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Baron Braye, of Eaton Bray in the County of Bedford, is a title in the
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. It was created in 1529 for Edmund Braye, 1st Baron Braye. However, the family originally originate from Normandy, they are direct descendants of Chevalier Baudry de Bray who came over to England in the
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of 1066. The family's local area in
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played host to two battles in England of note, the
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where the current family's ancestor's were on opposing sides, and also
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during the
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, where the old manor house hosted King Charles I. The barony was created by
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, which means that it can descend through both male and female lines. He was succeeded by his son, the second Baron. He died from wounds received at the Battle of St Quentin in 1557. Lord Braye was childless and on his death the title fell into
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between his sisters. It remained in abeyance for 282 years until the abeyance was terminated in 1839 in favour of Sarah Otway-Cave, who became the third Baroness Braye, which was granted by
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. She was the wife of Henry Otway and only daughter of Sir Thomas Cave, 6th Baronet, of Stanford, grandson of Sir Thomas Cave, 3rd Baronet, of Stanford, and his wife Margaret Verney, daughter of
John Verney, 1st Viscount Fermanagh John Verney, 1st Viscount Fermanagh (5 November 1640 – 23 June 1717), known as Sir John Verney, 2nd Baronet, between 1696 and 1703, was an English peer, merchant and Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1710 to 1717. Early life ...
, great-great-grandson of Elizabeth Verney, second daughter of the first Baron Braye, and her husband Sir Ralph Verney. In 1819 she assumed by Royal licence the additional surname of Cave. And also she inherited Stanford hall in
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which is a family home but also open to the public for private, weddings and corporate events for a short stay. When she died in 1862 the barony fell into abeyance between her four daughters. In 1879 the abeyance was terminated in favour of the last surviving daughter, Henrietta, the fourth Baroness. She was the wife of Reverend Edgell Wyatt-Edgell. She was succeeded by her fourth but eldest surviving son, the fifth Baron. In 1880 he assumed by Royal licence the surname of Verney-Cave in lieu of Wyatt-Edgell. As of 2010 the title is held by his great-granddaughter, the eighth Baroness, who succeeded her father in 1985. She is the wife of Edward Henry Lancelot Aubrey-Fletcher, fourth son of
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. They have no children. Lady Braye is heir-general of the Verney family (see the
Earl Verney Earl Verney, in the Province of Leinster, was a title in the Peerage of Ireland. Sir Ralph Verney sat as a member of parliament for Aylesbury, for Great Bedwyn and for Buckingham. In 1661 he was created a Baronet, of Middle Claydon in the County ...
). The family seat is Stanford Hall near
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,
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.


Barons Braye (1529)

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Edmund Braye, 1st Baron Braye Edmund Braye, 1st Baron Braye (or Bray; c. 1484 – 18 October 1539), of Eaton Bray in Bedfordshire, was an England, English Peerage, peer. Origins He was the son of John Braye lord of the manor of Eaton Bray in Bedfordshire; his younger br ...
(d. 1539) *
John Braye, 2nd Baron Braye John Braye, 2nd Baron Braye (sometimes spelled Bray; d. 19 November 1557) was an English nobleman, courtier, and soldier of the Tudor period. Family Braye was the son of Edmund Braye, who was elevated to the peerage as the first Baron Braye ...
(d. 1557) (abeyant 1557) *
Sarah Otway-Cave, 3rd Baroness Braye Sarah Otway-Cave, 3rd Baroness Braye (2 July 1768 – 21 February 1862) was an English noblewoman. The title of Baron Braye, originally created in 1529 for her ancestor Edmund Braye, 1st Baron Braye and abeyant since the death of the John Braye, 2 ...
(1768–1862) (abeyance terminated 1839; abeyant 1862) **
Robert Otway-Cave Robert Otway-Cave (1796 – 29 November 1844), styled The Honourable from 1839, was an Irish aristocrat and British politician. Life Early life and succession Born Robert Otway, he was the only surviving son of Henry Otway and his wife, the 3rd ...
(1796–1844) *Henrietta Wyatt-Edgell, 4th Baroness Braye (1809–1879) (abeyance terminated 1879) *Alfred Verney-Cave, 5th Baron Braye (1849–1928) *Adrian Verney-Cave, 6th Baron Braye (1874–1952) *Thomas Adrian Verney-Cave, 7th Baron Braye (1902–1985) * Mary Penelope Aubrey-Fletcher, 8th Baroness Braye (b. 1941) The heiress presumptive is the present holder's second cousin Linda Katherine Fothergill (née Browne) (b. 1930), granddaughter of the 5th Baron.
The heiress presumptive's heir is her eldest son, Nicholas Henry Fothergill (b. 1965).The Peerage
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See also

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Earl Verney Earl Verney, in the Province of Leinster, was a title in the Peerage of Ireland. Sir Ralph Verney sat as a member of parliament for Aylesbury, for Great Bedwyn and for Buckingham. In 1661 he was created a Baronet, of Middle Claydon in the County ...
* Cave-Browne-Cave baronets, of Stanford *
Stanford Hall, Leicestershire Stanford Hall is a stately home in Leicestershire, England, near the village of Stanford on Avon (which is in Northamptonshire) and the town of Lutterworth, Leicestershire. The population of any residents in the area is included in the civil p ...


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External notes

* *Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, * {{DEFAULTSORT:Braye 1529 establishments in England Baronies in the Peerage of England Noble titles created in 1529