Baron Ravensdale

Baron Ravensdale, of Ravensdale in the County of Derby, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1911 for the Conservative politician George Curzon, 1st Baron Curzon, of Kedleston, who had previously served as Viceroy of India.

History

The title was created on 2 November 1911 for the Conservative politician George Curzon, 1st Baron Curzon, with remainder, in default of issue male, to his eldest daughter and the heirs male of her body, failing whom to his other daughters in like manner in order of primogeniture. Curzon was created Viscount Scarsdale and Earl Curzon of Kedleston at the same time. The viscounty was created with special remainder to the heirs male of his father while the earldom was created with normal remainder to heirs male. Curzon had already in 1898 been created Baron Curzon of Kedleston in the Peerage of Ireland (the last Irish peerage to be created), with remainder to heirs male. In 1916 he succeeded his father as fifth Baron Scarsdale and in 1921 he was further honoured when he was made Earl of Kedleston and Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, with remainder to heirs male.

Lord Curzon died without male issue in 1925 and the barony of Curzon of Kedleston, the two earldoms and the marquessate thus became extinct. He was succeeded in the viscountcy of Scarsdale according to the special remainder by his nephew, Richard Curzon, the second Viscount (who also succeeded as sixth Baron Scarsdale; see Viscount Scarsdale for further history of this branch of the family). The barony of Ravensdale passed according to the special remainder to his eldest daughter Irene. In 1958, following the passage of the Life Peerages Act 1958 which permitted women to sit in the House of Lords, Lady Ravensdale was granted a life peerage with the title of Baroness Ravensdale of Kedleston, of Kedleston in the County of Derby. the title is held by her great-great-nephew the fourth Baron, who succeeded in 2017 and was elected to sit in the House of Lords in 2019. He is the great-grandson of Lady Cynthia (second daughter of Lord Curzon of Kedleston) and her husband Oswald Mosley. He also succeeded his grandfather as eighth Baronet of Ancoats. (See Mosley baronets for earlier history of this title.)

Baron Ravensdale (1911)

George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, 1st Baron Ravensdale (1859–1925)
Mary Irene Curzon, 2nd Baroness Ravensdale (1896–1966)
Nicholas Mosley, 3rd Baron Ravensdale (1923–2017)
Hon. Shaun Nicholas Mosley (1949–2009)
Daniel Nicholas Mosley, 4th Baron Ravensdale (born 1982)

The heir apparent is the present holder's eldest son, the Hon. Alexander Lucas Mosley (born 2012).

Title succession chart

thumb|George Curzon, 1st Baron Ravensdale (later 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston)

thumb|[[Daniel Mosley, 4th Baron Ravensdale]]

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Line of succession

15px George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, 1st Baron Ravensdale (1859–1925)
15px Mary Irene Curzon, 2nd Baroness Ravensdale (1896–1966)
Lady Cynthia Blanche Curzon (1898–1933)
15px Nicholas Mosley, 3rd Baron Ravensdale (1923–2017)
Hon. Shaun Nicholas Mosley (1949–2009)
15px Daniel Nicholas Mosley, 4th Baron Ravensdale (born 1982)
(1) Hon. Alexander Lucas Mosley (born 2012)
(2) Hon. Matthew Joseph Mosley (born 1985)
(3) Hon. Francis Shaun Mosley (born 1988)
(4) Hon. Aidan Clifford Mosley (born 1991)
(5) Hon. Thomas Kieran Mosley (born 1991)
(6) Hon. Ivo Adam Rex Mosley (born 1951)
(7) Nathaniel Inigo Mosley (born 1982)
(8) Felix Harry Mosley (born 1985)
(9) Scipio Louis Mosley (born 1988)
(10) Noah Billy Mosley (born 1990)
(11) Hon. Robert Mosley (born 1955)
(12) Gregory Mosley (born 1981)
(13) Vija Mosley (born 1985)
(14) Orson Mosley (born 1994)
(15) Hon. Marius Mosley (born 1976)
Lady Alexandra Naldera Curzon (1904–1995)
David Patrick Metcalfe (1927–2012)
(16) Julian Edward Metcalfe (born 1959)
(17) Michael John Metcalfe (born 1993)
(18) Billy Alexander Metcalfe (born 1995)
(19) Charles Michael Metcalfe (born 1962)
(20) Louis Warren Metcalfe (born 1993)
(21) Percy David Metcalfe (born 1996)

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Notes

References

Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.