Baron Norreys Rycote
Baron Norreys Rycote is in Baronies of England Alphabetically, Baronies of England Chronologically, Succeeded Baronesses of England.
1st: Henry Norreys 1st Baron Norreys Rycote. Died 1601. Grandson.
2nd: Francis Norreys 1st Earl Berkshire. Died 1622. Daughter.
3rd: Elizabeth Norreys 3rd Baroness Norreys Rycote. Died 1645. Daughter.
4th: Bridget Wray Countess Lindsey. Died 1657. Son.
5th: James Bertie 1st Earl of Abingdon. Died 1699.
On 08 May 1572 Henry Norreys 1st Baron Norreys Rycote (age 47) was created 1st Baron Norreys Rycote. Margery Williams Baroness Norreys Rycote (age 51) by marriage Baroness Norreys Rycote.
On 27 Jun 1601 Henry Norreys 1st Baron Norreys Rycote (age 76) died at Rycote, Oxfordshire [Map]. His grandson Francis Norreys 1st Earl Berkshire (age 21) succeeded 2nd Baron Norreys Rycote. Bridget Vere Baroness Norreys Rycote (age 17) by marriage Baroness Norreys Rycote.
On 29 Jan 1622 Francis Norreys 1st Earl Berkshire (age 42) shot himself with a crossbow at Rycote, Oxfordshire [Map]; probably deliberately.
On 31 Jan 1622 Francis Norreys 1st Earl Berkshire (age 42) died of the wounds he had received two days earlier. He was buried at Dorchester on Thames, Oxfordshire [Map]. His daughter Elizabeth Norreys 3rd Baroness Norreys Rycote (age 19) succeeded 3rd Baroness Norreys Rycote. Earl Berkshire and Viscount Thame extinct.
Around Nov 1645 Elizabeth Norreys 3rd Baroness Norreys Rycote (age 42) died. Her daughter Bridget Wray Countess Lindsey (age 18) succeeded 4th Baroness Norreys Rycote.
In 1657 Bridget Wray Countess Lindsey (age 30) died. Her son James Bertie 1st Earl of Abingdon (age 3) succeeded 5th Baron Norreys Rycote.
On 01 Feb 1672 James Bertie 1st Earl of Abingdon (age 18) and Eleanor Lee Countess Abingdon were married at Adderbury, Banbury. She by marriage Baroness Norreys Rycote. He the son of Montagu Bertie 2nd Earl Lindsey and Bridget Wray Countess Lindsey.