Baron Chaworth is a title that has been created three times, once in the

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. There are five peerages in th ...

, once in the

Peerage of Ireland The Peerage of Ireland consists of those titles of nobility created by the English monarchs in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland, or later by monarchs of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. It is one of the five divisi ...

, and once in the

Peerage of the United Kingdom The Peerage of the United Kingdom is one of the five Peerages in the United Kingdom. It comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Acts of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great ...

. The first creation was in the

when on 6 February 1299 Thomas de Chaworth was summoned to Parliament by writ directed ''Thome de Chaworth'', whereby he is held to have become Lord Chaurces. He was not summoned to the Parliament at Lincoln on 26 September 1300, although his name (''Thomas de Chaurces, Dominus de Norton'') is affixed to the Barons’ letter to the Pope of 1301. He died before 20 October 1315, when his lands were ordered to be taken into the King's hands. None of his posterity were summoned to Parliament from the time of his death until the creation by patent in 1628. When his descendant

Joan Chaworth Joan Chaworth (died 29 August 1507) was the heiress of the manor of Alfreton.Viscount Chaworth Viscount Chaworth, of Armagh in the County of Armagh, was a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created on 4 March 1628 for George Chaworth, who had earlier represented East Retford, Nottinghamshire and Arundel in the House of Commons. He was m ...

in 1628 and was in the

. It became extinct with the viscountcy in 1693. The third creation was of Eaton Hall in the

in 1831 for the 10th Irish

Earl of Meath Earl of Meath is a title in the Peerage of Ireland created in 1627 and held by the head of the Brabazon family. This family descends from Sir Edward Brabazon, who represented County Wicklow in the Irish House of Commons and served as High She ...

, so he could sit in the

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until 1999.

Baron Chaworth (1299)

Thomas de Chaworth, 1st Baron Chaworth Thomas de Chaworth, 1st Baron Chaworth (died 1315), Lord of Norton and Alfreton was an English noble. He was a signatory of the Baron's Letter to Pope Boniface VIII Pope Boniface VIII ( la, Bonifatius PP. VIII; born Benedetto Caetani, c. 1 ...

(d.1315)

Barons Chaworth (1628)

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Viscount Chaworth Viscount Chaworth, of Armagh in the County of Armagh, was a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created on 4 March 1628 for George Chaworth, who had earlier represented East Retford, Nottinghamshire and Arundel in the House of Commons. He was m ...

Barons Chaworth (1831)

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