Baron Astley of Reading, in the County of Berkshire, was a title in the
Peerage of England
The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. In that year, the Peerages of England and Scotland were replaced by one Peerage of Great Britain. There are five peerages in t ...
. It was created in 1644 for the Royalist soldier
Sir Jacob Astley. He was a descendant of Ralph Astley (13th century), brother of Andrew de Astley, ancestor of the
Barons Astley. The title became extinct on the death of Lord Astley of Reading's grandson, the third Baron, in 1688.
The first Baron was the uncle of
Sir Isaac Astley, 1st Baronet
Sir Isaac Astley, 1st Baronet (died 7 September 1659) was an English baronet.
Information
He was the second son of Thomas Astley and Frances Drane, daughter of George Deane. Astley was High Sheriff of Warwickshire in 1641 and High Sheriff of Nor ...
, and the great-uncle of
Sir Jacob Astley, 1st Baronet
Sir Jacob Astley, 1st Baronet (ca. 163917 August 1729) of Melton Constable Hall, Norfolk was an England, English Tory politician and baronet.
Background
He was the oldest son of Edward Astley and his wife Elizabeth Astley, daughter of his uncle ...
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Barons Astley of Readings (1644)
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Jacob Astley, 1st Baron Astley of Reading
Jacob Astley, 1st Baron Astley of Reading (1579February 1652) was a Royalist commander in the English Civil War and most famously served during the Battle of Newbury and Naseby. He also was involved in the Dutch Revolt and the Thirty Years War ...
(died 1651)
*Isaac Astley, 2nd Baron Astley of Reading (died 1662)
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Jacob Astley, 3rd Baron Astley of Reading
Jacob Astley, 3rd Baron Astley of Reading (c. 1654 – 1688) was an English peer.
He was the elder son of Isaac Astley, 2nd Baron Astley of Reading and his wife Anne Stydolfe, fourth daughter of Sir Francis Stydolfe. In 1662, he succeeded hi ...
(died 1688)
See also
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Baron Astley (1295)
Baron Astley (1295) was created by writ of summons dated 23 June 1295 for a family which had lived at Astley, Warwickshire, England since the time of Henry I. Sir Thomas de Astley who was killed in the Battle of Evesham in 1265 married twice. From ...
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Astley baronets
There have been four baronetcies created for members of the Astley family, three in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. {{As of, 2008 only one creation was extant.
* Astley baronets, of Melton Constable (1 ...
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Baron Hastings
Baron Hastings is a title that has been created three times. The first creation was in the Peerage of England in 1290, and is extant. The second creation was in the Peerage of England in 1299, and became extinct on the death of the first holder in ...
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1644 establishments in England
Extinct baronies in the Peerage of England
Noble titles created in 1644