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Baron Wedgwood

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1st Baron Wedgwood

Baron Wedgwood, of Barlaston in the County of Stafford, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.[1] It was created in 1942 for the soldier and politician Josiah Wedgwood. He was the great-great-grandson of Josiah Wedgwood, the founder of the Wedgwood pottery dynasty. As of 2023, the title is held by the first Baron's great-grandson, the fifth Baron, who succeeded his cousin in 2014.

Ralph Wedgwood, younger brother of the first Baron, was created a baronet, in 1942.

Barons Wedgwood (1942)

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The heir apparent is the present holder's son, Hon. Josiah Thomas Antony Wedgwood (b. 1978)
The heir apparent’s heir apparent is his son, Felix Wedgwood (b.2020)

Coat of arms

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Coat of arms of Baron Wedgwood
Crest
Upon a ducal coronet a lion passant Argent.
Escutcheon
Gules four mullets in cross; a canton Argent.
Supporters
On either side a lion double-queued Argent supporting a staff raguly Gules.
Motto
Obstantia Discindo[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "No. 35431". The London Gazette. 23 January 1942. p. 401.
  2. ^ Burke's genealogical and heraldic history of the peerage, baronetage, and knightage, Privy Council, and order of preference. 1949.