Baron Baden-Powell
Baron Baden-Powell, of Gilwell in the County of Essex, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1929 for the military commander Lieutenant-General Robert Baden-Powell, hero of the Siege of Mafeking and founder of the international scouting movement. He had already been created a Baronet, of Gilwell in the County of Essex, in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 4 December 1922. As of 2023 the titles are held by his great-grandson, the fifth Baron, who succeeded his father in 2023.
The ribbon below the family crest bears the family's motto, "Ar Nyd Yw Pwyll Pyd Yw" (Where there's fortitude, there'll be a Powell).
Barons Baden-Powell (1929)
- Robert Stephenson Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell (1857–1941)
- Arthur Robert Peter Baden-Powell, 2nd Baron Baden-Powell (1913–1962) son of the previous baron
- Robert Crause Baden-Powell, 3rd Baron Baden-Powell (1936-2019) son of the previous baron
- David Michael Baden-Powell, 4th Baron Baden-Powell (1940-2023), brother of the previous baron.
- David Robert Baden-Powell, 5th Baron Baden-Powell (b. 1971), son of the previous baron.
The heir apparent to the title Baron Baden-Powell and the baronetcy is the son of the present baron, Maxwell Baden-Powell (b. 23 July 2009).
Baronesses
The spouse of the Baron may use the title Baroness.
- Olave (St. Clair Soames) Baden-Powell (1889-1977), spouse of Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baroness.
- Carine Crause (Boardman) Baden-Powell (1909 - 1993), spouse of Peter Baden-Powell, 2nd Baroness.
- Patience Hélène Mary (Batty) Baden-Powell (1936 – 2010), spouse of Robert Crause Baden-Powell, 3rd Baroness.
- Joan Phillips (Berryman) Baden-Powell, spouse of Michael Baden-Powell, 4th Baroness.
- Edwina Sophie (Foster) Baden-Powell, spouse of David Baden-Powell, present and 5th Baroness.
References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
