Fowke baronets


The Fowke Baronetcy, of Lowesby in the County of Leicester, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 7 February 1814 for Frederick Gustavus Fowke of Lowesby Hall, Lowesby, near Leicester. He was the son of Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Fowke, Groom of the Bedchamber to the Duke of Cumberland. His grandfather was Lieutenant-General Thomas Fowke, Governor of Gibraltar. The family surname is pronounced "Foke".

Fowke baronets, of Lowesby (1814)

the Fowke family moved to Upcott Farm in the parish of Bishops Tawton, Devon. The 3rd Baronet's sister, Betty Mirabelle Fowke married into the Chichester family of Hall, Bishop's Tawton, Devon. There is no heir to the baronetcy.