Baron Audley is a title in the Peerage of England first created in 1313, by

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to the

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, for Sir Nicholas Audley of Heighley Castle, a member of the Anglo-Norman Audley family of Staffordshire. The third Baron, the last of the senior Audley line, died without issue in 1391, when the barony fell into abeyance; it was revived in 1408 for the descendants of his sister Joanne Audley, and her husband, Sir John Tuchet, KG (b. 1327); the 11th Baron Audley was created

Earl of Castlehaven Earl of Castlehaven was a title in the Peerage of Ireland, created on 6 September 1616. It was held in conjunction with the Barony of Audley (created 1312 in the Peerage of England), the Barony of Audley of Orier (created with the earldom in t ...

and his son, the 2nd Earl, was attainted of felony and executed, forfeiting the ancient English barony but not the Irish earldom. (The Castlehavens also held two other different baronies Audley of Orier (1616) and Audley of Hely (1633).) The titles were revived by Act of Parliament in 1678 for his son,

James Tuchet, 3rd Earl of Castlehaven James Tuchet, 3rd Earl of Castlehaven ( - 11 October 1684) was the son of Mervyn Tuchet, 2nd Earl of Castlehaven and his first wife, Elizabeth Barnham (1592 - ). Castlehaven played a prominent role in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms that took pla ...

, devolving in the same line until the death of John Tuchet, 8th Earl of Castlehaven in 1777, when the earldom became extinct, and the Audley title passed to George Thicknesse-Tuchet as the 19th Baron Audley. The title has been abeyant since the death of Richard Souter, 25th Baron Audley in 1997, leaving three daughters. The title of Baron Audley was created a second time on 20 November 1317, again by

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, in favour of Sir Hugh Audley of

Stratton Audley Stratton Audley is a village and civil parish about northeast of Bicester in Oxfordshire, England. Manor The Domesday Book of 1086 records that Robert D'Oyly held five hides of land at Stratton. Like many D'Oyly manors, Stratton later becam ...

, grandson of James Audley of Audley (1220–1272). He married Lady Margaret de Clare, daughter of the Gilbert, Earl of Hertford and Gloucester (of 1218 creation, extinct 1314)). Audley was created

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in 1337, but upon his death in 1347, the earldom became extinct and the barony fell dormant. His only daughter and heir married

Ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford Ralph de Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, 2nd Baron Stafford (24 September 1301 – 31 August 1372), KG, of Stafford Castle and Madeley Castle in Staffordshire, was an English nobleman and a notable soldier during the Hundred Years' War agai ...

, thus ''de jure'' the barony devolved with the earldom of Stafford until 1521 when Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham was attainted of his

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Barons Audley (1313)

Nicholas Audley, 1st Baron Audley Nicholas is a male given name and a surname. The Eastern Orthodox Church, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Anglican Churches celebrate Saint Nicholas every year on December 6, which is the name day for "Nicholas". In Greece, the name and its ...

(c. 1289–1316) *

James Audley, 2nd Baron Audley James Audley, 2nd Baron Audley (8 January 1312/13 – 1 April 1386) of Heighley Castle, Staffordshire, was an English peer. He was the son and heir of Nicholas Audley, 1st Baron Audley (1289–1316) by his wife Joan Martin (died Feb. 1320 / 1 ...

(1312–1386) * Nicholas Audley, 3rd Baron Audley (c. 1328–1391) (abeyant 1391) * John Tuchet, 4th Baron Audley (1371–1408) (abeyance terminated 1408) * James Tuchet, 5th Baron Audley (c. 1398–1459) * John Tuchet, 6th Baron Audley (d. 1490) *

James Tuchet, 7th Baron Audley James Tuchet, 7th Baron Audley (c. 146328 June 1497) was a British nobleman and the only lord to fully join the Cornish rebellion of 1497 opposing the rule of Henry VII of England. He was a leader in the rebel army's march to the edge of Londo ...

(c. 1463–1497) (forfeit 1497) * John Tuchet, 8th Baron Audley (c. 1483–1558) (restored 1512) *

George Tuchet, 9th Baron Audley George Tuchet, 9th Baron Audley, 6th Baron Tuchet (died June 1560) was an English peer. George Tuchet was the son of John Tuchet, 8th Baron Audley (born c. 1483). He married twice; firstly Elizabeth Tuke, daughter of Sir Brian Tuke Sir Brian ...

(d. 1560) * Henry Tuchet, 10th Baron Audley (d. 1563) * George Tuchet, 11th Baron Audley (1551-1617); later created 1st Earl of Castlehaven

Earls of Castlehaven (I. 1616)

* George Tuchet, 1st Earl of Castlehaven, 11th Baron Audley (1551–1617) *

Mervyn Tuchet, 2nd Earl of Castlehaven Mervyn Tuchet, 2nd Earl of Castlehaven (1593 – 14 May 1631; also spelled ''Mervin, Touchet''), was an English nobleman who was convicted of rape and sodomy and subsequently executed. He is the only member of parliament to be executed for a ...

, 12th Baron Audley (1593–1631) (forfeit 1631) *

, 13th Baron Audley (c. 1617–1684) (restored 1678) *

Mervyn Tuchet, 4th Earl of Castlehaven Mervyn Tuchet, 4th Earl of Castlehaven (died 2 November 1686) was the third son of Mervyn Tuchet, 2nd Earl of Castlehaven, and his first wife, Elizabeth Barnham (1592 - ). He succeeded his brother James Tuchet as Earl of Castlehaven on 11 Octob ...

, 14th Baron Audley (d. 1686) *

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, 15th Baron Audley (d. 1700) *

James Tuchet, 6th Earl of Castlehaven James Tuchet, 6th Earl of Castlehaven (died 12 October 1740) was the son of James Tuchet, 5th Earl of Castlehaven and his wife Anne Pelson. He succeeded his father as Earl of Castlehaven and Baron Audley on 9 August 1700. He married, on 14 May 1 ...

, 16th Baron Audley (d. 1740) *

James Tuchet, 7th Earl of Castlehaven James Tuchet, 7th Earl of Castlehaven (15 April 1723 – 6 May 1769) was the son of James Tuchet, 6th Earl of Castlehaven and his wife, née Elizabeth Arundell. He succeeded his father as Earl of Castlehaven and Baron Audley on 12 October 1740 ...

, 17th Baron Audley (1723–1769) * John Tuchet, 8th Earl of Castlehaven, 18th Baron Audley (1724–1777)

Barons Audley (1313; Reverted)

* George Thicknesse-Touchet, 19th Baron Audley (1758–1818) * George John Thicknesse-Touchet, 20th Baron Audley (1783–1837) * George Edward Thicknesse-Touchet, 21st Baron Audley (1817–1872) (abeyant 1872) * Mary Thicknesse-Touchet, 22nd Baroness Audley (1858–1942) (abeyance terminated 1937) * Thomas Percy Henry Touchet-Jesson, 23rd Baron Audley (1913–1963) * Rosina Lois Veronica MacNamee, 24th Baroness Audley (1911–1973) * Richard Michael Thomas Souter, 25th Baron Audley (1914–1997) (abeyant 1997) Co-heiresses: The Hon. Patricia McKinnon (b. 1946), The Hon. Jennifer Carrington (b. 1948), and The Hon. Amanda Souter (b. 1958), daughters of the 25th Baron.

Barons Audley (1317)

* Hugh de Audley, 1st Baron Audley (d. 1347); created 1st

in 1337. * Margaret de Audley, ''suo jure'' 2nd Baroness Audley, married

. * Hugh de Stafford, 3rd Baron Audley **''See

Earl of Stafford Baron Stafford, referring to the town of Stafford, is a title that has been created several times in the Peerage of England. In the 14th century, the barons of the first creation were made earls. Those of the fifth creation, in the 17th century ...

and

Duke of Buckingham Duke of Buckingham held with Duke of Chandos, referring to Buckingham, is a title that has been created several times in the peerages of England, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. There have also been earls and marquesses of Buckingham. ...

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Barons Audley (1313)

Earls of Castlehaven (I. 1616)

Barons Audley (1313; Reverted)

Barons Audley (1317)

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