Baron Gorges

Arms of 1st Baron Gorges: lozengy or and azure

Baron Gorges was a title created in the Peerage of England for the soldier Sir Ralph Gorges (died 1323), of Wraxall in Somerset, who was summoned to Parliament as a baron in 1309. On the death of his son without children in 1344, any hereditary title expired.

Barons Gorges (1309)

Sir Ralph Gorges (about 1284-1323), 1st Baron Gorges, in about 1301 married Eleanor, whose parents are unknown. After his death she married Sir John Peachey. They had four children:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 The Complete Peerage. Vol. 6 (2 ed.). pp. 9–15.

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