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Culture, Lords of England, Baronies of England Alphabetically, Baron Dudley
Baron Dudley is in Baronies of England Alphabetically.
There have been two creations of Baron Dudley:
1st. 1194. Ralph Somery 1st Baron Dudley 1156-1211. Extinct. 1322.
2nd. 1440. John Sutton 1st Baron Dudley 1400-1487. Extant Baronies of England.
Baron Dudley of Somery (1st Creation)
Baron Dudley of Somery is also in Baronies of England Chronologically, Extinct Baronies of England.
1st: Ralph Somery 1st Baron Dudley. Died 1211. Son.
2nd: Roger Somery 2nd Baron Dudley. Died 1273. Son.
3rd: Roger Somery 3rd Baron Dudley. Died 1291. Son.
4th: John Somery 4th Baron Dudley. Died 1322. Extinct.
On 29 Sep 1194 Ralph Somery 1st Baron Dudley (age 38) was created 1st Baron Dudley of Somery. Margaret Gras Baroness Dudley by marriage Baroness Dudley of Somery.
In 1211 Ralph Somery 1st Baron Dudley (age 55) died at Dudley, Staffordshire. His son Roger Somery 2nd Baron Dudley (age 21) succeeded 2nd Baron Dudley of Somery.
Before 1240 Roger Somery 2nd Baron Dudley (age 49) and Nicole D'Aubigny Baroness Dudley (age 29) were married. She by marriage Baroness Dudley of Somery. The difference in their ages was 20 years. She the daughter of William D'Aubigny 3rd Earl Lincoln 3rd Earl of Arundel and Mabel Gernon Countess Lincoln and Arundel. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.
After 1240 Roger Somery 2nd Baron Dudley (age 50) and Amabilia Chaucombe Baroness Dudley were married. She by marriage Baroness Dudley of Somery.
On 26 Aug 1273 Roger Somery 2nd Baron Dudley (age 83) died at Dudley Castle [Map]. His son Roger Somery 3rd Baron Dudley (age 18) succeeded 3rd Baron Dudley of Somery. Agnes Unknown Baroness Dudley by marriage Baroness Dudley of Somery.
On 11 Oct 1291 Roger Somery 3rd Baron Dudley (age 36) died at Dudley Castle [Map]. His son John Somery 4th Baron Dudley (age 12) succeeded 4th Baron Dudley of Somery.
In or before 1318 John Somery 4th Baron Dudley (age 38) and Lucy Grey Baroness Dudley (age 32) were married. She by marriage Baroness Dudley of Somery.
On 01 Jul 1322 John Somery 4th Baron Dudley (age 43) died. His son doesn't appear to have been summoned to Parliament so Baron Dudley of Somery extinct.
Baron Dudley (2nd Creation)
Baron Dudley is also in Baronies of England Chronologically, Succeeded Baronesses of England, Abeyant Baronies of England, Extant Baronies of England.
1st: John Sutton 1st Baron Dudley. Died 1487. Grandson.
2nd: Edward Sutton 2nd Baron Dudley. Died 1532. Son.
3rd: John Sutton 3rd Baron Dudley. Died 1553. Son.
4th: Edward Sutton 4th Baron Dudley. Died 1586. Son.
5th: Edward Dudley 5th Baron Dudley. Died 1643. Granddaughter.
6th: Frances Sutton 6th Baroness Dudley. Died 1697. Son.
7th: Edward Ward 7th Baron Dudley 2nd Baron Ward. Died 1701. Grandson.
8th: Edward Ward 8th Baron Dudley 3rd Baron Ward. Died 1704. Son.
9th: Edward Ward 9th Baron Dudley 4th Baron Ward. Died 1731. Uncle.
10th: William Ward 10th Baron Dudley 5th Baron Ward. Died 1740. Nephew.
11th: Ferdinando Dudley Lea 11th Baron Dudley. Died 1757. Abeyant. Great x 3 Nephew.
12th: Ferdinando Dudley William Lea Smith 12th Baron Dudley. Died 1936. Son.
13th: Ferdinando Lea Smith 13th Baron Dudley. Died 1972. Sister.
14th: Barbara Felicity Smith 14th Baroness Dudley. Died 2002. Son.
15th: Jim Wallace 15th Baron Dudley. Died 2024. Son.
16th: Jeremy Wallace 16th Baron Dudley. Extant.
On 15 Feb 1440 John Sutton 1st Baron Dudley (age 39) was created 1st Baron Dudley. Elizabeth Berkeley Baroness Cherleton Baroness Dudley by marriage Baroness Dudley.
In 1484 Edward Sutton 2nd Baron Dudley (age 25) and Cecily Willoughby Baroness Dudley (age 21) were married. She by marriage Baroness Dudley. They were fourth cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward I of England.
On 30 Sep 1487 John Sutton 1st Baron Dudley (age 86) died at Stafford, Staffordshire [Map]. He was buried at Dudley Priory [Map]. His grandson Edward Sutton 2nd Baron Dudley (age 28) succeeded 2nd Baron Dudley.
On 31 Jan 1532 Edward Sutton 2nd Baron Dudley (age 73) died. His son John Sutton 3rd Baron Dudley (age 38) succeeded 3rd Baron Dudley. Cecily Grey Baroness Dudley by marriage Baroness Dudley.
In or before 21 Sep 1553 John Sutton 3rd Baron Dudley (age 59) died. His son Edward Sutton 4th Baron Dudley (age 28) succeeded 4th Baron Dudley.
In 1556 Edward Sutton 4th Baron Dudley (age 31) and Katherine Brydges Baroness Dudley were married. She by marriage Baroness Dudley. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England.
In 1567 Edward Sutton 4th Baron Dudley (age 42) and Jane Stanley Baroness Dudley were married. She by marriage Baroness Dudley. She the daughter of Edward Stanley 3rd Earl of Derby (age 57) and Dorothy Howard Countess Derby (age 56). They were half second cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England.
On 16 Dec 1571 a triple wedding was celebrated at Whitehall Palace [Map] ... with Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland (age 38) present ...
Edward Sutton 4th Baron Dudley (age 46) and Mary Howard Baroness Dudley (age 23) were married. She by marriage Baroness Dudley. The difference in their ages was 23 years. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England.
Edward de Vere 17th Earl of Oxford (age 21) and Anne Cecil Countess of Oxford (age 15) were married. She by marriage Countess of Oxford. He the son of John de Vere 16th Earl of Oxford and Margery Golding Countess of Oxford.
Edward Somerset 4th Earl of Worcester (age 21) and Elizabeth Hastings Countess of Worcester (age 25) were married. She by marriage Countess Worcester. She the daughter of Francis Hastings 2nd Earl Huntingdon and Catherine Pole Countess Huntingdon (age 60). He the son of William Somerset 3rd Earl of Worcester (age 45) and Christina North Countess of Worcester. They were third cousin once removed.
On 12 Jul 1586 Edward Sutton 4th Baron Dudley (age 61) died. He was buried at St Margaret's Church, Westminster [Map]. His son Edward Dudley 5th Baron Dudley (age 18) succeeded 5th Baron Dudley. Theodosia Harrington Baroness Dudley by marriage Baroness Dudley.
On 23 Jun 1643 Edward Dudley 5th Baron Dudley (age 75) died. His granddaughter Frances Sutton 6th Baroness Dudley (age 31) succeeded 6th Baroness Dudley. Humble Ward 1st Baron Ward of Birmingham Baron Dudley (age 29) by marriage Baron Dudley. Humble Ward 1st Baron Ward of Birmingham Baron Dudley by marriage Baron Dudley.
On 11 Aug 1697 Frances Sutton 6th Baroness Dudley (age 86) died. Her son Edward Ward 7th Baron Dudley 2nd Baron Ward (age 66) succeeded 7th Baron Dudley.
In 1701 Edward Ward 7th Baron Dudley 2nd Baron Ward (age 70) died. His grandson Edward Ward 8th Baron Dudley 3rd Baron Ward (age 17) succeeded 3rd Baron Ward of Birmingham, 8th Baron Dudley.
On 28 Mar 1704 Edward Ward 8th Baron Dudley 3rd Baron Ward (age 20) died of smallpox. His son succeeded 4th Baron Ward of Birmingham, 9th Baron Dudley posthumously.
On 16 Jun 1704 Edward Ward 9th Baron Dudley 4th Baron Ward was born to Edward Ward 8th Baron Dudley 3rd Baron Ward and Diana Howard. His father had died three months before. On 06 Sep 1731 Edward Ward 9th Baron Dudley 4th Baron Ward died unmarried. His uncle William Ward 10th Baron Dudley 5th Baron Ward (age 18) succeeded 10th Baron Dudley, 5th Baron Ward of Birmingham.
In 1740 William Ward 10th Baron Dudley 5th Baron Ward (age 54) died unmarried.
Ferdinando Dudley Lea 11th Baron Dudley (age 29) succeeded 11th Baron Dudley.
John Ward 1st Viscount Dudley and Ward (age 35) succeeded 6th Baron Ward of Birmingham.
On 21 Oct 1757 Ferdinando Dudley Lea 11th Baron Dudley (age 47) died. Baron Dudley abeyant between his two sisters.
In 1916 Ferdinando Dudley William Lea Smith 12th Baron Dudley (age 43) abeyance terminated 12th Baron Dudley.
On 05 Dec 1936 Ferdinando Dudley William Lea Smith 12th Baron Dudley (age 64) died. His son Ferdinando Lea Smith 13th Baron Dudley (age 26) succeeded 13th Baron Dudley.
On 19 Apr 1972 Ferdinando Lea Smith 13th Baron Dudley (age 61) died. His sister Barbara Felicity Smith 14th Baroness Dudley (age 64) succeeded 14th Baroness Dudley.
On 27 May 2002 Barbara Felicity Smith 14th Baroness Dudley (age 95) died. Her son Jim Wallace 15th Baron Dudley (age 71) succeeded 15th Baron Dudley.
On 20 Jun 2024 Jim Wallace 15th Baron Dudley (age 93) died. His son Jeremy Wallace 16th Baron Dudley (age 59) succeeded 16th Baron Dudley.
