Baron Ebury
| Barony of Ebury | |
|---|---|
  Arms of the Barons Ebury (pre 1999) Arms: Azure, a Garb Or, a Mullet for difference. Crest: A Talbot statant Or. Supporters: On either side a Talbot reguardant Or, collared Azure, and charged on the shoulder with a Mullet Azure, for difference. | |
| Creation date | 15 September 1857 |
| Created by | Queen Victoria |
| Peerage | Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| First holder | Lord Robert Grosvenor |
| Present holder | Francis Grosvenor, 8th Earl of Wilton |
| Heir apparent | Julian Grosvenor, Viscount Grey de Wilton |
| Status | Extant |
| Former seat(s) | Moor Park |
| Motto | VIRTUS NON STEMMA (Virtue, not ancestry) |
| Note: since 1999, Baron Ebury has been a subsidiary title of the earldom of Wilton | |
Baron Ebury, of Ebury Manor in the County of Middlesex, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom that dates from 1857.[1] In 1999, it became a subsidiary title of the earldom of Wilton after the 6th Baron Ebury inherited the earldom from his distant cousin, the 7th Earl of Wilton.
History
The peerage was created in September 1857 for the Whig politician Lord Robert Grosvenor. He was the third son of Robert Grosvenor, 1st Marquess of Westminster, and his wife Lady Eleanor Egerton, daughter of Thomas Egerton, 1st Earl of Wilton.
Both Lord Robert and his elder brother Lord Thomas were in special remainder to the viscountcy of Grey de Wilton and the earldom of Wilton, created for their maternal grandfather in 1801. Upon the latter's death in 1814, Lord Thomas succeeded as second Earl of Wilton.
Lord Ebury was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Baron. He represented Westminster in Parliament as a Liberal. His grandson, the fifth Baron, served as a government whip from 1939 to 1940 in the government of Neville Chamberlain. In 1999, his eldest son, the sixth Baron, succeeded as eighth Earl of Wilton on the death of his kinsman, the seventh Earl.
The Honourable Norman Grosvenor, younger son of the first Baron, sat as Member of Parliament for Chester.
Barons Ebury (1857)
- Robert Grosvenor, 1st Baron Ebury (1801–1893)
- Robert Wellesley Grosvenor, 2nd Baron Ebury (1834–1918)
- Robert Victor Grosvenor, 3rd Baron Ebury (1868–1921)
- Francis Egerton Grosvenor, 4th Baron Ebury (1883–1932)
- Robert Egerton Grosvenor, 5th Baron Ebury (1914–1957)
- Francis Egerton Grosvenor, 8th Earl of Wilton, 6th Baron Ebury (b. 1934)
For further barons, see Earl of Wilton.
See also
References
- ^ "No. 22039". The London Gazette. 11 September 1857. p. 3075.
- Hesilrige, Arthur G. M. (1921). Debrett's Peerage and Titles of courtesy. London: Dean & Son. p. 331.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source] [better source needed]