Baron Grey of Werke (or Warke), of
Chillingham in the County of Northumberland, was a title in the
Peerage of England
The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. In that year, the Peerages of England and Scotland were replaced by one Peerage of Great Britain. There are five peerages in th ...
. It was created on 11 February 1624 for Sir William Grey, 1st Baronet. He had already been created a baronet, of Chillingham in the County of Northumberland, in the
Baronetage of England
Baronets are a rank in the British aristocracy. The current Baronetage of the United Kingdom has replaced the earlier but existing Baronetages of England, Nova Scotia, Ireland, and Great Britain.
Baronetage of England (1611–1705)
King James ...
on 15 June 1619. The third Baron was created Viscount Glendale and Earl of Tankerville in the Peerage of England in 1695. He left two daughters but no sons and on his death in 1701 the viscountcy and earldom became extinct. He was succeeded in the barony by his younger brother, the fourth Baron. The latter had previously represented
Berwick in Parliament. The barony became extinct on his death in 1706.
Lady Mary Grey, eldest daughter of the first Earl of Tankerville, married
Charles Bennet, 2nd Baron Ossulston. In 1716 the earldom of Tankerville was revived in the latter's favour (see
Earl of Tankerville
Earl of Tankerville is a noble title drawn from Tancarville in Normandy. The title has been created three times: twice in the Peerage of England, and once (in 1714) in the Peerage of Great Britain for Charles Bennet, 2nd Baron Ossulston. His ...
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Barons Grey of Werke (or Warke) (1624)
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William Grey, 1st Baron Grey of Werke
William Grey, 1st Baron Grey of Werke (1593 - 1674) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1621 to 1622. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War.
Early life
Grey was the son of Sir Ralph Grey, of Ch ...
(d. 1674)
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Ralph Grey, 2nd Baron Grey of Werke
Ralph Grey, 2nd Baron Grey of Werke (27 October 1630 – 15 June 1675) was an English peer.
Early life
Grey was baptised on 27 October 1630. He was the eldest son of William Grey, 1st Baron Grey of Werke and the former Cecilia Wentworth. The fam ...
(1630–1675)
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Ford Grey, 3rd Baron Grey of Werke (1655–1701) (created Earl of Tankerville in 1695)
Earls of Tankerville (1695)
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Ford Grey, 3rd Baron Grey of Werke, 1st Earl of Tankerville (1655–1701)
Barons Grey of Werke (or Warke) (1624; reverted)
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Ralph Grey, 4th Baron Grey of Werke
Ralph Grey, 4th Baron Grey of Werke (c. 1661 – 1706) was an English peer who served as Governor of Barbados and as one of the English commissioners for the negotiations on the Treaty of Union between England and Scotland.
The second son of Ra ...
(1661–1706)
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Earl of Tankerville
Earl of Tankerville is a noble title drawn from Tancarville in Normandy. The title has been created three times: twice in the Peerage of England, and once (in 1714) in the Peerage of Great Britain for Charles Bennet, 2nd Baron Ossulston. His ...
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1624 establishments in England
Extinct baronies in the Peerage of England
Noble titles created in 1624