Baron Hazlerigg, of Noseley in the County of Leicester, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1945 for Sir Arthur Hazlerigg, 13th Baronet. He had previously served as

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. the titles are held by his grandson, the third Baron, who succeeded his father in that year. The Hazlerigg baronetcy, of Noseley Hall in the County of Leicester, was created in the Baronetage of England in 1622 for Thomas Hesilrige. He notably represented Leicestershire in the

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. He was succeeded by his son, the second Baronet, the most famous member of the family. He was one of the

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of Parliament whom King Charles I tried to have arrested in 1642, and was one of the most vocal advocates of

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throughout the

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and

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. His grandson, the fourth Baronet, also represented Leicestershire in Parliament. He was succeeded by his uncle, the fifth Baronet. The latter's great-great-grandson, the eleventh Baronet, assumed by Royal licence the surname of Hazlerigg in lieu of Hesilrige in 1818. His great-grandson was the thirteenth Baronet, who was elevated to the peerage in 1945. As of 31 October 2017, the present holder of the barony has not successfully proven his succession to the baronetcy and is therefore not on the Official Roll of the Baronetage. However, the case is under review by the Registrar of the Baronetage (for more information follow thi
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. The family seat is Noseley Hall, near Noseley, Leicestershire.

Hesilrige (later Hazlerigg) baronets, of Noseley Hall (1622)

* Sir Thomas Hesilrige, 1st Baronet (1564–1629) * Sir Arthur Hesilrige, 2nd Baronet (d. 1661) *Sir Thomas Heselrige, 3rd Baronet (c. 1625–1680) * Sir Thomas Hesilrige, 4th Baronet (1664–1700) *Sir Robert Hesilrige, 5th Baronet (c. 1640–1713) *Sir Robert Hesilrige, 6th Baronet (d. 1721) *Sir Arthur Heselrige, 7th Baronet (d. 1763) *Sir Robert Heselrige, 8th Baronet (d. c. 1790) *Sir Arthur Hesilrige, 9th Baronet (d. 1805) *Sir Thomas Maynard Hesilrige, 10th Baronet (d. 1817) *Sir Arthur Grey Hazlerigg, 11th Baronet (d. 1819) *Sir Arthur Grey Hazlerigg, 12th Baronet (1812–1890) * Sir Arthur Grey Hazlerigg, 13th Baronet (1878–1949) (created Baron Hazlerigg in 1945)

Baron Hazlerigg (1945)

* Arthur Grey Hazlerigg, 1st Baron Hazlerigg (1878–1949) * Arthur Grey Hazlerigg, 2nd Baron Hazlerigg (1910–2002) *Arthur Grey Hazlerigg, 3rd Baron Hazlerigg (1951–2022) *Arthur William Grey Hazlerigg, 4th Baron Hazlerigg (b. 1987) The

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is the present holder's son, the Hon. Arthur Ivor Grey Hazlerigg (b. 2020)

References

Sources

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hazlerigg Baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Noble titles created in 1945 1622 establishments in England