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, was a title in the

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. It was created in 1797 for

Francis Basset, 1st Baron de Dunstanville Francis Basset, 1st Baron de Dunstanville and Basset FRS (9 August 1757 – 14 February 1835) of Tehidy in the parish of Illogan in Cornwall, was an English nobleman and politician, a member of the ancient Basset family. Origins He was the e ...

, with remainder, failing heirs male of his own, to his daughter the Honourable Frances Basset. He had already been created a

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, of

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in the County of Cornwall, in the

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in 1779, and Baron de Dunstanville, of Tehidy in the County of Cornwall, in the

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in 1796. Both these titles were created with normal remainder to heirs male. Lord de Dunstanville and Basset was the eldest son of Francis Basset. The baronetcy and barony of de Dunstanville became extinct on his death in 1835 while he was succeeded in the barony of Basset according to the special remainder by his daughter, Frances, the second Baroness Basset. She never married and the barony became extinct on her death in 1855. The choice of "de Dunstanville" as a title recalls the name of

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, who was

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in the twelfth century.

Baron de Dunstanville (1796)

(1757–1835)

Barons Basset (1797)

* Francis Basset, 1st Baron de Dunstanville, 1st Baron Basset (1757–1835) *

Frances Basset, 2nd Baroness Basset Frances Basset, 2nd Baroness Basset (30 April 1781 – 22 January 1855) was a British peeress. Baptised in St Marylebone Church in London on 23 May 1781, she was the only child of Francis Basset, 1st Baron de Dunstanville and Basset and his f ...

(1781–1855)

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article by Roland Thorne, ‘Basset, Francis, Baron de Dunstanville and first Baron Basset (1757–1835)’ online edn, Oct 200

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Baron Basset Baron Basset, of Stratton in the County of Cornwall, was a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1797 for Francis Basset, 1st Baron de Dunstanville, with remainder, failing heirs male of his own, to his daughter the Honourab ...

Noble titles created in 1797 Peerages created with special remainders

Baron de Dunstanville (1796)

Barons Basset (1797)

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