Baron Baden-Powell
Baron Baden-Powell, of Gilwell in the County of Essex, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.[1]
Barony of Baden-Powell | |
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Creation date | 1929 |
Monarch | George V |
Peerage | Peerage of the United Kingdom |
First holder | Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron |
Present holder | Michael Baden-Powell |
Heir apparent | David Baden-Powell |
Remainder to | Heirs male of the body of the grantee |
Subsidiary titles | Baronet of Bentley |
The first Baron's father and siblings were also notable. Baden Powell, father of the first Baron, was a noted mathematician. Warington Baden-Powell, Sir George Baden-Powell, Agnes Baden-Powell and Baden Baden-Powell, siblings of the first Baron, all gained prominence in their own right.
Background
It was created in 1929 for the military commander Lieutenant-General Sir Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baronet, hero of the Siege of Mafeking and founder of the international Scouting movement. He had already been created a baronet, of Bentley, in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 4 December 1922.
As of 2019, the titles are held by his grandson, the fourth Baron, who succeeded his brother in 2019.[2]
Barons Baden-Powell (1929)
- Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell (1857–1941)
- Arthur Robert Peter Baden-Powell, 2nd Baron Baden-Powell (1913–1962)
- Robert Crause Baden-Powell, 3rd Baron Baden-Powell (1936–2019)
- David Michael Baden-Powell, 4th Baron Baden-Powell (born 1940).
The heir apparent is David Robert Baden-Powell (b. 1971).[3]
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References
- "Family history, Person". The Peerage. p. 876. Archived from the original on 30 December 2006. Retrieved 1 January 2007.
- Lundy, Darryl. "Hon. David Michael Baden-Powell". ThePeerage.com. Retrieved 12 March 2007.
- "Hon. David Robert Baden-Powell". The Peerage. Retrieved 27 February 2020.