Mary Foley-Berkeley, 17th Baroness Berkeley
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Mary Lalle Foley-Berkeley, 17th Baroness Berkeley (9 October 1905 - 17 October 1992) was a British politician and peer
ess.
on 5 April 1967 when the abeyance
of the barony was terminated in her favour. She died unmarried at the age of 87, after which her title passed to her nephew Anthony Gueterbock
.
Peerage (disambiguation)
Peerage is a legal system of largely hereditary titles in the United Kingdom.Peerage may also refer to:* Peerage Act 1963* Jacobite Peerage* Hereditary peer* Life Peer- British Isles :* Peerage of England** Welsh peers* Peerage of Ireland...
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Life
She succeeded to the title of 17th Baroness BerkeleyBaron Berkeley
The title Baron Berkeley originated as a feudal title and was subsequently created twice in the Peerage of England by writ. It was first granted by writ to Thomas II de Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley, 6th feudal Baron Berkeley, in 1295, but the title of that creation became extinct at the death of...
on 5 April 1967 when the abeyance
Abeyance
Abeyance is a state of expectancy in respect of property, titles or office, when the right to them is not vested in any one person, but awaits the appearance or determination of the true owner. In law, the term abeyance can only be applied to such future estates as have not yet vested or possibly...
of the barony was terminated in her favour. She died unmarried at the age of 87, after which her title passed to her nephew Anthony Gueterbock
Anthony Gueterbock, 18th Baron Berkeley
Anthony Fitzhardinge Gueterbock, 18th Baron Berkeley and Baron Gueterbock, OBE , aka Tony Berkeley, is a British Labour politician. He is both an English hereditary peer and a life peer....
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