Barony of Comfield
| Barony of Comfield | |
| Creation Date | 1485 |
|---|---|
| Created by | Henry VII |
| Peerage | English |
| First Holder | Edward Wingrave |
| Current Holder | Simon Wingrave |
| Heir Apparent | Unknown |
| Subsidiary Titles | N/A |
| Country Seat | Comfield Abbey |
| Associated County | Norfolk |
The Barony of Comfield is a hereditary title in the Peerage of England. The seat is Comfield Abbey in Norfolk. The current baron is Simon Wingrave. Since the death of his son, Alexander, the heir to the title is unclear - while the next cousin in line could no doubt be found, the current baron has no intention of allowing such an endeavor to become necessary.
History
The Barony of Comfield was created in October 1485 and awarded to Edward Wingrave, who had been in service to Henry VII during his exile in Brittany and acquitted himself admirably at the Battle of Bosworth Field. The title was nearly lost only a few generations later, when Thomas Wingrave, the third baron and a staunch Protestant, was executed by Mary I. His estranged wife, however, was a well-known, loyal Catholic, and she was able to preserve her son's inheritance. The current family seat of Comfield Abbey was granted to the fourth baron by Elizabeth I in 1560.
Barons Comfield
- Edward Wingrave, first Baron Comfield
- b.1452, d.1520 aged 68, acceded to title in 1485 aged 33
- Henry Wingrave, second Baron Comfield
- b.1483, d.1535 aged 52, acceded to title in 1520 aged 37
- Thomas Wingrave, third Baron Comfield
- b.1510, d.1556 aged 46, acceded to title in 1535 aged 25
- Edward Wingrave, fourth Baron Comfield
- b. 1548, d. 1611, aged 63, acceded to title in 1556 aged 8
- John Wingrave, fifth Baron Comfield
- b. 1574, d. 1646, aged 72, acceded to title in 1611 aged 35
- Francis Wingrave, sixth Baron Comfield
- b. 1597, d. 1652, aged 55, acceded to title in 1646 aged 47
- Thomas Wingrave, seventh Baron Comfield
- b. 1631, d. 1660, aged 29, acceded to title in 1652 aged 21
- Edward Wingrave, eighth Baron Comfield
- b. 1635, d. 1693, aged 58, acceded to title in 1660 aged 25
- Richard Wingrave, ninth Baron Comfield
- b. 1652, d. 1720, aged 69, acceded to title in 1693 aged 41
- Alexander Wingrave, tenth Baron Comfield
- b. 1689, d. 1750, aged 61, acceded to title in 1720 aged 31
- Hugh Wingrave, eleventh Baron Comfield
- b.1732, d. 1791, aged 59, acceded to title in 1750 aged 18
- Simon Wingrave, tweltfth Baron Comfield
- b. 1768, acceded to title in 1791, aged 23
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