Baron Brabourne

Baron Brabourne, of Brabourne in the County of Kent, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.<ref>Template:London Gazette</ref> It was created in 1880 for the Liberal politician Edward Knatchbull-Hugessen, the second son of Sir Edward Knatchbull, 9th Baronet, of Mersham Hatch. He had previously represented Sandwich in the House of Commons and served as Under-Secretary of State for Home Affairs and Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies. Lord Brabourne had assumed by Royal licence the additional surname of Hugessen (which was that of his maternal grandmother) in 1849. His son, the second Baron, represented Rochester in Parliament as a Liberal.

In 1917, his younger brother, the fourth Baron, who had succeeded his nephew the third Baron in 1915, inherited the Baronetcy of Mersham Hatch. Since then, the titles have remained merged. The fourth Baron was succeeded by his son, the fifth Baron. He was the Conservative Member of Parliament for Ashford, Governor of Bombay and Governor of Bengal. In 1919, Lord Brabourne assumed by deed poll the surname of Knatchbull only.Template:Citation needed

His eldest son, the sixth Baron, was killed in the Second World War, when the title passed to the latter's younger brother, the seventh Baron. He was a film and television producer. In 1946, he married Patricia Mountbatten,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> daughter of the naval commander Viscount Mountbatten<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>Template:Dead link (later the 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma). Their son, the eighth Baron, who succeeded in 2005, is also the Earl Mountbatten of Burma (since 2017). This means that the Barony of Brabourne is held jointly by the current and future Earls Mountbatten of Burma descended only from male lines of the 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma and her husband, the 7th Baron Brabourne.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Should that male line become extinct, the titles will then separate or become extinct, depending on collateral male lines existing from previous holders of the titles.

The Baronetcy, of Mersham Hatch in the County of Kent, was created in the Baronetage of England in 1641 for Sir Norton Knatchbull, who represented Kent and New Romney in the House of Commons. His son, the second Baronet, also represented these constituencies in Parliament. His nephew, the fourth Baronet (who had succeeded his father, a younger brother of the second Baronet), sat as Member of Parliament for Rochester, Kent and Lostwithiel. He was succeeded by his son, the fifth Baronet, who served as High Sheriff of Kent in 1733. In 1746, he assumed by private act of the Parliament of Ireland the additional surname of Wyndham, pursuant to the will of his mother's father, Thomas Wyndham, 1st Baron Wyndham.<ref>Wyndham Name and Arms Act 1745 [19 Geo. 2 c. 2P]</ref> His son, the sixth Baronet, represented Kent in Parliament. On his death, the title passed to his uncle, the seventh Baronet. He sat in the Irish House of Commons as representative for Armagh. His son, the eighth Baronet, was High Sheriff of Kent in 1785 and later represented Kent in the House of Commons.

He was succeeded by his son, the ninth Baronet, whose daughter married Edward Knight, the nephew of Jane Austen. He represented both Kent and East Kent in Parliament and notably served as Paymaster General in the Tory administrations of Sir Robert Peel. His grandson, the twelfth Baronet, briefly represented East Kent in the House of Commons. On his death in 1917, he was succeeded by his first cousin, the 4th Baron Brabourne, who became the thirteenth Baronet of Mersham Hatch as well.

The 8th Baron Brabourne<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> inherited the peerage of Earl Mountbatten of Burma upon the death of his mother, Patricia Knatchbull, 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> on 13 June 2017. As consequence, the Barony of Brabourne, as well the Knatchbull Baronetcy, became subsidiary titles to that of the earldom.

The title of the barony is pronounced "Bray-burn". The family seat is Broadlands,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> near Romsey, Hampshire.

Knatchbull Baronets, of Mersham Hatch (1641)

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Arms of Knatchbull (Knatchbull of Mersham Hatch, Kent, Knatchbull baronets): Azure, three crosses-crosslet fitchée bendwise between two bendlets or

• Sir Norton Knatchbull, 1st Baronet (c. 1602–1685)
• Sir John Knatchbull, 2nd Baronet (c. 1636–1696)
• Sir Thomas Knatchbull, 3rd Baronet (d. 1712)
• Sir Edward Knatchbull, 4th Baronet (d. 1730)
• Sir Wyndham Knatchbull-Wyndham, 5th Baronet (1699–1749)
• Sir Wyndham Knatchbull-Wyndham, 6th Baronet (1737–1763)
• Sir Edward Knatchbull, 7th Baronet (1704–1789)
• Sir Edward Knatchbull, 8th Baronet (c. 1760–1819)
• Sir Edward Knatchbull, 9th Baronet (1781–1849)
• Sir Norton Joseph Knatchbull, 10th Baronet (1808–1868)
• Sir Edward Knatchbull, 11th Baronet (1838–1871)
• Sir Wyndham Knatchbull, 12th Baronet (1844–1917)
• Cecil Marcus Knatchbull-Hugessen, 4th Baron Brabourne and 13th Baronet (1863–1933)

for further succession, see below

Barons Brabourne (1880)

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Arms of Knatchbull-Hugessen: Quarterly: 1st and 4th, argent, on a mount vert two boars erect respecting each other sable, their forelegs resting against an oak tree proper (Hugessen); 2nd and 3rd, azure, three crosses-crosslet fitchée bendwise between two bendlets or (Knatchbull)

• Edward Hugessen Knatchbull-Hugessen, 1st Baron Brabourne (1829–1893)
• Edward Knatchbull-Hugessen, 2nd Baron Brabourne (1857–1909)
• Wyndham Wentworth Knatchbull-Hugessen, 3rd Baron Brabourne (1885–1915)
• Cecil Marcus Knatchbull-Hugessen, 4th Baron Brabourne (1863–1933)
• Michael Herbert Rudolf Knatchbull, 5th Baron Brabourne (1895–1939)
• Norton Cecil Michael Knatchbull, 6th Baron Brabourne (1922–1943)
• John Ulick Knatchbull, 7th Baron Brabourne (1924–2005)
• Norton Louis Philip Knatchbull, 3rd Earl Mountbatten of Burma and 8th Baron Brabourne (born 1947)

The heir apparent is the present holder's only son, Nicholas Knatchbull, Lord Brabourne (born 1981).

Line of Succession

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• File:Coronet of a British Baron.svg Edward Knatchbull-Hugessen, 1st Baron Brabourne (1829-1993)
  • File:Coronet of a British Baron.svg Edward Knatchbull-Hugessen, 2nd Baron Brabourne (1957–1909)
    • File:Coronet of a British Baron.svg Wyndham Wentworth Knatchbull, 3rd Baron Brabourne (1885–1915)
  • File:Coronet of a British Baron.svg Cecil Marcus Knatchbull-Hugessen, 4th Baron Brabourne(1863–1933)
    • File:Coronet of a British Baron.svg Michael Herbert Rudolf Knatchbull-Hugessen 5th Baron Brabourne(1895–1939)
      • File:Coronet of a British Baron.svg Norton Cecil Michael Knatchbull 6th Baron Brabourne, (1922–1943)
      • File:Coronet of a British Baron.svgJohn Ulick Knatchbull, 7th Baron Brabourne (1924–2005)
        • File:Coronet of a British Earl.svg Norton Knatchbull, 3rd Earl Mountbatten of Burma (born 1947)<ref>The 7th Baron married Hon. Patricia Knatchbull whos father was then the Viscount Mountbatten of Burma, and eventually became Earl Mountbatten of Burma. As Lord Mountbatten had no sons, a remainder was added to both the Viscountcy and Earldom: the 1st Earl's heirs male of the body lawfully begotten; the 1st Earl's daughters and heirs male of their bodies lawfully begotten. As a result, on the 7th Barons death, his son became the 8th Baron, and all dependents of the 7th Barron are in line to both the Earldom Mountbatten of Burma and the Barony Brabourne </ref>
          • Template:Tree list/final branch (1) Nicholas Knatchbull, Lord Brabourne (b. 1981)<ref name=Brab>Also in the line of succession to the Earldom Mountbatten of Burma in order, starting with Nicholas Knatchbull, and all other descendants of John Knatchbull, 7th Baron Brabourne.</ref>
            • (2) The Hon. Alexander Knatchbull (b. 2022)<ref name=Brab />
        • (3) The Hon. Michael Knatchbull (b. 1950)<ref name=Brab />
        • (4) The Hon. Philip Knatchbull (b. 1961)<ref name=Brab />
          • (5) Frederick Knatchbull (b. 2003)<ref name=Brab />
          • Template:Tree list/final branch (6) John Knatchbull (b. 2004)<ref name=Brab />
        • Template:Tree list/final branch (7) The Hon. Timothy Knatchbull (b. 1964)<ref name=Brab />
          • (8) Milo Knatchbull (b. 2001)<ref name=Brab />
          • (9) Ludovic Knatchbull (b. 2003)<ref name=Brab />
  • Adrian Norton Knatchbull-Hugessen (1891–1976)
    • Edward Herrick Knatchbull-Hugessen (1923–1955)
      • male issue in remainde
    • Kenneth Wyndham Knatchbull-Hugessen (1925–1942)
      • male issue in remainde
    • Andrew John Knatchbull-Hugessen (b. 1926)
      • male issue in remainde
    • James Cornelius Knatchbull-Hugessen (b. 1933)
      • male issue in remainde

Coats of arms

Arms of the 1st to 7th Barons Brabourne

Arms: Quarterly 1st & 4th, Argent, on a Mount Vert, two Boar's erect respectant Sable, their forelegs resting against an Oak Tree proper (Hugessen); 2nd & 3rd, Azure, in bend three Crosses-Crosslet fitchée between two Bendlets Or (Knatchbull); Crests: 1st, An Oak Tree proper, between two Wings elevated, pinions Azure, feathered Or (Hugessen); 2nd: On a Chapeau Gules, turned up Ermine, an Ounce statant Ermine, spotted Sable (Knatchbull); Supporters: On either side a Leopard Argent, pelletée, gorged with a Wreath of Oak Vert, fructed Gold, holding in the mouth a Cross-Crosslet fitchée Or; Motto: IN CRUCIFIXA GLORIA MEA (My Glory is in the Cross).

Arms of the 8th Baron Brabourne

Granted by Royal Licence in 1966 to the Earls Mountbatten of Burma who descend from the 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma's elder daughter, Patricia, wife of the 7th Baron Brabourne.<ref name=Gazette>Template:London Gazette</ref>

Arms: Quarterly 1st, Azure, in bend three Crosses-Crosslet fitchée between two Bendlets Or (Knatchbull); 2nd, Argent, two Pellets Sable (Mountbatten); 3rd, Azure, a Lion rampant double queued barry of ten Argent and Gules, crowned Or, within a Bordure compony Gules and Argent (Hesse); 4th, The Royal Arms differenced by a Label of three-points Argent, the centre point charged with a Rose Gules, and the outer points with an Ermine Spot Sable (Princess Alice); Crests: 1st, On a Chapeau Gules, turned up Ermine, an Ounce statant Ermine, spotted Sable (Knatchbull); 2nd, Out of a Ducal Coronet Or, a Plume of Ostrich Feathers alternately Argent and Sable (Mountbatten); 3rd, Out of a Ducal Coronet Or, two Horns barry of ten Argent and Gules, issuing from each three Linden Leaves Vert, and from the outer side of each horn four Branches barwise having three like Leaves pendent therefrom Vert (Hesse); Supporters: On either side a Lion double queued and crowned all Or; Mottoes: 1st, IN CRUCIFIXA GLORIA MEA (My Glory is in the Cross)(Knatchbull); 2nd, IN HONOUR BOUND (Mountbatten).Template:Citation needed

See also

• Earl Mountbatten of Burma
• Marquess of Milford Haven

References

External links

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