Baron Wrottesley
Baron Wrottesley , of Wrottesley in the County of Stafford , is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom .
Award
The title was bestowed on April 20, 1807 by Letters Patent to Major-General and House of Commons Sir John Wrottesley, 9th Baronet . He had already inherited from his father in 1787 the title of Baronet , of Wrottesley in the County of Stafford, which had been given to his ancestor Walter Wrottesley (1606-1659) on August 30, 1642 in the Baronetage of England.
Today's title holder has been his descendant since 1977, the skeleton athlete Clifton Wrottesley , as the 6th Baron.
The family seat of the barons was until 1963 Wrottesley Hall near Tettenhall in Staffordshire.
List of Barons Wrottesley (1838)
- John Wrottesley, 1st Baron Wrottesley (1771–1841)
- John Wrottesley, 2nd Baron Wrottesley (1798–1867)
- Arthur Wrottesley, 3rd Baron Wrottesley (1824-1910)
- Victor Wrottesley, 4th Baron Wrottesley (1873–1962)
- Richard Wrottesley, 5th Baron Wrottesley (1918–1977)
- Clifton Wrottesley, 6th Baron Wrottesley (* 1968)
Title heir ( Heir apparent ) is the son of the current title holder Hon. Victor Wrottesley (* 2004).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b The London Gazette : No. 19629, p. 1445 , June 26, 1838.
literature
- Charles Kidd, Christine Shaw: Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage 2008. Debrett's Ltd, Richmond 2007, ISBN 1870520807 .
Web links
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
- Wrottesley, Baron (UK, 1838) at Cracroft's Peerage