Baron Wedgwood

Barony in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
1st Baron Wedgwood

Baron Wedgwood, of Barlaston in the County of Stafford, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.[1] It was created in 1942 for the soldier and politician Josiah Wedgwood. He was the great-great-grandson of Josiah Wedgwood, the founder of the Wedgwood pottery dynasty. As of 2023[update], the title is held by the first Baron's great-grandson, the fifth Baron, who succeeded his cousin in 2014.

Ralph Wedgwood, younger brother of the first Baron, was created a baronet, in 1942.

Barons Wedgwood (1942)

The heir apparent is the present holder's son, Hon. Josiah Thomas Antony Wedgwood (b. 1978)
The heir apparent’s heir apparent is his son, Felix Wedgwood (b.2020)

Coat of arms

Coat of arms of Baron Wedgwood
Crest
Upon a ducal coronet a lion passant Argent.
Escutcheon
Gules four mullets in cross; a canton Argent.
Supporters
On either side a lion double-queued Argent supporting a staff raguly Gules.
Motto
Obstantia Discindo [2]

See also

  • Wedgwood baronets

References

  1. ^ "No. 35431". The London Gazette. 23 January 1942. p. 401.
  2. ^ Burke's genealogical and heraldic history of the peerage, baronetage, and knightage, Privy Council, and order of preference. 1949.
  • Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
  • Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source] [better source needed]

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