The title Baron Mordaunt was created in 1529 for Sir John Mordaunt. The fifth baron was created

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in 1628 and the title then passed to his son, the second earl, in 1644. On his death in 1697, the earldom was inherited by his nephew,

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and the barony was inherited by his only child,

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, the estranged wife of the 7th Duke of Norfolk. When she died childless in 1705, the barony was also inherited by Charles, who had also been created

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. On the death of the 5th Earl of Peterborough in 1814, the title passed to his elder half-sister,

. When she died childless in 1819, the title then passed to the 4th Duke of Gordon, who was a maternal great-grandson of the 3rd Earl of Peterborough. The title was then inherited by the 5th Duke of Gordon in 1827 and when he died without legitimate issue in 1836, the title became abeyant between his sisters (

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; Susan Montagu, Duchess of Manchester;

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; Louisa Cornwallis, Marchioness Cornwallis; and Lady Madeline Palmer) and their issue.

Barons Mordaunt (1529)

John Mordaunt, 1st Baron Mordaunt John Mordaunt, 1st Baron Mordaunt (died 18 August 1562) was an English politician and peer. He was the son of John Mordaunt of Turvey, Bedfordshire, who was a member of parliament and speaker of the House of Commons of England. He was admitted to ...

(d. 1562) *

John Mordaunt, 2nd Baron Mordaunt John Mordaunt, 2nd Baron Mordaunt (1508–1571) was an English baron and member of the House of Lords. He had previously represented Bedfordshire (UK Parliament constituency), Bedfordshire in the House of Commons of England. He was the eldest ...

(1508–1571) *

Lewis Mordaunt, 3rd Baron Mordaunt Lewis Mordaunt, 3rd Baron Mordaunt (21 September 1538 – 16 June 1601) was an English peer and politician. He was the son of John Mordaunt, 2nd Baron Mordaunt and Ela (née FitzLewis) Mordaunt. He became the third Baron Mordaunt in 1571 on the ...

(1538–1601) *

Henry Mordaunt, 4th Baron Mordaunt Henry Mordaunt, 4th Baron Mordaunt (died 1608) was an English landowner involved in the Gunpowder Plot. He was the son of Lewis Mordaunt, 3rd Baron Mordaunt and Elizabeth Darcy. The family house was Drayton House. Mordaunt was at Apethorpe with ...

(c. 1567–1609) * John Mordaunt, 1st Earl of Peterborough, 5th Baron Mordaunt (1599–1644) * Henry Mordaunt, 2nd Earl of Peterborough, 6th Baron Mordaunt (1621–1697) * Mary Howard, 7th Baroness Mordaunt, Duchess of Norfolk (c. 1659–1705) * Charles Mordaunt, 3rd Earl of Peterborough, 1st Earl of Monmouth, 8th Baron Mordaunt (c. 1658–1735) * Charles Mordaunt, 4th Earl of Peterborough, 2nd Earl of Monmouth, 9th Baron Mordaunt (1708–1779) * Charles Mordaunt, 5th Earl of Peterborough, 3rd Earl of Monmouth, 10th Baron Mordaunt (1758–1814) *

Mary Mordaunt, 11th Baroness Mordaunt Mary may refer to: People * Mary (name), a feminine given name (includes a list of people with the name) Religious contexts * New Testament people named Mary, overview article linking to many of those below * Mary, mother of Jesus, also calle ...

(1738–1819) * Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon, 12th Baron Mordaunt (1743–1827) * George Gordon, 5th Duke of Gordon, 13th Baron Mordaunt (1770–1836) (abeyant)

Co-heirs

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*Jean Stewart of Banchory-Devenick and Leggart *Olive Iona Rachel O'Reilly *

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*Antony Geoffrey Strutt *Alexandra Louise Rubens *Alexander Russell (son of Sir John Wriothesley Russell and

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