Baron Cobbold
| Barony of Cobbold | |
|---|---|
  Sable, a chevron or between in chief two bezants, and in base a lion passant guardant or, on a chief dancetté of the last two ducal coronets azure[1] | |
| Creation date | 23 November 1960 |
| Created by | Queen Elizabeth II |
| Peerage | Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| First holder | Cameron Cobbold |
| Present holder | David Lytton-Cobbold, 2nd Baron Cobbold |
| Heir apparent | Henry Lytton-Cobbold |
| Remainder to | 1st Baron's heirs male lawfully begotten |
| Seat(s) | Knebworth House |
| Motto | Rebus angustis fortis ("Brave in adversity") |
Baron Cobbold, of Knebworth in the County of Hertford, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1960 for the banker Cameron Cobbold.[2] He was Governor of the Bank of England from 1949 to 1961.[3]
The second Baron succeeded in 1987.[3] In 1961, he assumed by deed poll the additional surname of Lytton, which was the maiden name of his mother Lady Hermione Lytton, through whom the family inherited Knebworth House.[4][5] From 2000 he was one of the ninety elected hereditary peers who remained in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999, and sat as a cross-bencher until his retirement in 2014.
Several other members of the Cobbold family have also gained distinction. The first Baron was the grandson of Nathaniel Fromanteel Cobbold, who was the son of John Cobbold, Member of Parliament for Ipswich, and brother of John Cobbold, Thomas Cobbold and Felix Cobbold, who also sat as Members of Parliament.
Barons Cobbold (1960)
- Cameron Fromanteel Cobbold, 1st Baron Cobbold (1904–1987)
- David Antony Fromanteel Lytton-Cobbold, 2nd Baron Cobbold (b. 1937)
The heir apparent is the present holder's son the Hon. Henry Fromanteel Lytton-Cobbold (b. 1962)
The heir apparent's heir apparent is his son Edward Lytton-Cobbold (b. 1992)
Line of succession
Cameron Fromanteel Cobbold, 1st Baron Cobbold (1904–1987)
- David Antony Fromanteel Lytton-Cobbold, 2nd Baron Cobbold (born 1937)
- (1) Hon. Henry Fromanteel Lytton Cobbold (born 1962)
- (2) Edward Stucley Fromanteel Lytton Cobbold (born 1992)
- (3) Hon. Peter Guy Fromanteel Lytton Cobbold (born 1964)
- (4) Frederick Alexander Lytton Cobbold (born 1992)
- (5) Hon. Richard Stucley Fromanteel Lytton Cobbold (born 1968)
- (6) Sam Arthur Fromanteel Lytton Cobbold (born 1997)
- (1) Hon. Henry Fromanteel Lytton Cobbold (born 1962)
- (7) Hon. Rowland John Fromanteel Cobbold (born 1944)
- (8) Patrick Alexander Fromanteel Cobbold (born 1974)
See also
References
- ^ Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. 1995. p. 274.
- ^ "No. 42202". The London Gazette. 25 November 1960. p. 8045.
- ^ a b Taylor, Peter. "Cobbold, Cameron Fromanteel, first Baron Cobbold (1904–1987), banker". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ^ "No. 42249". The London Gazette. 13 January 1961. p. 303.
- ^ "Obituaries: Hermione, Lady Cobbold". The Daily Telegraph. 8 November 2004. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
