Baron Baden-Powell

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Barony of Baden-Powell
Creation date1929
Created byGeorge V
PeeragePeerage of the United Kingdom
First holderRobert Baden-Powell,
1st Baron
Present holderMichael Baden-Powell
Heir apparentDavid Baden-Powell
Remainder toHeirs male of the body of the grantee
Subsidiary titlesBaronet of Bentley

Baron Baden-Powell, of Gilwell in the County of Essex, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.[1]

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)

The heir apparent is David Robert Baden-Powell (b. 1971).[3]

Arms

Coat of arms of Baron Baden-Powell
Adopted
1929
Coronet
Coronet of a baron.
Crest
1st: a Lion passant Or in the paw a broken Tilting Spear in bend proper pendent therefrom by a Riband Gules an Escutcheon resting on a Wreath Sable charged with a Pheon Or (Powell); 2nd: out of a Crown Vallary Or a Demi Lion rampant Gules on the head a like Crown charged on the shoulders with a Cross Patée Argent and supporting with the paws a Sword Erect proper Pommel and Hilt Gold (Baden).
Escutcheon
Quarterly: 1st and 4th, Per fess Or and Argent a Lion rampant gules between two Tilting Spears erect proper (Powell); 2nd and 3rd, Argent a Lion rampant proper on the head a Crown Vallary Or between four Crosses Patée Gules and as many Fleur-de-lis Azure alternately (Baden).
Supporters
Dexter: an Officer of 13th/18th Hussars in full dress his Sword drawn over his shoulder proper; sinister: a Boy Scout holding a Staff also proper.
Motto
Ar Nyd Yw Pwyll Pyd Yw (Where there is steadiness, there will be a Powell).
Orders
Honours granted to the 1st Baron Baden-Powell:
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) – 9 November 1909 (CB: 1901)
Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO) – 1 January 1923 (KCVO: 3 October 1909)
Knight of Grace of the Venerable Order of St. John (KStJ) – 23 May 1912
Grand Officer of the Order of Christ of Portugal (GOC) – 7 October 1919
Grand Commander of the Order of the Redeemer of the Kingdom of Greece – 21 October 1920
Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog of Denmark – 11 October 1921
Baronet – 1 January 1921 (dated 21 February 1923)
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Michael and St. George (GCMG) – 3 June 1927
Baron Baden-Powell, of Gilwell in the County of Essex – 17 September 1929
Member of the Order of Merit (OM) – 11 May 1937

References

  1. ^ "Family history, Person". The Peerage. p. 876. Archived from the original on 30 December 2006. Retrieved 1 January 2007.
  2. ^ Lundy, Darryl. "Hon. David Michael Baden-Powell". ThePeerage.com. Retrieved 12 March 2007.
  3. ^ "Hon. David Robert Baden-Powell". The Peerage. Retrieved 27 February 2020.

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