Baron Elton

Barony in the Peerage of the United Kingdom

Baron Elton, of Headington in the County of Oxford, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.[1] It was created on 16 January 1934 for the historian Godfrey Elton. As of 2023 the title is held by his grandson, the third Baron, who succeeded in that year. The Elton family is descended in male line from Richard Elton (c. 1630–1695) who resided at Newent, Gloucestershire.

Barons Elton (1934)

The heir apparent is the present holder's son, the Hon. Charles William Paget Elton (b. 2010).

Line of succession

Coat of arms

Coat of arms of Baron Elton
Notes
Coat of arms of the Elton family
Coronet
A coronet of a Baron
Crest
Between two pierced Mullets and out of a Wreath of Laurel fructed Or, a Dexter Arm embowed in Mail proper, tied about the elbow a Cord Or, the Gauntlet grasping a Scimitar proper, hilted and pommeled Or.
Escutcheon
Paly Or and Gules, a Bend Sable, and on a Chief of the last three pierced Mullets Or.
Supporters
Dexter: a Knight in Mail and White Surcoat supporting with the exterior hand a Sword point downwards proper hilted and pommeled Or; Sinister: a Viking habited proper, mantled Azure, supporting with the exterior hand a Battleaxe head downwards and outwards proper.
Motto
Fide Quam Fortuna (By faith rather than fortune)

Notes

  1. ^ "No. 34016". The London Gazette. 19 January 1934. p. 458.

References

  • Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, [page needed]
  • Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source] [better source needed]
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