Baron Lovelace, of Hurley in the County of Berks, was a title in the Peerage of England. It was created on 31 May 1627 for Sir Richard Lovelace, who had earlier represented Berkshire, Abingdon and

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in Parliament. The second Baron served as

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. The third Baron sat as

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for Berkshire. The fourth Baron was Governor of New York and

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. The title became extinct on the early death of the sixth Baron in 1736. The Lovelace title was revived in 1838 when William King, 8th Baron King was made Earl of Lovelace. He was the husband of

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, daughter of

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and a descendant of the Barons Lovelace. Lovelace Memorial - geograph

Barons Lovelace (1627)

* Richard Lovelace, 1st Baron Lovelace (c. 1567–1634) *

John Lovelace, 2nd Baron Lovelace John Lovelace, 2nd Baron Lovelace (February 1616 – 25 November 1670) was a British peer and Royal servant. Life John was born in Hurley, Berkshire the son of Richard Lovelace, 1st Baron Lovelace and his wife, Margaret, the daughter of London ...

(1616–1670) *

John Lovelace, 3rd Baron Lovelace John Lovelace, 3rd Baron Lovelace (1641 – 27 September 1693) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1661 to 1670 when he inherited the title Baron Lovelace. He was notorious for his drunken and extravagant way of life ...

(c. 1640–1693) * John Lovelace, 4th Baron Lovelace (d. 1709) *John Lovelace, 5th Baron Lovelace (d. 1709) *Nevill Lovelace, 6th Baron Lovelace (1708–1736)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lovelace 1627 establishments in England Extinct baronies in the Peerage of England People from Hurley, Berkshire Noble titles created in 1627

Barons Lovelace (1627)

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