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FITZ-HARDINGE— -FITZ-HENRY. 363 father. He, like hia br., claimed the Barony of Berkeley as a Barony appertaining to the Castle and Houour of Berkeley by tenure, which claim on 26 Feb. 1861, was declared by the House as not proved. (») On 5 Aug. 1861, he was cr. BARON FITZ- HARDINGE of the city, and county of the city OF BRISTOL. He m. firstly, 4 Dec. 1823, at Chichester, Charlotte, da. of Charles (Lennox), 4th Duke of Richmond, by Charlotte, 1st da. of Alexander (Gordon), 4th Duke of Gordon [3]. She, who was 6. 4 Deo. 1804, d, 20 Aug. 1833. He m. secondly, 30 Sep. 1834, at Woodehester, Charlotte, da. of Thomas (Morf.ton), 1st Earl of Ducie, by Frances, da. of Henry (Herrert), 1st Earl of Carnarvon. He U. 17 Oct. 1867, at Berkeley Castle in his 80th year. Will pr . 23 Nov. 1867, under £60,000. His widow, who was b. Nov. 1806, tl. s.p. 2 July, 1881, aged 74, at 40, Hans place, Midx. II. 1867. 2. Francis "William Fitz-Hardinge (Berkeley), Baron Fitz-Hardlue of Bristol, s. and h., b. 16 Nov. 1826. Ed. at Rugby school; Capt. Royal Horse Guards, 1853-57. Lieut. Col. of the Glouc. Yeomanry Cavalry, 1859-82; Hon. Col. 1882, Lieut-Col. Com. South Glouc. Militia, 1860-68 ; Hon. Col. 1868. M.P. for Cheltenham, 1856-65. He m. 24 Nov. 1857, at East Clandon, co. Surrey, Georgina, da. of William Holme-Summer of Hatchlands in East Clandon, Surrey, by Mary Barnard, 1st da. of James Barnard Hankey, of Fetchham Park, Surrey. Family Estates. —These in 1883, consisted of 18,264 acres in Gloucestershire, 1,471 in Dorset and 539 (near Cranford), in Middlesex. Total 20,274, worth £33,717 a year. Principal Residence. Berkeley Castle, co. Gloucester. The above does not include the vast estates in Loudon (Berkeley square, Stratton street, Bruton street, &c), see vol. i, p. 342, note " b," sub " Berkeley of Stratton." See also vol. ii, p. 51, note " a " (circa finem), sub " Buccleuch," for some account of such Peers as hold considerable London property. FITZ-HARRIS OF HURN COURT. i.e., " Fitz-Harris of Htjrn Court, co. Southampton," Viscountcy (Harris), cr. 1S00, with the Earldom of Malmesbury, which Bee. FITZ HENRY. Hugh Fitz-Henry, of Ravensworth, in Richmondshire, was one of those who were sum. 8 June (1294), 22 Ed. II., to attend the King wherever he might be, &c, but this cannot be considered as a regular writ of summons to Parl.( b ) He was one, however, of those whose name (as " D'n's dc Ravcncwath ") in 1301, is appended to the celebrated letter to the Pope.( c ) He d. at Berwick on Tweed in March 1303/4, being ancestor of the Lords Fitz-Hugh. Barony by 2. Auoher Fitz-Henry,^) who m. Joan, da. and Writ coheir of John de Bellew, by Laderina, sister and coheir of Peter db Bruce, of Skelton, co. York, acquired thereby an eighth part of the I. 1309. Barony of Skelton, and was sum. to Pari, as a Baron (LORD FITZ- HENRY) from 4 March (1308/9), 2 Ed. II., to 10 Oct. (1325), 19 Ed. II. He d. about (1339), 13 Ed. III. II. 1339. 2. Henry Fitz-Aucher, s. and h., aged 40 in (1339), 13 Ed. III. He appears never to have been sum. to Pari, as a («) See vol. i, p. 337, note " c," sub "Berkeley." ( b ) See vol. i, p. 259, note " c," sub " Basset de Sapcote." (°) See account thereof in " Nicolas," pp. 761—809. ( d ) He was probably a descendant of a Richard Fitz-Aucher, who held Epping and Waltham, co. Essex, temp. Hen. III.