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1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 18… (1911)

MORLEY, BARONS AND EARLS OF.—In 1299 William de Morley of Morley in Norfolk was summoned to parliament as a baron, and his son Robert (d. 1360) was a celebrated warrior, being largely responsible for the English victory at Sluys and fighting at Creçy. His descendant Robert, the 6th baron (d. 1443) , had no sons, but he left a daughter Alianore, who married William Lovel (d. 1476) , and Lovel was summoned to parliament as Lord Morley, ranking as the 7th holder of the title.
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