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Baron Widdrington of Blankney in Lincolnshire is in Baronies of England Alphabetically, Baronies of England Chronologically, Forfeit Baronies of England.
Summary
2nd November 1643. William Widdrington 1st Baron Widdrington created.
3rd September 1651. Son William Widdrington 2nd Baron Widdrington succeeded.
December 1675. Son William Widdrington 3rd Baron Widdrington succeeded.
1695. Son William Widdrington 4th Baron Widdrington succeeded.
1715. William Widdrington 4th Baron Widdrington forfeit. See 1715 Battle of Preston.
On 2nd November 1643 William Widdrington 1st Baron Widdrington (age 33) was created 1st Baron Widdrington of Blankney in Lincolnshire.
On 3rd September 1651 William Widdrington 1st Baron Widdrington (age 41) was killed in action whilst fighting for King Charles II. His son William succeeded 2nd Baron Widdrington of Blankney in Lincolnshire.
In December 1675 William Widdrington 2nd Baron Widdrington died. His son William (age 19) succeeded 3rd Baron Widdrington of Blankney in Lincolnshire.
On 16th January 1677 William Widdrington 3rd Baron Widdrington (age 21) and Alathea Fairfax Baroness Widdrington were married. She by marriage Baroness Widdrington of Blankney in Lincolnshire.
In 1695 William Widdrington 3rd Baron Widdrington (age 39) died. His son William (age 17) succeeded 4th Baron Widdrington of Blankney in Lincolnshire.
In 1715 William Widdrington 4th Baron Widdrington (age 37) took part in the Jacobite Rising with two of his brothers, Charles Widdrington and Peregrine Widdrington; all were taken prisoner after the 1715 Battle of Preston. He was convicted of high treason and condemned to death, and his titles and estates were forfeit. He was reprieved after an intervention by his wife, Catherine Graham. Baron Widdrington of Blankney in Lincolnshire forfeit