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. It was created on 13 January 1309 when Fulk le Strange was summoned to parliament. On the death of the fifth baron in 1375, it was inherited by Elizabeth Mowbray, née le Strange. On her death in the year 1383, it was inherited by Ankaret Talbot, née le Strange, daughter of the fourth Baron. On her son's death in 1419, the baron was inherited by Ankaret Talbot, his daughter. On her death in 1421, the barony was inherited by her uncle, John Talbot who was created

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. On the death of the 7th earl in 1616, the barony fell into abeyance between his three daughters

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and Alethea. In 1651 Alethea became sole heir and therefore, Baroness Strange of Blackmere. The title continued in her descendants until the death of Edward Howard, 9th Duke of Norfolk and 22nd Baron Strange of Blackmere in 1777, when it again fell into abeyance. The co-heirs are the descendants of his nieces Winifred, Lady Stourton, and Ann, Lady Petre.

Barons Strange of Blackmere (1309)

Fulk le Strange, 1st Baron Strange of Blackmere Fulk le Strange, 1st Baron Strange of Blackmere (died 23 January 1324) was a 13th- and 14th-century English nobleman. He was a younger son of Robert le Strange. After the death of his older brother John, Fulk inherited in 1289 lands in Wrockw ...

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References

* Patrick Cracroft-Brennan
Strange of Blackmere, Baron (E, 1309 - abeyant 1777)
in ''Cracroft's Peerage''. Accessed 11 August 2013. * {{DEFAULTSORT:Strange of Blackmere 1309 establishments in England Abeyant baronies in the Peerage of England Noble titles created in 1309 Le Strange family