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Baron Foley is in Baronies of England Alphabetically.
There have been two creations of Baron Foley:
1st. 1712. Thomas Foley 1st Baron Foley 1673-1733. Extinct. 1766.
2nd. 1776. Thomas Foley 1st Baron Foley 1716-1777. Extant Baronies of England.
Baron Foley (1st Creation)
Baron Foley is also in Baronies of England Chronologically, Extinct Baronies of England.
1st: Thomas Foley 1st Baron Foley. Died 1733. Son
2nd: Thomas Foley 2nd Baron Foley. Died 1766. Extinct.
On 1st January 1712 Queen Anne of England Scotland and Ireland (age 46), on behalf of Robert Harley 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer (age 50), created a number of new Baronies to balance power in Parliament, known as Harley's Dozen, ...
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On 22nd January 1733 Thomas Foley 1st Baron Foley (age 59) died. His son Thomas (age 30) succeeded 2nd Baron Foley.
On 8th January 1766 Thomas Foley 2nd Baron Foley (age 63) died without issue. Baron Foley extinct. The estates of Great Witley, Worcestershire were inherited by his second cousin once-removed Thomas Foley (age 49) who was created 1st Baron Foley of the second creation.
Baron Foley of Kidderminster in Worcestershire (2nd Creation)
Baron Foley of Kidderminster in Worcestershire is also in Baronies of England Chronologically, Extant Baronies of England.
1st: Thomas Foley 1st Baron Foley. Died 1777. Son
2nd: Thomas Foley 2nd Baron Foley. Died 1793. Son
3rd: Thomas Foley 3rd Baron Foley. Died 1833. Son
4th: Thomas Henry Foley 4th Baron Foley. Died 1869. Son
5th: Henry Thomas Foley 5th Baron Foley. Died 1905. Brother.
6th: Fitzalan Charles John Foley 6th Baron Foley. Died 1918. First Cousin Once Removed.
7th: Gerard Foley 7th Baron Foley. Died 1927. Son
8th: Adrian Gerald Foley 8th Baron Foley. Died 2012. Son
The London Gazette 11665. St. James's, May 14 [1776]. The King (age 37) has been pleased to order a Writ to be issued under the Great Seal of Great Britain for summoning Francis Osborne, Esq; commonly called Marquess of Carmarthen, up to the House of Peers, by the Stile and Title of Baron Olborne of Kiveton in the County of York.
The King has been pleased to grant unto her Grace the Dutchess of Argyll (age 42) the Dignity of a Baroness of the Kingdom of Great Britain, by the Name, Stile, and Title of Baroness Hamilton, of Hameldon in the County of Leicester; and the Dignity of a Baron to her Heirs Male.
The King has also been pleased to grant the Dignity of a Baron of the Kingdom of Great Britain unto the following Gentlemen, and their Heirs Male; viz.
Alexander Hume Campbell,.Esq; commonly called Lord Polwarth, by the Name, Stile, and Title of Baron Hume of Berwick.
John Stuart, Esq; commonly called Lord Mount Stuart, by the Name, Stile, and Title of Baron Cardiff of Cardiff Castle in the County of Glamorgan.
The Right Honorable Sir Edward Hawke, Knight of the Bath, by the Name, Stile, and Title of Baron Hawke of Towton in the County of York.
The Right Honorable George Onslow, by the Name, Stile and Title of Baron Cranley of Imber Court in the County of Surrey.
The Right Honorable Sir Jeffery Amherst, Knight os the Bath, by the Name, Stile, and Title of Baron Amherst of Holmesdale in the County of Kent.
Sir Brownlow Cust (age 31), Bart, by the Name, Stile, and Title of Baron Brownlow of Belton in the County of Lincoln. [Frances Bankes Baroness Brownlow by marriage Baroness Brownlow of Belton in Lincolnshire.]
George Pitt (age 55), Esq; by the Name, Stile, and Title of Baron Rivers of Stratfieldsay in the County of Southampton.
Nathaniel Ryder (age 40), Esq; by the Name, Stile, and Title of Baron Harrowby of Harrowby in the County of Lincoln. [Elizabeth Terrick Baroness Harrowby by marriage Baroness Harrowby of Harrowby in Lincolnshire.]
Thomas Foley (age 59), Esq; of Great Witley in the County of Worcester, by the Name, Stile, and Title of Baron Foley of Kidderminster in the County of Worcester.
On 18th November 1777 Thomas Foley 1st Baron Foley (age 61) died. His son Thomas (age 35) succeeded 2nd Baron Foley of Kidderminster in Worcestershire. Henrietta Stanhope Baroness Foley (age 21) by marriage Baroness Foley of Kidderminster in Worcestershire.
On 2nd July 1793 Thomas Foley 2nd Baron Foley (age 51) died. His son Thomas (age 12) succeeded 3rd Baron Foley of Kidderminster in Worcestershire.
On 18th August 1806 Thomas Foley 3rd Baron Foley (age 25) and Cecilia Olivia Geraldine Fitzgerald Baroness Foley (age 20) were married at Boyle Farm, Kingston Upon Thames. She by marriage Baroness Foley of Kidderminster in Worcestershire. She the daughter of William Robert Fitzgerald 2nd Duke Leinster and Emilia St George Duchess Leinster. They were fourth cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 16th April 1833 Thomas Foley 3rd Baron Foley (age 52) died. He was buried at Saint Michael and All Angels Church, Great Witley [Map]. His son Thomas (age 24) succeeded 4th Baron Foley of Kidderminster in Worcestershire.
On 16th July 1849 Thomas Henry Foley 4th Baron Foley (age 40) and Mary Charlotte Fitzalan Baroness Foley (age 27) were married. She by marriage Baroness Foley of Kidderminster in Worcestershire. She the daughter of Henry Charles Howard 13th Duke of Norfolk (age 57) and Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower Duchess Norfolk (age 61). They were half fifth cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 20th November 1869 Thomas Henry Foley 4th Baron Foley (age 60) died. His son Henry (age 18) succeeded 5th Baron Foley of Kidderminster in Worcestershire.
On 17th December 1905 Henry Thomas Foley 5th Baron Foley (age 55) died. His brother Fitzalan (age 53) succeeded 6th Baron Foley of Kidderminster in Worcestershire.
On 14th February 1918 Fitzalan Charles John Foley 6th Baron Foley (age 65) died. On 14th February 1918 His first cousin once removed Gerard (age 19) succeeded 7th Baron Foley of Kidderminster in Worcestershire.
On 3rd April 1927 Gerard Foley 7th Baron Foley (age 28) died. His son Adrian (age 3) succeeded 8th Baron Foley of Kidderminster in Worcestershire.
On 12th February 2012 Adrian Gerald Foley 8th Baron Foley (age 88) died. His son Thomas (age 50) succeeded 9th Baron Foley of Kidderminster in Worcestershire.