Baron Brassey of Apethorpe should not be confused with Baron Brassey of Bulkeley.
Baron Brassey of Apethorpe | |
Creation Date: | 1938 |
Peerage: | Peerage of the United Kingdom |
First Holder: | Sir Henry Brassey 1st Baron of Apethrope |
Present Holder: | Edward Brassey 4th Baron Brassey of Apethrope |
Heir Apparent: | Hon. Christian Brassey |
Motto: | saepe in difficultate, nunquam timent. |
Baron Brassey of Apethorpe, of Apethorpe in the County of Northampton, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1938 for Sir Henry Brassey, 1st Baronet, who had previously represented Northamptonshire Northern and Peterborough in the House of Commons as a Conservative. He had already been created a Baronet, of Apethorpe in the County of Northampton, in 1922. Brassey was the second but eldest surviving son of Henry Brassey, third son of Thomas Brassey, and the nephew of Thomas Brassey, 1st Earl Brassey, and Albert Brassey. the titles are held by his great-grandson, the fourth Baron, who succeeded his father in 2015.
The family seat is The Manor House, Apethorpe, Northamptonshire