Baron Eure was a title in the

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. It was granted to Sir

William Eure Sir William Eure of Bradley was an English aristocrat and political intriguer. Career He was a son of William Eure, 2nd Baron Eure and Margaret Dymoke, and uncle of William Eure, 4th Baron Eure, two years his junior, with whom he must not be c ...

by Henry VIII in 1544. The Baron was thereafter called Lord Eure. The title became extinct with the death of Ralph Eure in 1690. The family name is also spelt ''Evres'', ''Ewer'',Noble
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NB, Ewer comes via the relationship Noble claims exists between this house and Isaac Ewer and ''Evers''. Sir William Eure was created Lord Eure, by letters patent, on 24 February 1544 during the reign of

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. He was succeeded by his grandson, William, 2nd Lord Eure (son of Ralph, heir of the 1st Baron, who was killed at the

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), who died 1570 during the reign of

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, leaving his son, Ralph, 3rd Lord Eure, father of William, 4th Lord Eure, who was succeeded by his grandson, William, 5th Lord Eure (son of Ralph), who was succeeded by his uncle, William, 6th Lord Eure, slain at the battle of Marston-Moor, 1645, leaving only daughters. The honour then devolved on George, great-grandson of the 2nd Peer (viz. son of Horace, son of Sir Francis, second son of the said Peer.) This George thus becoming 7th Lord Eure, died unmarried in 1672. He was succeeded by his brother, Ralph, 8th Lord Eure; on whose death without issue, the honour became extinct.Collins
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/ref> Arthur Collins in 1812 briefly described the baronage with eight barons, as did

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in 1823 and John Burke in 1831, however ''

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'', for August 1817, includes two not three Williams between Ralph Eure and George Eure which makes George the 6th Baron Eure not the 7th as in Collins, and some other sources also state that George and Ralf (the last Baron Eure), were the 6th and 7th barons.

Lord Eure

William Eure, 1st Baron Eure William Eure, 1st Baron Eure (c.1483–1548) of Witton Castle, Witton was an English knight and soldier active on the Scottish Border, Anglo-Scottish border. Henry VIII of England made him Baron Eure by patent in 1544. The surname is often writte ...

(c. 1483–1548) Warden of the Eastern March, and Governor of Berwick upon Tweed ''(succeeded by his grandson)'' *

William Eure, 2nd Baron Eure William Eure, 2nd Baron Eure (10 May 1529 – 12 September 1594) was a Tudor-era English nobleman, soldier, and official in the Scottish Marches. Early life William Eure was the son of Ralph Eure, eldest son of William Eure who had been c ...

(10 May 1529 – 12 September 1594),Person Page - 12536
thePeerage.com cites "G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, ''The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant'', new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910–1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume V, page 181. Hereinafter cited as ''The Complete Peerage''." Warden of the Middle March and Governor of Berwick upon Tweed ''(succeeded by his son)'' *

Ralph Eure, 3rd Baron Eure Ralph Eure, 3rd Baron Eure (24 September 1558 – 1 April 1617), of Ingleby and Malton, Yorkshire, was an English nobleman and politician. The surname, also given as Evers, was at that time probably pronounced "Ewry". Life He was the son o ...

(24 September 1558 – 1 Apr 1617]) ''(succeeded by his son)'' * William Eure, 4th Baron Eure (–1646)Person Page - 1298
thePeerage.com, cites "Charles Mosley, editor, ''Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage'', 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 685. Hereinafter cited as ''Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition''." and G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, ''The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant'', new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910–1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume V, page 181. Hereinafter cited as ''The Complete Peerage''."Colins, p. 419, died at the

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''(succeeded by his grandson)'' *

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(d. 1652) ''(succeeded by his second cousin once removed)'' * William Eure, 6th Baron Eure (d. 1672) ''(succeeded by his brother)'' *

George Eure, 7th Baron Eure George Eure, 6th Baron Eure (–1672)Date of death There is some disagreement if George was the 6th or 7th Baron. For example, John Burke states he was the 7th baron while Charles Firth states he was the 6th (, ). was a Parliamentary supporter duri ...

(d. 1672) * Ralph Eure, 8th Baron Eure (–1690)

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References

*Stanley Thomas Bindoff. ''The House of Commons, 1509–1558'', Boydell & Brewer, 1982, , *John Burke ''A general and heraldic dictionary of the peerages of England, Ireland, and Scotland, extinct, dormant, and in abeyance. England'', Henry Colburn & Richard Bentley, 1831 * Arthur Collins, ''Collins's peerage of England, Genealogical, Biographical, and Historical, greatly augmented and continued to the present time.'', Printed for F. C. and J. Rivington, 1812 *Charles Harding Firth, ''The House of Lords during the Civil War'',Taylor & Francis, 1974 , 9780416809602. *John Preston Neale. ''Views of the seats of noblemen and gentlemen, in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland'', Volume II, Sherwood, Jones and Co., 1823 *

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, G. G. J. and J. Robinson (Paternoster-Row, London, England) ''Memoirs of the protectoral-house of Cromwell;: deduced from an early period, and continued down to the present time ... collected chiefly from original papers and records ... together with an appendix ... Embellished with elegant engravings'', Volume I, printed for G. G. J. and J. Robinson, 1787. *W. S. Walford "Notice of the Roll of Arms belonging to Wilkinson Mathews esq. Q.C.", ''British Archaeological Association''. Volume 17, Central Committee, Archaeological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland. Central Committee, Royal Archaeological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland. Council, Royal Archaeological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, Royal Archaeological Institute (Great Britain), Longman, Rrown,(sic) Green, and Longman, 1860
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;Attribution {{DEFAULTSORT:Eure 1544 establishments in England Extinct baronies in the Peerage of England Noble titles created in 1544 *