Baron Fortescue of Castle Hill is in Baronies of England Alphabetically, Baronies of England Chronologically, Extant Baronies of England.
Summary
5th July 1746. 1st. Hugh Fortescue 1st Earl Clinton [aged 50] created.
1751. 2nd. Half Brother Matthew Fortescue 2nd Baron Fortescue [aged 32] succeeded.
1785. 3rd. Son Hugh Fortescue 1st Earl Fortescue [aged 31] succeeded.
16th June 1841. 4th. Son Hugh Fortescue 2nd Earl Fortescue [aged 58] succeeded.
14th September 1861. 5th. Son Hugh Fortescue 3rd Earl Fortescue [aged 43] succeeded.
10th October 1905. 6th. Son Hugh Fortescue 4th Earl Fortescue [aged 51] succeeded.
29th October 1932. 7th. Son Hugh William Fortescue 5th Earl Fortescue [aged 44] succeeded.
14th June 1958. 8th. Brother Denzil George Fortescue 6th Earl Fortescue [aged 65] succeeded.
1st June 1977. 9th. Son Richard Fortescue 7th Earl Fortescue [aged 55] succeeded.
7th March 1993. 10th. Son Charles Fortescue 8th Earl Fortescue [aged 41] succeeded.
On 5th July 1746 Hugh Fortescue 1st Earl Clinton [aged 50] was created 1st Earl Clinton, 1st Baron Fortescue of Castle Hill.
In 1751 Hugh Fortescue 1st Earl Clinton [aged 55] died unmarried. Earl Clinton extinct. His half brother Matthew [aged 32] succeeded 2nd Baron Fortescue of Castle Hill. Baron Clinton abeyant between his sister Margaret Fortescue and his second cousin Margaret Rolle Countess Orford [aged 41].
On 8th July 1752 Matthew Fortescue 2nd Baron Fortescue [aged 33] and Anne Campbell Baroness Fortescue [aged 24] were married. She by marriage Baroness Fortescue of Castle Hill.
In 1785 Matthew Fortescue 2nd Baron Fortescue [aged 66] died. His son Hugh Fortescue [aged 31] succeeded 3rd Baron Fortescue of Castle Hill.
On 16th June 1841 Hugh Fortescue 1st Earl Fortescue [aged 88] died. His son Hugh [aged 58] succeeded 2nd Earl Fortescue, 2nd Viscount Ebrington of Ebrington in Gloucestershire, 4th Baron Fortescue of Castle Hill. Elizabeth Geale Countess Fortescue by marriage Countess Fortescue.
On 14th September 1861 Hugh Fortescue 2nd Earl Fortescue [aged 78] died. His son Hugh [aged 43] succeeded 3rd Earl Fortescue, 3rd Viscount Ebrington of Ebrington in Gloucestershire, 5th Baron Fortescue of Castle Hill.
On 10th October 1905 Hugh Fortescue 3rd Earl Fortescue [aged 87] died. His son Hugh [aged 51] succeeded 4th Earl Fortescue, 4th Viscount Ebrington of Ebrington in Gloucestershire, 6th Baron Fortescue of Castle Hill.
On 29th October 1932 Hugh Fortescue 4th Earl Fortescue [aged 78] died. His son Hugh [aged 44] succeeded 5th Earl Fortescue, 5th Viscount Ebrington of Ebrington in Gloucestershire, 7th Baron Fortescue of Castle Hill. Margaret Helen Beaumont Countess Fortescue [aged 39] by marriage Countess Fortescue.
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On 14th June 1958 (his seventieth birthday) Hugh William Fortescue 5th Earl Fortescue [aged 70] died four days after the death of his wife. His only son had been killed at the Battle of El Alamein. His brother Denzil [aged 65] succeeded 6th Earl Fortescue, 6th Viscount Ebrington of Ebrington in Gloucestershire, 8th Baron Fortescue of Castle Hill. Marjorie Ellinor Trotter Countess Fortescue [aged 64] by marriage Countess Fortescue.
On 1st June 1977 Denzil George Fortescue 6th Earl Fortescue [aged 83] died. His son Richard [aged 55] succeeded 7th Earl Fortescue, 7th Viscount Ebrington of Ebrington in Gloucestershire, 9th Baron Fortescue of Castle Hill.
On 7th March 1993 Richard Fortescue 7th Earl Fortescue [aged 70] died. His son Charles [aged 41] succeeded 8th Earl Fortescue, 8th Viscount Ebrington of Ebrington in Gloucestershire, 10th Baron Fortescue of Castle Hill.