Barony of Hunstanton

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Barony of Hunstanton
Creation Date 1681
Created by James II
Peerage English
First Holder
Current Holder Aubrey Sayre
Heir Apparent None
Subsidiary Titles N/A
Country Seat Hunstanton Lodge
Associated County Somerset

An hereditary title in the Peerage of Great Britain held by the Sayre family. The current Baron is Aubrey Sayre, 4th Baron Hunstanton. Their ancestral seat is Hunstanton Lodge in Somerset.

The family previously held the title of Earl of Hunstanton but due to their Catholic recusancy and for their involvement in the Prayer Book Rebellion the peerage was forfeited by Edward VI. The title Baron Hunstaton was created in 1681 after a public renouncement of the Catholic faith by the 1st Baron Hunstanton.

Players associated with this peerage are Casey.

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