (became sole heir 1714) - Henrietta Ashburnham, 5th Baroness Strange (d. 1732)
- James Stanley, 10th Earl of Derby, 6th Baron StrangeJames Stanley, 10th Earl of DerbyJames Stanley, 10th Earl of Derby PC , styled The Honourable until 1702, was a British peer and politician.Derby was the second son of Charles Stanley, 8th Earl of Derby, and Dorothea Helena Kirkhoven...
(1664–1736) - James Murray, 2nd Duke of Atholl, 7th Baron StrangeJames Murray, 2nd Duke of AthollJames Murray, 2nd Duke of Atholl KT PC , styled Marquess of Tullibardine between 1715 and 1746, was a Scottish peer.-Background:...
(1690–1764) - Charlotte Murray, 8th Baroness Strange (c. 1731–1805)
- John Murray, 4th Duke of Atholl, 9th Baron StrangeJohn Murray, 4th Duke of AthollJohn Murray, 4th Duke of Atholl KT, PC, FRS , styled Marquess of Tullibardine 1764 and 1774, was a Scottish peer.-Background:...
(1755–1830) - John Murray, 5th Duke of Atholl, 10th Baron StrangeJohn Murray, 5th Duke of AthollJohn Murray, 5th Duke of Atholl was a Duke in the Peerage of Scotland, a British Army officer and a major landowner in Scotland. Declared insane at the age of twenty, he never sat in the House of Lords....
(1778–1846) - George Augustus Frederick John Murray, 6th Duke of Atholl, 11th Baron StrangeGeorge Murray, 6th Duke of AthollGeorge Augustus Frederick John Murray, 6th Duke of Atholl KT, DL was a Scottish peer and freemason....
(1814–1864) - John James Hugh Henry Stewart-Murray, 7th Duke of Atholl, 12th Baron StrangeJohn Stewart-Murray, 7th Duke of AthollJohn James Hugh Henry Stewart-Murray, 7th Duke of Atholl KT , styled Marquess of Tullibardine between 1846 and 1864, was a a Scottish peer.-Background and education:...
(1840–1917) - John George Stewart-Murray, 8th Duke of Atholl, 13th Baron StrangeJohn Stewart-Murray, 8th Duke of AthollColonel John George Stewart-Murray, 8th Duke of Atholl KT GCVO CB DSO PC ADC , styled Marquess of Tullibardine until 1917, was a Scottish soldier and Conservative politician.-Early life:...
(1871–1942) - James Thomas Stewart-Murray, 9th Duke of Atholl, 14th Baron StrangeJames Stewart-Murray, 9th Duke of AthollMajor James Stewart-Murray, 9th Duke of Atholl , styled Lord James Stewart-Murray until 1942, was a Scottish peer and soldier....
(1879–1957) (abeyant 1957) - John Drummond, 15th Baron StrangeJohn Drummond, 15th Baron StrangeJohn Drummond, 10th of Megginch, 15th Baron Strange , Chief of the Baronial House and Branch of Drummond of Concraig and Lennoch within the clan Drummond and Baron of Megginch....
(1900–1982) (abeyance terminated 1965; abeyant 1982) - (Jean) Cherry Drummond of Megginch, 16th Baroness StrangeCherry Drummond, 16th Baroness StrangeJean Cherry Drummond of Megginch, 16th Baroness Strange was a cross bench hereditary peer in the House of Lords. She also wrote romantic novels and historical works.-Personal life:...
(1928–2005) (abeyance terminated 1986) - Adam Humphrey Drummond of Megginch, 17th Baron Strange (b. 1953)
The heir apparent
Heir apparent
An heir apparent or heiress apparent is a person who is first in line of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting, except by a change in the rules of succession....
is the present holder's son the Hon. John Adam Humphrey Drummond (b. 1992)
The title was also used for James Stanley, Lord Strange
James Stanley, Lord Strange
James Smith-Stanley, Lord Strange was commonly known by that title, though neither he nor his father had any claim to it. He was the eldest son of Edward Stanley, 11th Earl of Derby, whose predecessor's heirs had used that courtesy title, but the right to two successive baronies Lord Strange had...
(1716–1771), Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster is, in modern times, a ministerial office in the government of the United Kingdom that includes as part of its duties, the administration of the estates and rents of the Duchy of Lancaster...
. He was the son of Edward Stanley, 11th Earl of Derby
Edward Stanley, 11th Earl of Derby
Edward Stanley, 11th Earl of Derby , known as Sir Edward Stanley, 5th Baronet, from 1714 to 1736, was a British peer and politician....
, who (unlike the 10th Earl) did bear the title Baron Strange.
See also
- Earl of DerbyEarl of DerbyEarl of Derby is a title in the Peerage of England. The title was first adopted by Robert de Ferrers, 1st Earl of Derby under a creation of 1139. It continued with the Ferrers family until the 6th Earl forfeited his property toward the end of the reign of Henry III and died in 1279...
- Viscount St DavidsViscount St DavidsViscount St Davids, of Lydstep Haven in the County of Pembroke, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1918 for John Philipps, 1st Baron St Davids. The Philipps family descends from Sir John Philipps, who represented Pembrokeshire in the House of Commons...
- Duke of AthollDuke of AthollDuke of Atholl, alternatively Duke of Athole, named after Atholl in Scotland, is a title in the Peerage of Scotland held by the head of Clan Murray...
- Baron Strange de Blackmere
External links
- Captain Humphrey Drummond of Megginch - Daily Telegraph obituary