Baron Brassey of Apethorpe

Barony in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Baron Brassey of Apethorpe

Arms of Brassey: Per fess indented sable and argent, in the first quarter a mallard of the second [1]
Creation date1938
Created byGeorge VI
PeeragePeerage of the United Kingdom
First holderSir Henry Brassey 1st Baron of Apethrope
Present holderEdward Brassey 4th Baron Brassey of Apethrope
Heir apparentHon. Christian Brassey
Mottosaepe in difficultate, nunquam timent.
Apethorpe Hall in 1829

Baron Brassey of Apethorpe, of Apethorpe in the County of Northampton, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.[1] It was created in 1938 for Sir Henry Brassey, 1st Baronet, who had previously represented Northamptonshire Northern and Peterborough in the House of Commons as a Conservative. He had already been created a Baronet, of Apethorpe in the County of Northampton, in 1922.[2] Brassey was the second but eldest surviving son of Henry Brassey, third son of Thomas Brassey, and the nephew of Thomas Brassey, 1st Earl Brassey, and Albert Brassey. as of 2022[update] the titles are held by his great-grandson, the fourth Baron, who succeeded his father in 2015.

The family seat is The Manor House, Apethorpe, Northamptonshire

Barons Brassey of Apethorpe (1938)

  • Henry Leonard Campbell Brassey, 1st Baron Brassey of Apethorpe (1870–1958)
    • Bernard Thomas Brassey, 2nd Baron Brassey of Apethorpe (1905–1967)
      • David Henry Brassey, 3rd Baron Brassey of Apethorpe (1932–2015)
        • Edward Brassey, 4th Baron Brassey of Apethorpe (b. 1964) (current)
          • Hon. Christian Brassey, heir apparent (b. 2003)

See also

  • Earl Brassey

References

  1. ^ "No. 34480". The London Gazette. 8 February 1938. p. 808.
  2. ^ "No. 32766". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 November 1922. p. 8016.
  • Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
  • Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source] [better source needed]

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