Baron Jeffreys of Wem
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Baron Jeffreys of Wem is the peerage title held by the infamous 17th-century English judge George Jeffreys, notorious for his harsh rulings during the Bloody Assizes under King James II.
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | peerage title ⓘ |
| associatedCounty | Shropshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedEvent |
Bloody Assizes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Monmouth Rebellion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedHistoricalPeriod |
Restoration era
ⓘ
reign of James II of England ⓘ |
| associatedMonarch | James II of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | Wem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| createdFor | George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creationDate | 27 May 1685 ⓘ |
| extinctionReason | failure of male line ⓘ |
| firstHolder | George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genderRestriction | male-preference succession (historical) ⓘ |
| hasHolderNotability |
infamous for severity as a judge
ⓘ
presided over the Bloody Assizes ⓘ |
| hasHolderOccupation |
Lord Chancellor of England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales ⓘ |
| hasTitleHolder |
George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Jeffreys, 2nd Baron Jeffreys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hereditary | true ⓘ |
| jurisdictionContext | English legal system ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| monarchWhoCreated | James II of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Wem, Shropshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | Jeffreys family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleRankOrder | lowest rank of the British peerage ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with harsh judicial repression after the Monmouth Rebellion
ⓘ
association with the Bloody Assizes ⓘ |
| notableHolder | George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peerage | Peerage of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rank | Baron ⓘ |
| status | extinct ⓘ |
| titleNumberOfFirstHolder | 1st Baron Jeffreys ⓘ |
| titleNumberOfSecondHolder | 2nd Baron Jeffreys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleStyle | Lord Jeffreys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleType | hereditary barony ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
George Jeffreys