Baron Dacre
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Baron Dacre is a title that has been created three times in the Peerage of England, each time by writ.
Thomas Fiennes, 9th Baron Dacre. Executed in 1541, when title was forfeit. Arms of Fiennes, Barons Dacre: Azure, three lions rampant or.
Gregory Fiennes, 10th Baron Dacre (1539–94), son of the 9th Baron Dacre. He was restored to the title in 1558. Portrait by Hans Eworth (detail).
Portrait by Andrea Soldi of Thomas Barrett-Lennard, 17th Baron Dacre (1736-1744)
Hereditary peer
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The hereditary peers form part of the peerage in the United Kingdom. As of October 2025, there were 799 hereditary peers: 29 dukes, 34 marquesses, 189 earls, 108 viscounts, and 439 barons.
Baron Dacre
…Baron Dacre is a title that has been created three times in the Peerage of England, each time by writ. The first creation came in 1321, when Ralph Dacre was summoned to Parliament as Lord Dacre. He married Margaret, 2nd Baroness Multon of Gilsland…
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