Baron FitzHugh, of

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in North Yorkshire, is an

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title in the

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. It was created in 1321 for Sir Henry FitzHugh. The title passed through the male line until the death in 1513 of George FitzHugh, 7th Baron FitzHugh, when it became abeyant between his great-aunts Alice, Lady Fiennes and Elizabeth, Lady Parr, and to their descendants living today, listed below. The family seat was Ravensworth Castle in North Yorkshire, situated 4.5 miles (7.2 km) north-west of

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, ''

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'' of the

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, one of the most important

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Barons FitzHugh (1321)

* Henry FitzHugh, 1st Baron FitzHugh (d. 1356), son and heir of Sir Hugh FitzHenry (d.1305; younger son and eventual heir of Sir Henry FitzRandolf of Ravensworth) who in 1301 signed the Barons' Letter to the Pope as ''Hugo filius Henrici Dominus de Raveneswath''. *

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(d. 1386), who married Joan Scrope, daughter of

Henry Scrope, 1st Baron Scrope of Masham Henry le Scrope, 1st Baron Scrope of Masham ('' c.'' 1312 – 31 July 1392) was an English soldier and administrator. Biography Scrope was the eldest son of Geoffrey le Scrope and his first wife, Ivetta. He succeeded his father in 1341. In earl ...

. *

Henry FitzHugh, 3rd Baron FitzHugh Henry FitzHugh, 3rd Baron FitzHugh ( – 11 January 1425) of Ravensworth Castle in North Yorkshire, was an administrator and diplomat who served under Kings Henry IV and Henry V. Origins FitzHugh was the first son of Hugh FitzHugh, 2nd Baron ...

(c. 1358–1425), KG, who served in the French wars with

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and held an important position at the court of Henry IV; was made

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at the coronation of Henry V, and seems to have been on intimate terms with both these monarchs. Was in charge of Princess

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, daughter of Henry IV, during her journey to

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in 1406 to be married to King Eric XIII. Married Elizabeth Grey, granddaughter of the 2nd Baron Grey of Rotherfield, one of the original Knights of the Garter instituted at its foundation in 1344. They had thirteen children, including Robert FitzHugh and Eleanor FitzHugh, wife of Philip Darcy, 6th Baron Darcy de Knayth. In 1423, jewels worth £40,000 were delivered to Sir Henry by a grateful Henry V. * William FitzHugh, 4th Baron FitzHugh (c. 1399–1452), who married Margery Willoughby, daughter of William Willoughby, 5th

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and Lucy le Strange. They had seven daughters and one son, the 5th Baron. *Henry FitzHugh, 5th Baron FitzHugh (c. 1429–1472), who married Lady Alice Neville. The arms of FitzHugh (quartering Marmion of Tanfield Castle) impaling Neville (quartering Montacute and Monthermer) survive in a stained glass window in St. Mary's Church, Wath-by-Rippon, Yorkshire. They had five sons and six daughters, including

Elizabeth FitzHugh Elizabeth FitzHugh (1455/65 – before 10 July 1507) also known as Lady Elizabeth Parr. She was an English noblewoman and lady-in-waiting to her cousin, Anne Neville, Queen Consort of King Richard III. She was grandmother of Katherine Parr, the ...

, who married William Parr, 1st Baron Parr of Kendal and then

Nicholas Vaux, 1st Baron Vaux of Harrowden Nicholas Vaux, 1st Baron Vaux of Harrowden (c. 1460 – 14 May 1523) was a soldier and courtier in England and an early member of the House of Commons. He was the son of Lancastrian loyalists William Vaux of Harrowden and Katherine Penyson ( ...

. From her first marriage, Elizabeth was the mother of

Sir Thomas Parr Sir Thomas Parr (1478 – 11 November 1517) of Kendal in Westmorland (now Cumbria), England, was a courtier and is best known as the father of Queen Catherine Parr, the sixth and final wife of King Henry VIII. Early life and family Thoma ...

whose daughter was Queen

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, the last wife of King

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.Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry (Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2004), page 326, 566. * Richard FitzHugh, 6th Baron FitzHugh (c. 1458–1487), son of Henry, married Elizabeth Burgh, daughter of Thomas Burgh, 1st Baron Borough of Gainsborough. * George FitzHugh, 7th Baron FitzHugh (c. 1487–1513), son of Richard, married Katherine Dacre, daughter of Humphrey Dacre, 1st Baron Dacre and Mabel Parr (great-aunt to

); they had no children. The title became abeyant with his death in 1513.

Co-heirs

Co-heirs to the barony are descendants of

Alice FitzHugh Lady Alice Fiennes (née Alice FitzHugh) (c. 1448 – 10 July 1516) was the eldest daughter and co-heiress of Henry FitzHugh, 5th Baron FitzHugh, and Alice Neville. Alice was born at the ancestral castle of Ravensworth. She married Sir John Fie ...

and

Anne Parr, Countess of Pembroke Anne Herbert, Countess of Pembroke, Baroness Herbert of Cardiff ( Parr; 15 June 1515 – 20 February 1552) was lady-in-waiting to each of Henry VIII of England's Wives of Henry VIII, six wives. She was the younger sister of his sixth wife, Kat ...

, both daughter and granddaughter of the 5th Baron FitzHugh: *Emily Beamish, 29th Baroness Dacre (b. 1983) *Tessa Ogilvie Thompson (b. 1934) * Francis Brand, 7th Viscount Hampden (b. 1970) *

William Herbert, 18th Earl of Pembroke William Alexander Sidney Herbert, 18th Earl of Pembroke, 15th Earl of Montgomery (born 18 May 1978) is an English peer. He became earl in 2003 following the death of his father, the 17th Earl. Early life Pembroke is the only son of Henry Herbe ...

(b. 1978)

References

Sources

* Crofts Peerage Onlin
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