Baron Ludlow

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Baron Ludlow was a title in the Peerage of Ireland and later in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.

The first creation was for Peter Ludlow on 19 December 1755 and was in the Peerage of Ireland. He was created Earl Ludlow and Viscount Preston on 3 October 1760. The 3rd Earl was created Baron Ludlow in the Peerage of the United Kingdom on 10 September 1831. On his death in 1842, all four titles became extinct.

The second UK creation was for Henry Charles Lopes on 26 July 1897. On the death of the second baron in 1922, the barony became extinct.

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[edit] Barons Ludlow (1755), first creation

  • Peter Ludlow, 1st Baron Ludlow (1730–1803) (created Earl Ludlow in 1760)
  • Augustus Ludlow, 2nd Baron Ludlow, 2nd Earl Ludlow (1755–1811)
  • George Ludlow, 3rd Baron Ludlow, 3rd Earl Ludlow (1758–1842) (created Baron Ludlow (UK) in 1831) (extinct)

[edit] Barons Ludlow (1831), second creation

  • George James Ludlow, 1st Baron Ludlow, 3rd Earl Ludlow (1758–1842) (extinct)

[edit] Barons Ludlow (1897), third creation

  • Henry Charles Lopes, 1st Baron Ludlow (1828–1899)
  • Henry Ludlow Lopes, 2nd Baron Ludlow (1865–1922) (extinct)

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