The barony remained united with the dukedom until the death of the sixth Duke's son, the seventh Duke, in 1977. The dukedom was passed on to a cousin while the barony became extinct.
Barons Bolsover (1880)
Augusta Cavendish-Bentinck, 1st Baroness Bolsover (1834–1893)
↑ DEATH OF THE BARONESS BOLSOVER Nottinghamshire Guardian (London, England), Saturday, August 12, 1893; pg. 5; Issue 2517
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