Baron Middleton
Baron Middleton , of Middleton in the County of Warwick , is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of Great Britain .
Award
The title was created on January 1, 1712 for the House of Commons Sir Thomas Willoughby, 2nd Baronet .
In 1688 he had inherited the Willoughby Baronetcy , of Wollaton in the County of Nottingham , from his older brother Francis Willoughby, which had been awarded to Thomas in 1677 in the Baronetage of England with a corresponding special note in favor of Thomas. The baronetcy has since been a subordinate title of the baron.
Today his descendant Michael Willoughby holds the title as 13th Baron.
The family's seats were Wollaton Hall in Nottingham and Middleton Hall in North Warwickshire . The current family seat is Birdsall Hall in Malton , North Yorkshire .
List of Barons Middleton (1711)
- Thomas Willoughby, 1st Baron Middleton (1670–1729)
- Francis Willoughby, 2nd Baron Middleton (1692–1758)
- Francis Willoughby, 3rd Baron Middleton (1726–1774)
- Thomas Willoughby, 4th Baron Middleton (1728–1781)
- Henry Willoughby, 5th Baron Middleton (1726-1800)
- Henry Willoughby, 6th Baron Middleton (1761-1835)
- Digby Willoughby, 7th Baron Middleton (1769-1856)
- Henry Willoughby, 8th Baron Middleton (1817–1877)
- Digby Willoughby, 9th Baron Middleton (1844-1922)
- Godfrey Willoughby, 10th Baron Middleton (1847-1924)
- Michael Willoughby, 11th Baron Middleton (1887-1970)
- Michael Willoughby, 12th Baron Middleton (1921-2011)
- Michael Willoughby, 13th Baron Middleton (born 1948)
Title heir ( Heir apparent ) is the son of the current title holder James Willoughby (* 1976).
See also
- Earl of Middleton (1660)
- Viscount Midleton (1717)
- Earl of Midleton (1920)