Earl of Ashchester and Dunhampton

Earl of Ashchester and Dunhampton is a title that was created in the Peerage of Scotland, and the Peerage of England.

There are three family seats, the main seat, Ashchester Palace in Southhampton, Harbury Castle in the Scottish Highlands, and Kinhall House in Yorkshire.

The Earldom used to have the seats of, Foredale House, the family’s London townhouse, and Strombon Castle in Leinster, Ireland.

## Barons de Fore

Ackley Foredale, 1st Baron de Fore (971 - 1018)

Burt Foredale, 2nd Baron de Fore (1018 - 1071)

John Foredale, 3rd Baron De Fore (1071 - 1077) - Made Earl of Ashchester in 1075

## Earls of Ashchester

John Foredale, 1st Earl of Ashchester (1075 - 1077)

Alfred Foredale, 2nd Earl of Ashchester (1077 - 1101) - Died without living issue, passed to his brother

John Foredale, 3rd Earl of Ashchester (1101 - 1108)

Sven Foredale, 4th Earl of Ashchester (1108 - 1169)

Francis Foredale, 5th Earl of Ashchester (1169 - 1197)

Edward Foredale, 6th Earl of Ashchester (1197 - 1234)

John Foredale, 7th Earl of Ashchester (1234 - 1255)

James Foredale, 8th Earl of Ashchester (1255 - 1273)

Dwight Foredale, 9th Earl of Ashchester (1273 - 1280) - Died without issue, passed to his brother

Henry Foredale, 10th Earl of Ashchester (1280 - 1287)

Godfrey Foredale, 11th Earl of Ashchester (1287 - 1371)

James Foredale, 12th Earl of Ashchester (1371 - 1375) - Died without issue, passed to his second cousin

Elmar Foredale, 13th Earl of Ashchester (1375 - 1451)

Henry Foredale, 14th Earl of Ashchester (1451 - 1490) - Passed to his Grandson

Reginald Foredale, 15th Earl of Ashchester (1490 - 1541)

George Foredale, 16th Earl of Ashchester (1541 - 1552)

Thane Foredale, 17th Earl of Ashchester (1552 - 1600) - Died without living issue, passed to his first cousin, twice removed

Henry Foredale, 18th Earl of Ashchester (1600 - 1660) - Made Earl of Ashchester and Dunhampton & Viscount Harbury in 1654

## Earls of Ashchester and Dunhampton

Henry Foredale, 18th Earl of Ashchester and Dunhampton (1654 - 1660)

Elizabeth Foredale, 19th Countess of Ashchester and Dunhampton (1660 - 1699)

Lucille Foredale, 20th Countess of Ashchester and Dunhampton (1699 - 1752) - Died without living issue, passed to her first Cousin, The Viscount Foredale of Kinhall

Jack Foredale, 21st Earl of Ashchester and Dunhampton (1752 - 1769)

John Foredale, 22nd Earl of Ashchester and Dunhampton (1769 - 1790) - Made Duke of Southhampton in 1780

## Dukes of Thames

John Foredale, 1st Duke of Thames, (1780 - 1790) (also 22nd Earl of Ashchester and Dunhampton)

Rupert Foredale, 2nd Duke of Thames, (1790 - 1838) (also 23rd Earl of Ashchester and Dunhampton) - Earldom passed to his fourth cousin, twice removed

## Earls of Ashchester and Dunhampton (Reverted)

Mary Foredale, 24th Countess of Ashchester and Dunhampton (1838 - 1871)

Robert Foredale, 25th Earl of Ashchester and Dunhampton (1871 - 1890)

Joesph Foredale, 26th Earl of Ashchester and Dunhampton (1890 - 1942)

Vincent Foredale, 27th Earl of Ashchester and Dunhampton (1942 - 1999)

Edward Foredale, 28th Earl of Ashchester and Dunhampton (1999 - 2021) - Died without issue, titled passed to his third Cousin once removed

Harold Foredale, 29th Earl of Ashchester and Dunhampton (2021 - )

The current heir apparent is Reginald Foredale, Viscount Foredale of Kinhall,