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The title Baron Berkeley has been created twice in the Peerage of England, both times by writ. It was first granted to Sir Thomas de Berkeley in 1295, but the title of that creation became extinct at the death of the fifth Baron, when no heirs to the barony remained. The next creation was in 1421, for James Berkeley. His successor William was created Viscount Berkeley in 1481, Earl of Nottingham in 1483, and Marquess of Berkeley in 1488, all of which became extinct at his death. The barony, however, passed in a different line. The ninth Baron was created Earl of Berkeley, and the earldom and barony remained united until the death of the sixth Earl. Then, the earldom passed to a male heir, but the barony passed to a female one, Louisa Milman. At Louisa's death, the barony went to Eva Mary Foley, upon whose death the barony fell into abeyance. The abeyance was terminated a few years later in favour of Mary Lalle Foley-Berkeley. Upon her death, the barony went to Anthony Gueterbock, who is the present holder. In 2000, he was created Baron Gueterbock for life in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.1 Barons Berkeley, First Creation ( 1295)
- Thomas de Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley ( 1245- 1321)
- Maurice de Berkeley, 2nd Baron Berkeley the Magnaminous ( 1271- 1326)
- Thomas de Berkeley, 3rd Baron Berkeley the Rich ( 1293- 1361
- Maurice de Berkeley, 4th Baron Berkeley the Valiant ( 1330- 1368)
- Thomas de Berkeley, 5th Baron Berkeley the Magnificent ( 1351- 1418Events May 19 Capture of Paris by Duke John the Fearless of Burgundy September Beginning of English Siege of Rouen Mircea the Old, ruler of Wallachia dies and is succeeded by Vlad I Uzurpatorul. Births February 23 Pope Paul II Deaths Mircea the Old, ruler)
2 Barons Berkeley, Second Creation ( 1421Events March 21 Battle of Bauge. A small French force surprises and defeats an English force under Thomas, Duke of Clarence, a brother of Henry V of England, in Normandy. May 26 Mehmed I, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire dies and is succeeded by his son Murad)
- James Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley (c. 1394Events Expulsion of the Jews from France. Ashikaga Yoshimitsu retires as shogun of Japan and is succeeded by his son, Ashikaga Yoshimochi. Births March 4 Prince Henry the Navigator, explorer (+ 1460). July 12 Ashikaga Yoshinori, Ashikaga shogun Ulugh Beg,- 1463Events January 5 Poet Francois Villon is banned from Paris Births January 17 Friedrich III, Saxon elector (+ 1525) Deaths 1463.)
- William Berkeley, 1st Marquess of Berkeley, 2nd Baron Berkeley ( 1426Events March 6 Battle of St. James (near Avranches). An English army under John, Duke of Bedford defeats the French under Arthur de Richemont, forcing the Duke of Brittany to recognize English suzerainty. Births February Christian of Oldenburg, later King- 1492Events January 2 Boabdil, the last Moorish King of Granada, surrenders his city to the army of Ferdinand and Isabella after a lengthy siege. March 30 Ferdinand and Isabella sign a decree aimed at expelling all Jews from Spain unless they convert to Roman)
- Maruice Berkeley, 3rd Baron Berkeley ( 1436Events April Paris is recaptured by the French End of the Hussite Wars in Bohemia. Sigismund is accepted as King. Alexandru I Aldea is replaced as ruler of Wallachia by Vlad II Dracul. Births Regiomontanus (Johannes Muller), German astronomer Deaths 1436.- 1506Events Leonardo da Vinci completes the Mona Lisa''. Hernan Cortes, conquistador, arrives in the New World at Santo Domingo in Hispaniola, age 22. Births April 7: Francis Xavier, Jesuit Saint Possibly Lady Margaret Lee, sister of the poet Thomas Wyatt and)
- Maurice Berkeley, 4th Baron Berkeley ( 1467- 1523)
- Thomas Berkeley, 5th Baron Berkeley ( 1472- 1533)
- Thomas Berkeley, 6th Baron Berkeley ( 1505- 1534)
- Henry Berkeley, 7th Baron Berkeley ( 1534- 1613)
- George Berkeley, 8th Baron Berkeley ( 1601- 1658)
- George Berkeley, 1st Earl of Berkeley, 9th Baron Berkeley ( 1698- 1679)
- Charles Berkeley, 2nd Earl of Berkeley, 10th Baron Berkeley ( 1649- 1710)
- James Berkeley, 3rd Earl of Berkeley, 11th Baron Berkeley
- Augustus Berkeley, 4th Earl of Berkeley, 12th Baron Berkeley ( 1716- 1755)
- Frederick Augustus Berkeley, 5th Earl of Berkeley, 13th Baron Berkeley ( 1745- 1810)
- Thomas Moreton Fitzhardinge Berkeley, 6th Earl of Berkeley, 14th Baron Berkeley ( 1796 - 1882)
- Louisa Mary Milman, 15th Baroness Berkeley (by birth: Berkeley) ( 1840- 1899)
- Eva Mary Foley, 16th Baroness Berkeley (by birth: Milman) ( 1875- 1964) (abeyant 1964)
- Mary Lalle Foley-Berkeley, 17th Baroness Berkeley ( 1905- 1992) (abeyance terminated 1967)
- Anthony Fitzhardinge Gueterbock, 18th Baron Berkeley (b. 1939), her nephew
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