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Lord Westbury

Barony of Westbury
Coronet of a British Baron.svg
COA Bethell, Barons Westbury.svg
Argent, on a chevron, engrailed azure, between three boars' heads couped sable, an estoile or, all within a bordure of the third
Creation date 26 June 1861
Monarch Queen Victoria
Peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
First holder Sir Richard Bethell
Present holder Richard Bethell, 6th Baron Westbury
Heir apparent Hon. Alexander Bethell
Remainder to Heirs male of the first baron's body lawfully begotten
Armorial motto Ap Ithel (Welsh: Bethell)

The Baron Westbury, of Westbury in the County of Wiltshire, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1861 for the lawyer and Liberal politician Sir Richard Bethell on his appointment as Lord Chancellor, a post he held until 1865.

The title descended in the direct line until the death of his great-great-grandson, the fourth baron (who succeeded his grandfather), in 1961. The fourth baron was succeeded by his younger brother, the fifth baron. He was equerry to His Royal Highness Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester from 1947 to 1949 and also served as Deputy Lieutenant of North Yorkshire in 1973. As of 2016 the title is held by his son, the sixth baron, who succeeded in 2001.

The heir apparent is the present holder's son Hon. Alexander Bethell (b. 1986).


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