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Baron Berners is in Baronies of England Alphabetically, Baronies of England Chronologically, Succeeded Baronesses of England, Abeyant Baronies of England, Extant Baronies of England.
Summary
1455. John Bourchier 1st Baron Berners created.
16th May 1474. Grandson John Bourchier 2nd Baron Berners succeeded.
19th March 1533. Daughter Joan Bourchier 3rd Baroness Berners de jure.
1561. Grandson Thomas Knyvet 4th Baron Berners de jure.
9th February 1616. Grandson Thomas Knyvet 5th Baron Berners de jure.
1658. Son John Knyvet 6th Baron Berners succeeded.
1673. Son Thomas Knyvet 7th Baron Berners succeeded.
1693. Thomas Knyvet 7th Baron Berners abeyant.
1711. Sister Katherine Knyvet 8th Baroness Berners abeyance terminated.
1743. Katherine Knyvet 8th Baroness Berners abeyant.
7th May 1832. First Cousin Three times Removed Robert Wilson 9th Baron Berners abeyance terminated.
25th March 1838. Robert Wilson 9th Baron Berners abeyant.
2nd April 1838. Brother Reverend Henry Wilson 10th Baron Berners abeyance terminated.
26th February 1851. Son Henry Wilson 11th Baron Berners succeeded.
27th June 1871. Niece Emma Harriet Wilson 12th Baroness Berners succeeded.
18th August 1917. Son Raymond Robert Tyrwhitt-Wilson 13th Baron Berners succeeded.
5th September 1918. Nephew Gerald Hugh Tyrwhitt-Wilson 14th Baron Berners succeeded.
19th April 1950. First Cousin Vera Ruby Tyrwhitt 15th Baroness Berners succeeded.
20th February 1992. Vera Ruby Tyrwhitt 15th Baroness Berners abeyant.
1995. Daughter Pamela Vivian Williams 16th Baron Berners abeyance terminated.
In 1455 John Bourchier 1st Baron Berners (age 39) was created 1st Baron Berners. Margery Berners Baroness Berners (age 46) by marriage Baroness Berners.
On 16th May 1474 John Bourchier 1st Baron Berners (age 58) died. His grandson John (age 7) succeeded 2nd Baron Berners.
Before 13th May 1490 John Bourchier 2nd Baron Berners (age 23) and Katherine Howard Baroness Berners (age 22) were married. She by marriage Baroness Berners. She the daughter of John Howard 1st Duke of Norfolk and Margaret Chedworth Duchess Norfolk (age 54). He the son of Humphrey Bourchier and Elizabeth Tilney Countess of Surrey (age 46). They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.
On 19th March 1533 John Bourchier 2nd Baron Berners (age 66) died at Calais [Map]. His daughter Joan de jure 3rd Baroness Berners. Edmund Knyvet Baron Berners (age 49) by marriage Baron Berners.
In 1561 Joan Bourchier 3rd Baroness Berners died. Her grandson Thomas (age 22) de jure 4th Baron Berners. He failed to formally claim the title Baron Berners until 1616, when the office of the Earl Marshall certified his "right and title to the Barony of Berners", but he died shortly thereafter, before the new king James I could confirm the title.
Before 9th February 1616 Thomas Knyvet 4th Baron Berners (age 77) died. He was buried on 9th February 1616. His grandson Thomas (age 19) de jure 5th Baron Berners. He would maintain his claim to the Barony for several years, but never succeed in obtaining it.
In 1658 Thomas Knyvet 5th Baron Berners (age 61) died. His son John (age 35) succeeded 6th Baron Berners.
In 1673 John Knyvet 6th Baron Berners (age 50) died. His son Thomas (age 18) succeeded 7th Baron Berners.
In 1693 Thomas Knyvet 7th Baron Berners (age 38) died unmarried. Baron Berners abeyant between his sisters Katherine (age 35) and Elizabeth (age 37). The abeyance was terminated for Katherine Knyvet 8th Baroness Berners
All About History Books
The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 30th May 1720 the House of Lords recognised Katherine Knyvet's (age 62) entitlement to be 8th Baroness Berners.
In 1743 Katherine Knyvet 8th Baroness Berners (age 85) died. Baron Berners abeyant between the heirs of her uncle Thomas Knyvet of Mutford in Suffolk. On 7 May 1832 the abeyance of the Barony of Berners was terminated in favour of his great-great-grandson Robert Wilson 9th Baron Berners.
On 7th May 1832 Robert Wilson 9th Baron Berners (age 71) abeyance terminated 9th Baron Berners.
On 25th March 1838 Robert Wilson 9th Baron Berners (age 77) died. Baron Berners abeyant. The abeyance was terminated in favour of his younger brother Reverend Henry Wilson 10th Baron Berners (age 75) by Royal Warrant dated 2 Apr 1838.
On 2nd April 1838 Reverend Henry Wilson 10th Baron Berners (age 75) abeyance terminated 10th Baron Berners.
On 26th February 1851 Reverend Henry Wilson 10th Baron Berners (age 88) died. His son Henry (age 54) succeeded 11th Baron Berners. Mary Letitia Crump Baroness Berners (age 50) by marriage Mary Letitia Crump Baroness Berners.
On 21st July 1857 Henry Wilson 11th Baron Berners (age 60) and Henrietta Charlotte Cholmondeley Baroness Berners (age 34) were married. She by marriage Baroness Berners. The difference in their ages was 26 years.
On 27th June 1871 Henry Wilson 11th Baron Berners (age 74) died. His niece Emma (age 35) succeeded 12th Baroness Berners. Henry Thomas Tyrwhitt-Jones 3rd Baronet (age 47) by marriage Baron Berners.
All About History Books
The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 18th August 1917 Emma Harriet Wilson 12th Baroness Berners (age 81) died. Her son Raymond (age 62) succeeded 13th Baron Berners.
On 5th September 1918 Raymond Robert Tyrwhitt-Wilson 13th Baron Berners (age 63) died. His nephew Gerald (age 34) succeeded 14th Baron Berners, 5th Baronet Tyrwhitt of Stanley Hall in Shropshire.
On 19th April 1950 Gerald Hugh Tyrwhitt-Wilson 14th Baron Berners (age 66) died. His first cousin Vera (age 48) succeeded 15th Baroness Berners. Baronet Tyrwhitt of Stanley Hall in Shropshire extinct.
On 20th February 1992 Vera Ruby Tyrwhitt 15th Baroness Berners (age 90) died. Baron Berners abeyant between her two daughters Pamela Vivian Williams 16th Baron Berners (age 62) and Rosemary Tyrwhit Williams (age 60).
In 1995 Pamela Vivian Williams 16th Baron Berners (age 65) abeyance terminated 16th Baroness Berners.