Albu baronets explained

The Albu Baronetcy, of Grosvenor Place in the City of Westminster, and Johannesburg in the Province of Transvaal in the Union of South Africa, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 12 February 1912 for the South African mining magnate George Albu. He was the founder of the General Mining and Finance Corporation alongside his brother Leopold Albu. the title is held by the first Baronet's grandson, the third Baronet, who succeeded his father in 1963.

The Albu family is of German-Jewish origin.

Albu baronets, of Grosvenor Place and of Johannesburg (1912)

There is no heir to the baronetcy.

Arms

Escutcheon:Per chevron raguly Or and Vert in dexter chief an acorn in sinister chief the flower of a sugar bush both slipped and leaved and in base a bear sejant all Proper.
Crest:The battlements of a tower Or issuant therefrom a demi-bear Proper holding in the dexter paw a flower of the sugar bush as in the arms.
Motto:Omnia Bene Evenient[1]

References

Notes and References

  1. Book: Burke's Peerage . 1956.