| Barony of Freyberg | |
| Creation Date: | 19 October 1951[1] |
| Heir Apparent: | Hon. Joseph Freyberg |
| Remainder To: | Heirs male of the first baron's body lawfully begotten |
| Motto: | "New zeal and honour" |
Baron Freyberg, of Wellington in New Zealand and of Munstead in the County of Surrey, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1951 for the prominent military commander Lieutenant-General Sir Bernard Freyberg. He served as Governor-General of New Zealand from 1946 to 1952. His only son, the second Baron, was a Colonel in the Grenadier Guards.[1]
, the title is held by the latter's only son, the third Baron, who succeeded in 1993.[1] Lord Freyberg is one of the ninety hereditary peers elected to remain in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999, and sits as a cross-bencher.[2]
The family seat is Munstead House, near Godalming, Surrey.
The heir apparent and sole heir to the peerage is the present holder's son, the Hon. Joseph John Freyberg (b. 2007)[3]