Peter Trevor Maxwell, 27th Baron de Ros (born 23 December 1958), is the premier baron of England, by virtue of Baron de Ros being the oldest extant barony in the Peerage of England. [1] [2]
Peter Trevor Maxwell, 27th Baron de Ros (born 23 December 1958), is the premier baron of England, by virtue of Baron de Ros being the oldest extant barony in the Peerage of England. [1] [2]
Lord de Ros is the only son of Lieutenant-Commander John David Maxwell RN and of Georgiana Maxwell, 26th Baroness de Ros, a suo jure peeress. [1] He inherited the barony on the death of his mother in 1983.
He was educated at Headfort School, in Kells, Ireland, as well as Down High School, in Downpatrick, Northern Ireland, before going to a boarding school in the Republic of Ireland.
On 5 September 1987, Lord de Ros married Angela Sián Ross. They have three children: [1]
Duke of Rutland is a title in the Peerage of England, named after Rutland, a county in the East Midlands of England. Earldoms named after Rutland have been created three times; the ninth earl of the third creation was made duke in 1703, in whose family's line the title continues. The heir apparent to the dukedom has the privilege of using the courtesy title of Marquess of Granby.
Baron de Ros of Helmsley is the premier baron in the Peerage of England, created in 1288/89 for William de Ros, with precedence to 24 December 1264. Premier baron is a designation and status awarded to the holder of the most ancient extant barony of the Peerage of England. Before the Dissolution of the Monasteries the Prior of the Order of St John in England was deemed the premier baron.
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Baron Dudley is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created circa 1440 for John Sutton, a soldier who served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. The title descended in the Sutton family until the 17th century when Frances Sutton, the heir apparent to the title, married Humble Ward who was granted the title Baron Ward in 1644. Their heirs inherited both titles until 1740 when the differing rules of inheritance meant that the Barony of Dudley descended on Ferdinando Dudley Lea, who became the 11th Baron whilst the Barony of Ward went to John Ward, who later became 1st Viscount Dudley and Ward. On Ferdinando's death in 1757, the title fell into abeyance. The title was revived in 1916.
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