Baron Belper

Coat of arms of the Barons Belper

Baron Belper , of Belper in the County of Derby , is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom .

The family seat of the Barons is The Park in Kingston on Soar in Borough Rushcliffe in Nottinghamshire .

Award

The title was created on August 29, 1856 for the liberal politician Edward Strutt . He was a grandson of the textile entrepreneur and inventor Jedediah Strutt .

Today's title holder has been his great-great-grandson Richard Strutt as the 5th baron since 1999 .

List of Barons Belper (1856)

• Edward Strutt, 1st Baron Belper (1801-1880)
• Henry Strutt, 2nd Baron Belper (1840-1914)
• Algernon Strutt, 3rd Baron Belper (1883–1956)
• Ronald Strutt, 4th Baron Belper (1912–1999)
• Richard Strutt, 5th Baron Belper (* 1941)

Title heir ( Heir apparent ) is the son of the current title holder, Hon. Michael Strutt (* 1969).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} The London Gazette : No. 21915, p. 2868 , August 22, 1856.

Web links

• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
• Belper, Baron (UK, 1856) at Cracroft's Peerage