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The Baronetcy of Cockayne of Ashbourne was created in the Baronetage of England on 10 January 1642 for Aston Cockayne, Lord of Ashbourne Hall, Derbyshire and Pooley hall, Polesworth, Warwickshire. Sir Aston Cockayne was a cavalier and author. He a friend of King Charles I and received the title Baronet Cockayne of Ashbourne in return for his support during the English Civil War. ==Cockayne family== The Cockayne (or Cokayne) family settled at Ashbourne in the twelfth century. Ancestors of the baronet included Sir John Cockayne, steward to John of Gaunt and Sir Edmund Cockayne, slain at the Battle of Shrewsbury in 1403.〔http://www.members.shaw.ca/jmream/cokayne.html〕 Other more distant ancestors included many European royal and noble families. including the Kings of England, France and Scotland, the ancient Kings of Denmark, Norway, Mercia and Wessex and Roman Emperors. Famous ancestors include: Charlemagne, William the conqueror, Llewellyn the great, Lady Godiva, El Cid, Alfred the Great and Boadicea. The Cockayne family owned the Manors of Ashbourne Hall and Pooley Hall. Sir Aston Cockayne was the first baronet and last of his family line. The baronetcy passed to the senior line of the Cockayne family and to Aston's first cousin, once removed (son of his first cousin): Caleb Cockayne. The family fortunes ruined, the Cockayne family ceased using the title in their day-to-day lives, although, the Baronetcy is still claimed by descendants of the Cockayne family today. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cockayne baronets」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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