Baron Stafford

Barony of Stafford

Arms of Fitzherbert, Barons Stafford since 1913: Argent, a chief vairy or and gules overall a bend sable
Creation date12 September 1640 (Fifth creation)
CreationFifth
Created byCharles I (fifth creation)
PeeragePeerage of England
First holderEdmund de Stafford, 1st Baron Stafford (First creation)
Present holderFrancis Fitzherbert, 15th Baron Stafford
Heir apparentThe Hon. Benjamin Fitzherbert
Remainder toHeirs male of the first baron and baroness's bodies lawfully begotten; failing that, to heirs general of their bodies[1]
StatusExtant
Seat(s)Swynnerton Hall
MottoUng je serviray ("One I will serve")[2]
William Howard, 1st Viscount Stafford

Baron Stafford, referring to the town of Stafford, is a title that has been created several times in the Peerage of England. In the 14th century, the barons of the first creation were made earls. Those of the fifth creation, in the 17th century, became first viscounts and then earls. Since 1913, the title has been held by the Fitzherbert family.[2]

  1. ^ Nicolas, Sir Nicholas Harris; Courthope, William (1857). The Historic Peerage of England. John Murray. p. 444. Retrieved 15 May 2018. 12 Sept. 1640 heirs male remainder.
  2. ^ a b Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.