Baron Spens

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Baron Spens, of Blairsanquhar in the County of Fife, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. [1] It was created on 20 August 1959 for the lawyer and Conservative politician Sir Patrick Spens. As of 2017 the title is held by his great-grandson, the fourth Baron, who succeeded his father in 2001.

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Barons Spens (1959)

The heir apparent is the present holder's son Hon. Peter Lathallan Spens (b. 2000)

Line of Succession

  • Coronet of a British Baron.svg William Patrick Spens, 1st Baron Spens (1885–1973)[ citation needed ]
    • Coronet of a British Baron.svg William George Michael Spens, 2nd Baron Spens (1914–1984)
      • Coronet of a British Baron.svg Patrick Michael Rex Spens, 3rd Baron Spens (1942–2001)
        • Coronet of a British Baron.svg Patrick Nathaniel George Spens, 4th Baron Spens (born 1968)
          • (1)Hon. Peter Lathallan Spens (b. 2000)
        • (2)Hon. William Ronald Patrick Spens (b. 1983)
      • (3)Hon. William David Ralph Spens (b. 1943)
        • (4) James Michael William Spens (b. 1969)

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References

  1. "No. 41797". The London Gazette . 21 August 1959. p. 5265.