Baron Lucas is a title in the Peerage of England. In 1663, it was granted to Mary Grey, who married the eleventh Earl of Kent. It was created with a unique remainder for the English peerage. It descends essentially as 'heirs general without division' in the same manner as the British Crown. This means that unlike peerages by writ the title does not go into abeyance between female co-heirs but is inherited by the senior co-heir, as with an office of honour or a castle held for the crown, in common law. The only caveat is that the monarch can choose at this point to suspend or extinguish the peerage. While neither has been exercised the latter is probably unlawful according to later decisions of the House of Lords that no peerage can be extinguished except naturally or by Act of Parliament. The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. ... In law, a writ is a formal written order issued by a body with administrative or judicial jurisdiction. ... This article is about the British House of Lords. ...

Her successor was the twelfth Earl of Kent, and was later created Duke of Kent and Marquess Grey. During the Duke's lifetime, his son Anthony, Earl of Harold was summoned to Parliament as Lord Lucas of Crudwell through a writ of acceleration. Earl of Harold predeceased his father, however, so he could not inherit any titles. At the Duke's death, the dukedom became extinct, but by special remainder the marquessate of Grey passed to his daughter Jemima, who also inherited the barony.

Thereafter, the barony was held by the second Earl de Grey and then the seventh Earl Cowper. The Scottish title of Lord Dingwall, which had been attained, was restored to the seventh Earl Cowper. At the Earl's death, the barony of Lucas and the lordship of Crudwell were inherited by Auberon Thomas Herbert, and the titles have remained united since. Baron Lucas is a title in the Peerage of England. ...

Barons Lucas of Crudwell (1663)

• Mary Grey, 1st Baroness Lucas of Crudwell (d. 1702)
• Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Kent, 2nd Baron Lucas of Crudwell (1671-1740)
• Jemima Yorke, 2nd Marchioness Grey, 3rd Baroness Lucas of Crudwell (1722-1797)
• Annabel Hume-Campbell, 1st Countess de Grey (1751-1833)
• Thomas Philip de Grey, 2nd Earl de Grey, 5th Baron Lucas of Crudwell (1781-1859)
• Anne Florence Cowper, 6th Baroness Lucas of Crudwell (1806-1880)
• Francis Thomas de Grey Cowper, 7th Baron Lucas of Crudwell (1834-1905)
• Auberon Thomas Herbert, 8th Baron Lucas of Crudwell (1876-1916)
• Nan Ino Cooper, 9th Baron Lucas of Crudwell (1880-1958)
• Anne Rosemary Palmer, 10th Baroness Lucas of Crudwell (1919-1991)
• Ralph Matthew Palmer, 11th Baron Lucas of Crudwell (b. 1951)

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The current Lord Lucas owns the Good Schools Guide at http://www.goodschoolsguide.co.uk .