Baron Botetourt

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The title Baron Botetourt was created in the Peerage of England by writ of summons on 19 June 1305. It became abeyant in 1406, was recalled from abeyance in 1764 for Norborne Berkeley. However, it became abeyant again on his death in 1770. It was recalled a second time in 1803 for the 5th Duke of Beaufort, and became a subsidiary title of the Dukes of Beaufort until the death of the 10th Duke in 1984, when it became, and remains, abeyant.

[edit] Barons Botetourt (1305)

• John de Botetourt, 1st Baron Botetourt (d. 1324)
• John de Botetourt, 2nd Baron Botetourt (d. 1385)
• Joan Burnell, 3rd Baroness Botetourt (d. January 1, 1406)
• abeyant until 13 April 1764
• Norborne Berkeley, 4th Baron Botetourt (d. October 15, 1770)
• abeyant until 4 June 1803
• Henry Somerset, 5th Duke of Beaufort, 5th Baron Botetourt (1744 – October 11, 1803)
• Henry Charles Somerset, 6th Duke of Beaufort, 6th Baron Botetourt (1766–1835)
• Henry Somerset, 7th Duke of Beaufort, 7th Baron Botetourt (1792–1853)
• Henry Charles FitzRoy Somerset, 8th Duke of Beaufort, 8th Baron Botetourt (1824–1899)
• Henry Adelbert Wellington FitzRoy Somerset, 9th Duke of Beaufort, 9th Baron Botetourt (1847–1924)
• Henry Hugh Arthur Somerset, 10th Duke of Beaufort, 10th Baron Botetourt (1900–1984)
• abeyant

[edit] Co-heirs

The current co-heirs to the barony are the descendants of the sisters of the tenth baron (tenth Duke of Beaufort):

• Mrs. Frederica Thomas (b. 1963)
• Mrs. Alexandra Peyronel (b. 1951)
• David Seyfried Herbert, 19th Baron Herbert (b. 1952)
• Guy Hudson, Esq. (b. 1962)

This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.