Baron Mauley was a title of nobility 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 t ...

, named after the medieval Mauley family of barons in

Yorkshire Yorkshire ( ; abbreviated Yorks), formally known as the County of York, is a Historic counties of England, historic county in northern England and by far the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its large area in comparison with other Eng ...

, who had their seat at

Mulgrave Castle Mulgrave Castle refers to one of three structures on the same property in Lythe, near Whitby, North Yorkshire, England. One of these, known as the "old" or "ancient" castle, was by legend founded by Wada, a 6th-century ruler of Hälsingland. T ...

. The family had been established in England by

Peter de Maulay Peter de Maulay or Peter de Mauley (died 1241) was a nobleman and administrator who was one of King John of England's "evil counsellors". First appearing in the historical record in 1202, Maulay was in England by 1204 and serving as an official ...

(one of King John's "evil counsellors") in the 13th century. It was his grandson, Peter Mauley III, who was created "Baron Mauley" on 24 June 1295 by a

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to parliament. The barony fell into abeyance in 1415. In the 19th century, a new title, Baron "de Mauley", was created for a descendant of one of the co-heirs of the Mauley barony.

Barons Mauley (1295)

* Peter Mauley, 1st Baron Mauley (1249–1308) * Peter Mauley, 2nd Baron Mauley (1281–1336?), son of preceding * Peter Mauley, 3rd Baron Mauley (c. 1300–1355), son of preceding * Peter Mauley, 4th Baron Mauley (c. 1331–1383), son of preceding * Peter Mauley, 5th Baron Mauley (c. 1378–1415), grandson of preceding The fifth baron's nephew, Ralph Bigod (1410–1461), who inherited Mulgrave castle, was sometimes styled "Lord Mauley". He was slain at the

Battle of Towton The Battle of Towton took place on 29 March 1461 during the Wars of the Roses, near Towton in North Yorkshire, and "has the dubious distinction of being probably the largest and bloodiest battle on English soil". Fought for ten hours between a ...

, 1461.

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