PETRE, LORD PETRE.
ROBERT EDWARD PETRE, baron Petre of Writtle.
This nobleman was born -- ----- 1733, and succeeded to the title upon the death of his father 11 July 1742. He professes the Roman Catholic religion.
Lord Petre married first 19 April 1762 Anne, daughter and heiress of Philip, grandson of Henry sixth duke of Norfolk; by which lady, who died 16 January 1787, he has issue,
Robert Edward, born 2 September 1763.
George William, born 10 January 1766, and married 13 October 1785 to Mary Bridget, sister of Bernard Edward, heir apparent to the duke of Norfolk; by which lady he has issue
a daughter, born 23 January 1787.
Anne Catherine, born 8 March 1769.
Philip Hugh, born 20 December 1773. Lord Petre married secondly 16 January 1788 Juliana Barbara, sister of Bernard Edward, heir apparent of the duke of Norfolk.
The family of Petre has been traced back to the reign of king Henry the sixth. William Petre, in the reign of king Henry the eighth, was constituted by that monarch one of the commissioners to visit and inquire into the state of all the monasteries throughout England, and farther promoted in the year 1543 to be one of the principal secretaries of state, in which office he was continued by king Edward the sixth and queen Mary, and for a short time by queen Elizabeth. By the will of king Henry the eighth he was declared one of the twelve counsellors who were appointed to assist the sixteen executors of his will, to whom he intrusted the government during the minority of his son. He died 13 January 1572.
John, his son, was by king James the first created baron Petre of Writtle. William, fourth lord Petre, his great grandson, was committed to the Tower in the year 1678, and impeached of high treason upon the deposition of that infamous impostor Titus Oates. He died in confinement 5 January 1683.
Robert James, eighth lord Petre, grandson of Thomas sixth lord Petre, brother of William fourth lord Petre, married Anne, daughter of James Ratcliffe earl of Derwentwater; by which lady, who died 31 March 1760, he had issue,
Robert Edward Petre (1742-1801), present and ninth lord Petre.
Catherine married to George Heneage of Hainton in the county of Lincoln esquire. She died 13 October 1783.
Barbara, married to Thomas Gifford of Chillington in the county of Stafford esquire.
Julia, married to Edward Weld of Lulworth Castle in the county of Dorset esquire. She died 16 June 1772.
CREATION. Baron Petre of Writtle in the county of Essex 21 July 1603. CHIEF SEATS. Writtle, Thorndon and Ingatestone in the county of Essex.
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Father Robert James Petre, 8th Baron Petre b. 3 June 1713, d. 2 July 1742
Mother Lady Mary Radcliffe b. before 1717, d. 31 January 1760
Robert Edward Petre, 9th Baron Petre was born in 1742. He was the son of Robert James Petre, 8th Baron Petre and Lady Mary Radcliffe. He married, firstly, Anne Howard, daughter of Philip Howard and Henrietta Blount, on 19 April 1762. He married, secondly, Juliana Barbara Howard, daughter of Henry Howard and Juliana Molyneux, on 16 January 1788 in London, England. He died on 2 July 1801.
Robert Edward Petre, 9th Baron Petre gained the title of 9th Baron Petre. He lived in Writtle, Essex, England.
Family 1 Anne Howard b. 29 August 1742, d. 15 January 1787
Children 1. Anne Catherine Petre d. 5 Oct 1798
2. Robert Edward Petre, 10th Baron Petre+ b. 3 Sep 1763, d. 29 Mar 1809
3. George William Petre+ b. 10 Jan 1766, d. 22 Oct 1797
Family 2 Juliana Barbara Howard b. 25 June 1769, d. 16 April 1833
Children 1. Julia Maria Petre d. 6 Sep 1844
2. Catherine Anne Petre d. 13 Mar 1830
3. Robert Edward Petre b. c 1795, d. 8 Jun 1848
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View of Thorndon Hall - a rectangular block mansion in Essex, which was begun in 1764. It was designed by architect James Paine for Lord Petre. It is 11 bays wide, with a ground floor of rusticated stonework. The centre six bays have a portico with iconic columns. The grounds were landscaped by Capability Brown between 1766-72 at a cost of £5000. The artist and publisher Edward Orme (1774-1848), was one of four artist brother's who entered the R.A. Schools in 1793.
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37. 1777 – 1782
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