Background
Born about 1561, Dacre was the only surviving son of Thomas Dacre, 4th Baron Dacre (c 1527-1566), by his marriage to Elizabeth Leyburne (1536–1567), the eldest daughter of Sir James Leyburne of Westmorland.
Born about 1561, Dacre was the only surviving son of Thomas Dacre, 4th Baron Dacre (c 1527-1566), by his marriage to Elizabeth Leyburne (1536–1567), the eldest daughter of Sir James Leyburne of Westmorland.
He was summoned to parliament at about the age of five. This was his father"s second marriage. Dacre succeeded his father as Baron Dacre on 1 July 1566, at the age of five.
The boy peer, aged no more than five, was summoned to parliament on 30 September 1566.
By the age of fourteen, each of the three had been married to one of their step-brothers, the sons of the Duke.