Ouseley baronets | |
---|---|
![]() Escutcheon of the Ouseley baronets of Claremont | |
Creation date | 1808 [1] |
Status | extinct |
Extinction date | 1889 |
Motto | Mors lupi agnis vita, Death of the wolf is life to the lamb [1] |
The Ouseley Baronetcy, of Claremont in the County of Hertford, was a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 3 October 1808 for the entrepreneur, linguist and diplomat, Gore Ouseley. [2] He was succeeded by his son, the second Baronet. He was a composer, organist, and musicologist. The title became extinct on his death in 1889. [3]
The first Baronet was the brother of Sir William Ouseley and the uncle of Sir William Gore Ouseley. [2]