Fowke Baronets
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The Fowke Baronetcy, of Lowesby in the County of Leicester, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 7 February 1814 for Frederick Gustavus Fowke. He was the son of Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Fowke, Groom of the Bedchamber to the Duke of Cumberland. His grandfather was Lieutenant-General Thomas Fowke
Thomas Fowke
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, Governor of Gibraltar
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. The family surname is pronounced "Foke".

Fowke Baronets, of Lowesby (1814)

  • Sir Frederick Gustavus Fowke, 1st Baronet (1782-1856)
  • Sir Frederick Thomas Fowke, 2nd Baronet (1816-1897)
  • Sir Frederick Ferrers Conant Fowke, 3rd Baronet (1879-1948)
  • Sir Frederick Woollaston Rawdon Fowke, 4th Baronet (1910-1987)
  • Sir David Frederick Gustavus Fowke, 5th Baronet (b. 1950)


There is no heir to the baronetcy.
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