Baron Baden-Powell

Baron Baden-Powell, of Gilwell in the County of Essex, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom created in 1929 for Lieutenant-General Sir Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baronet.[1] He had been created baronet, of Bentley, in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 4 December 1922.[2]

Barony of Baden-Powell
Creation date1929
Created byKing George V
PeeragePeerage of the United Kingdom
First holderSir Robert Baden-Powell, Bt
Present holderMichael Baden-Powell,
4th Baron Baden-Powell
Remainder toHeirs male of the body of the grantee
Subsidiary titlesBaronet of Bentley

Barons Baden-Powell (1929–present)

Baden-Powell Baronets, of Bentley (1922–present)

  • Sir Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, 1st Baronet (1922–1941).

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).

References
  1. "London Gazette, 20 September 1929". Archived from the original on 1 February 2014.
  2. "London Gazette, 1 January 1921". Archived from the original on 1 February 2014.
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