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Barony in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Baron Brassey of Apethorpe |
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Arms of Brassey: Per fess indented sable and argent, in the first quarter a mallard of the second [1] |
Creation date | 1938 |
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Created by | George VI |
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Peerage | Peerage of the United Kingdom |
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First holder | Sir Henry Brassey 1st Baron of Apethrope |
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Present holder | Edward Brassey 4th Baron Brassey of Apethrope |
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Heir apparent | Hon. Christian Brassey |
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Motto | saepe in difficultate, nunquam timent. |
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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)
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Henry Leonard Campbell Brassey, 1st Baron Brassey of Apethorpe (1870–1958)
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Bernard Thomas Brassey, 2nd Baron Brassey of Apethorpe (1905–1967)
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David Henry Brassey, 3rd Baron Brassey of Apethorpe (1932–2015)
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Edward Brassey, 4th Baron Brassey of Apethorpe (b. 1964) (current)
- Hon. Christian Brassey, heir apparent (b. 2003)
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