[2] It was created in 1788 for John Griffin, 4th Baron Howard de Walden, with remainder to his kinsman Richard Neville-Aldworth.Latimer Neville, 6th Baron Braybrooke was Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge for over 50 years from 1853–1904 but was described as "a good but dull man lacking intellectual powers."[3] Lieutenant Richard, 8th Baron Braybroke, Grenadier Guards, was killed on active service in Tunisia on 23 January 1943, and is buried in the Medjez el Bab Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery.In 1948, Audley End house (but not the estate and contents) was sold, while creating the incorporeal hereditament right to repurchase, to the Ministry of Works and later came into the care of English Heritage.The Barons Braybrooke remain the hereditary visitors of Magdalene College, Cambridge but no longer have the power to appoint the master.