Ralph Dacre, 3rd Baron Dacre (died 1375) was an English noble and clergyman. He was the third son of

Ralph Dacre, 1st Baron Dacre Ralph (or Ranulph) Dacre, 1st Baron Dacre (ca. 1290 – April 1339) was an English peer. Dacre was the son of Sir William Dacre of Cumberland. In 1321 he was summoned to the House of Lords as Lord Dacre. In 1331 he was appointed High Sherif ...

and his wife Margaret de Multon, 2nd Baroness Multon of Gilsland, with two older brothers (

William William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of Engl ...

and Thomas) and one younger brother ( Hugh). He would become the second of three of the brothers to succeed to the title of

Baron Dacre Baron Dacre is a title that has been created three times in the Peerage of England, every time by writ. History The first creation came in 1321 when Ralph Dacre was summoned to Parliament as Lord Dacre. He married Margaret, 2nd Baroness Multo ...

.Baines, Edwar
"The History of the County Palatine and Duchy of Lancaster, Vol. 5"
pg. 3 As the third son, Ralph Dacre pursued a clerical career. He was placed as the rector of the church of

Prescot Prescot is a town and civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley in Merseyside, England. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, it lies about to the east of Liverpool city centre. At the 2001 Census, the c ...

in 1346 (while still several months below canonical age), and was confirmed in this position in 1350 by

Pope Clement VI Pope Clement VI ( la, Clemens VI; 1291 – 6 December 1352), born Pierre Roger, was head of the Catholic Church from 7 May 1342 to his death in December 1352. He was the fourth Avignon pope. Clement reigned during the first visitation of the Bl ...

. He is mentioned as "parson of Prescot" in visitation pedigrees, and he retained his position as rector until shortly before his death in 1375, when he resigned in favour of John Fairfax.British History Online: The Parish of Prescot
/ref> Ralph Dacre succeeded to the title of Baron Dacre in 1361, on the death of his eldest brother William without issue (the next-oldest brother, Thomas, also being dead without issue before this time).Gregson, Matthe
"Portfolio of Fragments"
pg. 174 He was summoned to Parliament in 1362. His time as baron was turbulent, with a particularly violent feud developing that would ultimately claim his life. In 1373, Nicholas Harrington led an armed party against Dacre's lands that caused extensive damage, including the destruction of buildings and the theft of cattle and other valuables; Harrington and the other offenders escaped consequences for the raid. In 1375, Baron Dacre was murdered, apparently by Harrington as well as his own brother, Hugh. Though both perpetrators were presented for the murder, they were never punished for it.History of Parliament: Sir Nicholas Haryngton
/ref> Ralph Dacre died intestate, unmarried, and childless in 1375. His brother (and probable murderer) Hugh succeeded him as the fourth Baron Dacre.

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