The Ruggles-Brise Baronetcy, of
Spains Hall
Spains Hall is an Elizabethan era, Elizabethan English country house, country house near Finchingfield in Essex, England. The building has been Grade I listed since 1953.
The hall is named after Hervey de Ispania, who held the manorialism, mano ...
in
Finchingfield
Finchingfield is a village in the Braintree district of North Essex, England, a primarily rural area. It is approximately from Thaxted, with the nearest larger towns being Saffron Walden and Braintree.
Nearby villages include Great Bardfie ...
in the County of Essex, is a title in the
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Baronets are hereditary titles awarded by the Crown. The current baronetage of the United Kingdom has replaced the earlier, existing baronetages of England, Nova Scotia, Ireland and Great Britain.
To be recognised as a baronet, it is necessary ...
. It was created on 31 January 1935 for the
Conservative
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politician
Edward Ruggles-Brise. The second Baronet was
Lord-Lieutenant
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of
Essex
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from 1958 to 1978.
Guy Ruggles-Brise, younger son of the first baronet, was
High Sheriff of Essex
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between 1967 and 1968.
Ruggles-Brise baronets, of Spains Hall (1935)
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Sir Edward Archibald Ruggles-Brise, 1st Baronet (1882–1942)
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Sir John Archibald Ruggles-Brise, 2nd Baronet (1908–2007)
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Sir Timothy Edward Ruggles-Brise, 3rd Baronet (born 1945)
The heir apparent is the present holder's son Archie Ruggles-Brise.
Notes
References
*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,
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Ruggles-Brise Ruggles-Brise is a surname. Notable people include:
*Dorothea Ruggles-Brise (1866–1937), Scottish folk song collector
* Edward Ruggles-Brise (1822–1942), British Conservative Party politician
*Evelyn Ruggles-Brise (1857–1935), British prison a ...
People from Finchingfield