Baron Brooke is a title in the Peerage of England . It was created in 1621 and was absorbed into the Earldom of Warwick in 1759.
34-511: Lord Brooke or Baron Brooke is the traditional courtesy title of the Earl of Warwick . It could also refer to: Peter Brooke, Baron Brooke of Sutton Mandeville (born 1934), a British politician Clive Brooke, Baron Brooke of Alverthorpe (born 1942), a British trade unionist Henry Brooke, Baron Brooke of Cumnor (1903–1984), a British politician who served as Home Secretary Topics referred to by
68-452: A Lord of Trade and as Lord Lieutenant of Warwickshire. His eldest son from his second marriage, the third Earl, sat as Member of Parliament for Warwick and held minor office in the second administration of Sir Robert Peel . He was also Lord Lieutenant of Warwickshire. He was succeeded by his son, the fourth Earl. He represented Warwickshire South in the House of Commons. His eldest son,
102-518: A grant of Warwick Castle, and in 1621 he was raised to the Peerage of England as Baron Brooke, of Beauchamps Court in the County of Warwick, with remainder to his second cousin (once removed), and adopted son, Robert Greville . Lord Brooke never married and on his death in 1628 the barony of Willoughby de Broke was passed on to his sister Margaret. He was succeeded in the barony of Brooke according to
136-517: A male heir, the title passed to his sister, Isabel de Mauduit, and her husband Lord William de Beauchamp (d.1268), and thence to her son William de Beauchamp, 9th Earl of Warwick . During this period the Earldom and the Beauchamps were elevated to the highest levels until Henry de Beauchamp, 1st Duke of Warwick, 14th Earl of Warwick , was created Duke of Warwick with precedence over all except
170-559: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Baron Brooke The title was created in 1621 for Fulke Greville , who was already 5th Baron Willoughby de Broke . Greville was a favourite courtier of Queen Elizabeth and served under her and King James I as Treasurer of the Navy and as Chancellor of the Exchequer . He was also a poet and dramatist. Greville obtained from James I
204-450: The Duke of Norfolk . This precedence was disputed however and with Henry's death in 1445, also without male issue, the dukedom was extinguished. The earldom went to his infant daughter, and on her death aged 5 a few years later passed to Henry's sister Anne de Beauchamp, 16th Countess of Warwick and her husband Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick , who "succeeded in right of his wife" but
238-479: The Peerage of England in 1547. In 1551 he was further honoured when he was created Duke of Northumberland . In January 1553 Parliament passed the earldom to his eldest son John , the second Earl. He died young in 1554, and having been attainted along with his father in August 1553, the title became extinct until it was revived in 1561 for his younger brother Ambrose , the third Earl. He served as Master-General of
272-580: The Rebellion of 1088 . The title passed through several generations of the Beaumont family until 1242 when Thomas de Beaumont, 6th Earl of Warwick died without male issue. The earldom then went to his sister, Margaret de Beaumont, 7th Countess of Warwick and her successive husbands jure uxoris , and on her death to her cousin William Mauduit, 8th Earl of Warwick . When he died also without
306-641: The Ordnance and Lord Lieutenant of Warwickshire . On his death in 1590 the earldom became extinct. The title was re-created when Robert Rich, 3rd Baron Rich , was made Earl of Warwick in 1618. This was despite the fact that the Rich family were not in possession of Warwick Castle (this was in the hands of the Greville family; see the 1759 creation below). His second son Henry Rich was created Baron Kensington in 1623 and Earl of Holland in 1624. Lord Warwick
340-571: The beautiful mountain"); the Warwick branch of the family was also known as de Newburgh , Latinised to de Novo Burgo ("from the new borough/town"). Henry changed his name to "de Newburgh", after the Castle de Neubourg , his home in Normandy, an ancient Beaumont possession. Henry became Constable of Warwick Castle in 1068 and Earl of Warwick in 1088 as reward for his support for the king during
374-483: The death of the 17th earl in 1499. The title was revived in 1547 for the powerful statesman John Dudley, 1st Viscount Lisle , who was later made Duke of Northumberland . The earldom was passed on during his lifetime to his eldest son, John , but both father and son were attainted in 1554. The title was recreated or restored in 1561 in favour of Ambrose Dudley , younger son of the Duke of Northumberland. However, Ambrose
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#1732772975862408-625: The eighth Baron, was Lord Lieutenant of Warwickshire . In 1746 he was created Earl Brooke , of Warwick Castle, in the Peerage of Great Britain . The earldom of Warwick created in 1618 for a member of the Rich family became extinct in September 1759, and in November of the same year Lord Brooke was created Earl of Warwick in the Peerage of Great Britain. From this point the history of the barony
442-427: The fifth Earl of Warwick and second Earl of Holland, married Francis Edwardes . Their son William Edwardes succeeded to parts of the Rich estates and was created Baron Kensington in the Peerage of Ireland in 1776, a revival of the barony attached to the earldom of Holland. Charles Rich, son of Sir Edward Rich, younger son of the second Baron Rich, was created a baronet in 1676 (see Rich baronets ). The title
476-447: The fifth Earl, was Conservative Member of Parliament for Somerset East and served as Lord Lieutenant of Essex . As of 2018, the titles are held by the latter's great-great-grandson, the ninth Earl, who succeeded his father in 1996. Other title: Baron Rich (1547) Other title: Baron Brooke (1621) Guy David Greville, 9th Earl of Warwick (born 30 June 1957) is the son of the 8th Earl and his wife Sarah Anne Chester Beatty. He
510-618: The more prestigious title and style of "Earl of Warwick" only, with the precedence of 1746. Such permission was never granted but the Earls nevertheless ceased to use the Brooke earldom in style, and have always been known (except in the House of Lords) simply as the Earl of Warwick. The first Earl was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Earl. He represented Warwick in Parliament and served as
544-462: The return of Charles II in 1660 and also served as Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire . He outlived all of his six sons and was succeeded by his younger brother, the fifth Baron. He represented Warwick in the House of Commons . His grandson and successor, the sixth Baron, died from fever at an early age and was succeeded by his younger brother, the seventh Baron. His third but eldest surviving son,
578-601: The roots." Alternatively the emblem of a bear (Latin ursus ) is believed to refer to Urse d'Abetot ( c. 1040 – 1108), 1st feudal baron of Salwarpe in Worcestershire , a Norman who followed King William the Conqueror to England, and served as Sheriff of Worcestershire . His heir was his son-in-law Walter de Beauchamp (died 1130/3), whose descendant was William de Beauchamp, 9th Earl of Warwick ( c. 1238 –1298). The first Earl of Warwick
612-418: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Lord Brooke . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lord_Brooke&oldid=996487628 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
646-425: The same time her husband was created Earl of Warwick. He thus became Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick , but on his beheading for treason in 1499 the title became forfeited. The title was next conferred upon the powerful statesman and soldier John Dudley, 1st Viscount Lisle . He had already been created Viscount Lisle in right of his deceased mother, Elizabeth Grey, in 1543, and was made Earl of Warwick in
680-488: The special remainder by Robert Greville , who became the second Baron. He was the grandson of Robert Greville, younger son of Sir Fulke Greville (d. 1569) and Elizabeth, 3rd Baroness Willoughby de Broke. He was a prominent Parliamentarian commander in the Civil War . Lord Brooke was killed during the siege of Lichfield Cathedral in 1643. His younger son, the fourth Baron, was one of the six commissioners deputed to invite
714-603: The title was held by the Beaumont and later by the Beauchamp families. The 14th earl was created Duke of Warwick in 1445, a title which became extinct on his early death the following year. The best-known earl of this creation was the 16th earl jure uxoris , Richard Neville , who was involved in the deposition of two kings, a fact which later earned him the epithet of "Warwick the Kingmaker". This creation became extinct on
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#1732772975862748-403: The title was passed through his eldest daughter Isabel Neville to her husband George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence , brother of Kings Edward IV and Richard III, who on 25 March 1472 by letters patent was created Earl of Warwick (and Earl of Salisbury). Although he was so created, The Complete Peerage nevertheless terms him the 17th Earl of Warwick, which suggests perhaps that the creation
782-477: The titles were inherited by his first cousin Robert Rich, 2nd Earl Holland, who became the fifth Earl of Warwick as well. He was the son of the aforementioned Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland, younger son of the first Earl of Warwick (see the Earl of Holland for earlier history of this branch of the family). This line of the family failed on the early death of his grandson, the seventh Earl, in 1721. The late Earl
816-484: Was Henry de Beaumont (d.1119), second son of Roger de Beaumont (d. circa 1094) by his wife Adeline de Meulan ( c. 1014 /20–1081), daughter and heiress of Waleran III, Count of Meulan . Henry's elder brother was Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester, Count of Meulan , who fought at the Battle of Hastings with William the Conqueror . The family name of "Beaumont" was Latinised to de Bello Monte ("from
850-419: Was again created in 1759 when Francis Greville, 8th Baron Brooke was made Earl of Warwick in the Peerage of Great Britain. In 1746 he had been created Earl Brooke , of Warwick Castle in the County of Warwick, in the Peerage of Great Britain . The earldom and Warwick Castle were thereby re-united for the first time in over a century. In 1767 the Earl petitioned the House of Lords for permission to use just
884-474: Was childless and the earldom became extinct on his death in 1590. It was created for a third time in 1618 for Robert Rich, 3rd Baron Rich , in spite of the fact that the Rich family was not in possession of Warwick Castle . From 1673, the earls also held the title of Earl of Holland . All of the titles became extinct on the death of the 8th earl in 1759. The earldom was revived the same year in favour of Francis Greville, 1st Earl Brooke . The Greville family
918-436: Was considered a mere formality and confirmation of his inheritance. He was attainted and executed in 1478 whereupon his titles became forfeited. His Earldom was forfeited and thus not able to be inherited by his son Edward Plantagenet, who did however manage to inherit it from his maternal grandmother Anne de Beauchamp (d.1492), wife of "Warwick the Kingmaker", who had been created Countess of Warwick by letters patent in 1450, at
952-1092: Was educated at Eton College and the École des Roches in France and was styled as Lord Brooke between 1984 and 1996. He made a career in mining and property in Australia , where he was a founding shareholder in Windimurra Vanadium , serving as a director of the company from 1991 to 2009. He was also chairman of Central Asia Resources from 2008 to 2013. On 20 January 1996 he succeeded his father as Earl of Warwick (G.B., 1759), Earl Brooke of Warwick Castle (G.B., 1746), and Baron Brooke of Beauchamps Court (E., 1621). In 1981 he married firstly Susan McKinley Cobbold, daughter of George William McKinley Wilson, of Melbourne , Australia, formerly married to Nicholas Sydney Cobbold. They were divorced in 1992. With his first wife he has one son: On 2 October 1996, Warwick married secondly Louisa Heenan, daughter of Dr Peter Heenan, of Perth , Western Australia , with whom he has
986-454: Was held by members of several different families. It was traditionally associated in its feudal form with possession of Warwick Castle . The ancient heraldic device of the Earls of Warwick, the Bear and Ragged Staff , is believed to derive from two legendary Earls, Arthal and Morvidus . Arthal is thought to mean "bear", while Morvidus was to have slain a giant "with a young ash tree torn up by
1020-465: Was in possession of Warwick Castle, and the title and castle were thereby re-united for the first time in over a century. The 1759 creation is extant and currently held by Guy Greville, 9th Earl of Warwick. However, Warwick Castle was sold by the family in 1978, and they currently live in Australia. The medieval earldom created in 1088 was held to be heritable via a female line of descent, and thus
1054-435: Was subsequently "confirmed" in that title on 23 July 1449 which confirmation he thereafter resigned and was definitively created Earl of Warwick by letters patent dated 2 March 1450, with his wife being similarly created Countess of Warwick. He is known to history as "Warwick the Kingmaker" and died without male issue in 1471, aged 42, when the Earldom fell into abeyance between his two daughters. After Richard Neville's death
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1088-428: Was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Earl. He represented Maldon in the House of Commons and served as Lord Lieutenant of Essex . His eldest son, the third Earl, sat as Member of Parliament for Essex . He died without surviving male issue and was succeeded by his younger brother, the fourth Earl. He represented Sandwich and Essex in Parliament. On his death the line of the second Earl of Warwick failed and
1122-466: Was succeeded by his second cousin Edward Rich, the eighth Earl. He was the grandson of Cope Rich, younger son of the first Earl of Holland. On his death in 1759 all the titles became extinct. Lady Mary Rich, daughter of the first Earl of Holland, married Sir John Campbell, 5th Baronet , who was created Earl of Breadalbane and Holland in 1681. Also, Lady Elizabeth Rich, only daughter and heiress of
1156-582: Was tied to the history of the Earldom of Warwick . See the earls of Warwick for further holders Earl of Warwick#1759 creation Earl of Warwick is one of the most prestigious titles in the peerages of the United Kingdom . The title has been created four times in English history, and the name refers to Warwick Castle and the town of Warwick . The first creation came in 1088, and
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