Baron Lucas of Crudwell
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Baron Lucas is a title in the Peerage of England. In 1663, it was granted to Mary Grey, who married the eleventh Earl of Kent. Her successor was the twelfth Earl of Kent, and was later created Duke of Kent and Marquess Grey. During the Duke's lifetime, his son Anthony, Earl of Harold was summoned to Parliament as Lord Lucas of Crudwell through a writ of acceleration. Earl of Harold predeceased his father, however, so he could not inherit any titles. At the Duke's death, the dukedom became extinct, but by special remainder the marquessate of Grey passed to his daughter Jemima, who also inherited the barony.
Thereafter, the barony was held by the second Earl de Grey and then the seveth Earl Cowper. The Scottish title of Lord Dingwall, which had been attained, was restored to the seventh Earl Cowper. At the Earl's death, the barony of Lucas and the lordship of Crudwell was inherited by Auberon Thomas Herbert, and the titles have remained united since.
Barons Lucas of Crudwell (1663)
- Mary Grey, 1st Baroness Lucas of Crudwell (d. 1702)
- Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Kent, 2nd Baron Lucas of Crudwell (1671-1740)
- Jemima Yorke, 2nd Marchioness Grey, 3rd Baroness Lucas of Crudwell (1722-1797)
- Anabel Hume-Campbell, 4th Baroness Lucas of Crudwell (1751-1833)
- Thomas Philip de Grey, 2nd Earl de Grey, 5th Baron Lucas of Crudwell (1781-1859)
- Anne Florence Cowper, 6th Baroness Lucas of Crudwell (1806-1880)
- Francis Thomas de Grey Cowper, 7th Baron Lucas of Crudwell (1834-1905)
- Auberon Thomas Herbert, 8th Baron Lucas of Crudwell (1876-1916)
- Nan Ino Cooper, 9th Baron Lucas of Crudwell (1880-1958)
- Anne Rosemary Palmer, 10th Baroness Lucas of Crudwell (1919-1991)
- Ralph Matthew Palmer, 11th Baron Lucas of Crudwell (b. 1951)