Baron Charlton (also Charleton, Cherleton) is an abeyant title in the

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. It was created in 1313 when John Charlton was summoned to Parliament. The Charlton family were a

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knightly family (with lands in Charlton near

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), one of whom married Hawise "Gadarn" the heiress of the Lordship of Powys. This was the former

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Principality of Powys Wenwynwyn, which had as a result of the last prince's submission to

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been transformed into a

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ship. The title fell into

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on the death of the fifth Baron in 1421.

Barons Cherleton (1313)

John Charlton, 1st Baron Charlton John Charlton (also Charleton, Cherleton or Chorleton), 1st Baron Charlton of Powys (1268–1353) came from a family of minor landowners near Wellington, Shropshire. He was the son of Robert Charlton (and elder brother to Alan, and Thomas, Bish ...

(1268–1353) married Hawise "Gadarn", heiress of

Powys Wenwynwyn Powys Wenwynwyn or Powys Cyfeiliog was a Welsh kingdom which existed during the high Middle Ages. The realm was the southern portion of the former princely state of Powys which split following the death of Madog ap Maredudd of Powys in 1160: the n ...

John Charlton, 2nd Baron Charlton John Charlton (also Charleton or Cherleton), 2nd Baron Cherleton, 2nd Lord Charlton of Powys (died 1360) succeeded his father John Charlton, 1st Baron Charlton to the title in 1353. He married Maud Mortimer, daughter of Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl ...

(died 1360) *

John Charlton, 3rd Baron Charlton John Charlton (also Charleton or Cherleton), 3rd Baron Cherleton, 3rd Lord Charlton of Powys (c. 1336–1374). He was the son of John Charleton, 2nd Baron Cherleton (d. 1360) and his wife, Maud Mortimer, daughter of Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of Mar ...

(1334 – 13 July 1374) *

John Charlton, 4th Baron Charlton John Charlton (also Cherleton or Charleton), 4th Baron Charlton of Powys (25 April 1362 – 19 October 1401) He succeeded to the titles of 4th Baron Cherleton and 4th Lord of Powys ( Feudal baron) on 13 July 1374, on the death of his father, Jo ...

(1362–1401) *

Edward Charlton, 5th Baron Charlton Edward Charlton (also Cherleton or Charleton), 5th Baron Charlton, KG (1370–1421), 5th and last Lord Charlton of Powys, was the younger son of John Charlton, the third baron, and his wife, Joan, daughter of Lord Stafford. During the lifetime ...

(1370–1421) On his death the title fell into abeyance between his daughters and heiresses: *Joan wife of

John Grey, 1st Earl of Tankerville John Grey, 1st Earl of Tankerville ''jure uxoris'' 6th Lord of Powys (after 1384 – 22 March 1421), KG, was an English peer who served with distinction in the Hundred Years' War between England and France under King Henry V. Origins John Grey w ...

*Joyce wife of

John Tiptoft, 1st Baron Tiptoft John Tiptoft, 1st Baron Tiptoft (died 27 January 1443) was a Knight of the Shire for Huntingdonshire and Somerset, Speaker of the House of Commons, Treasurer of the Household, Chief Butler of England, Treasurer of the Exchequer and Seneschal of ...

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