The Petre family
Sir William and eighteen Barons
The house has passed through the hands of fifteen generations of the Petre family, who continue to own and occupy it today. Here they are, in order.
01
Sir William Petre K.G.
1505-1571
was succeeded by his son
02
John, 1st Baron Petre
1549-1613
was succeeded by his son
03
William, 2nd Baron Petre
1573-1637
was succeeded by his son
04
Robert, 3rd Baron Petre
1599-1638
was succeeded by his son
05
William, 4th Baron Petre
1627-1683
was succeeded, briefly, by his brother
- No portrait
06
John, 5th Baron Petre
1629-1684
was succeeded by his brother
07
Thomas, 6th Baron Petre
1633-1706
was succeeded by his son
08
Robert, 7th Baron Petre
1689-1713
was succeeded by his son
- No portrait
09
Robert, 8th Baron Petre
1713-1742
was succeeded by his son
10
Robert, 9th Baron Petre
1742-1801
was succeeded by his son
11
Robert, 10th Baron Petre
1763-1809
was succeeded by his son
12
William, 11th Baron Petre
1793-1850
was succeeded by his son
13
William, 12th Baron Petre
1817-1884
was succeeded by his son
14
Monsignor William, 13th Baron Petre
1847-1893
was succeeded by his brother
15
Bernard, 14th Baron Petre
1858-1908
was succeeded, very briefly, by his brother
- No portrait
16
Philip, 15th Baron Petre
1864-1908
was succeeded by his son
17
Lionel, 16th Baron Petre
1890-1915
was succeeded by his son
18
Joseph, 17th Baron Petre
1914-1989
was succeeded by his son
19
John, 18th and present Baron Petre
b.1942
