The Fowke Baronetcy, of Lowesby in the County of Leicester, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Baronetage of England (1611-1705 King James I erected the hereditary Order of Baronets in England on 22 May 1611 for the settlement of Ireland It was created on 7 February 1814 for Frederick Gustavus Fowke. Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Year 1814 ( MDCCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common He was the son of Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Fowke, Groom of the Bedchamber to the Duke of Cumberland. Lieutenant General is a Military rank used in many countries The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages where the title of Lieutenant General was held by the Prince Henry Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn (Henry Frederick Royal Dukedom On 22 October 1766, just prior to his twenty-first birthday the prince 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. Year 1814 ( MDCCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common 1950)
There is no heir to the baronetcy.
References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
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