Baron FitzHardinge, of the City and County of the
City of Bristol
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, was a title in the
Peerage of the United Kingdom
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.
It was created on 5 August 1861 for the naval commander and politician Admiral
Sir Maurice Berkeley. He was among pre-official marriage so illegitimate sons of Frederick Berkeley, 5th Earl of Berkeley and his wife. Among his brothers were
Thomas Berkeley, 6th Earl of Berkeley
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and
William Berkeley, 1st Earl FitzHardinge
William FitzHardinge Berkeley, 1st Earl FitzHardinge (26 December 1786 – 10 October 1857), known as The Lord Segrave between 1831 and 1841, was a British landowner and politician.
Background
Berkeley was born at Mount Street, Grosvenor Squ ...
(a title extinguished by death, 1857).
He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Baron. He was a
Liberal politician. His son was succeeded by his younger brother, the third Baron, who briefly represented
Gloucester
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as
MP, on whose 1916 death the title ended.
Baron FitzHardinge (1861)
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Maurice Frederick FitzHardinge Berkeley, 1st Baron FitzHardinge (1788–1867)
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Francis William FitzHardinge Berkeley, 2nd Baron FitzHardinge (1826–1896)
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Charles Paget FitzHardinge Berkeley, 3rd Baron FitzHardinge (1830–1916)
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See also
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Earl of Berkeley
The title Baron Berkeley originated as a feudal title and was subsequently created twice in the Peerage of England by writ. It was first granted by writ to Thomas de Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley (1245–1321), 6th feudal Baron Berkeley, in 12 ...
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Extinct baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
FitzHardinge
Noble titles created in 1861
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