Baron Greenwich was a title that has been created twice in British history.

History

The first creation came in the

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in 1767 when Lady Caroline Townshend was made Baroness Greenwich, in the County of Kent, with remainder to the male issue by her second husband,

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. She was the daughter of

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The 2nd Duke of Argyll, who had been created Earl of Greenwich in 1715 and

Duke of Greenwich Duke is a male title either of a monarch ruling over a duchy, or of a member of royalty, or nobility. As rulers, dukes are ranked below emperors, kings, grand princes, grand dukes, and sovereign princes. As royalty or nobility, they are rank ...

in 1719, titles which became extinct on his death in 1743. As Caroline's two sons by her second husband predeceased her, the title became extinct upon her death in 1794. The second creation came in the

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in 1947 when Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, on the morning of his wedding to Princess Elizabeth (who became Queen Elizabeth II), was made Baron Greenwich, of Greenwich in the

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. He was made

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and

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at the same time. Prince Philip died in 2021, and the title passed to his son

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, until it merged with the crown when Charles became King in 2022.

Baronesses Greenwich; First creation (1767)

Caroline Townshend, 1st Baroness Greenwich Caroline Townshend, 1st Baroness Greenwich (''née'' Campbell, 17 November 1717 – 11 January 1794) was a British peeress, the daughter and eldest child of John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll, and his wife, the former Jane Warburton.G.E. Cokayne; ...

(1717–1794)

Barons Greenwich; Second creation (1947)

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(1921–2021), 1st Baron Greenwich. * Charles, Prince of Wales (b. 1948), 2nd Baron, eldest son of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. **''Prince Charles ascended as Charles III in 2022 upon his mother's death; and his hereditary titles

merged in the Crown The hereditary peers form part of the peerage in the United Kingdom. As of September 2022, there are 807 hereditary peers: 29 dukes (including five royal dukes), 34 marquesses, 190 earls, 111 viscounts, and 443 barons (disregarding subsidi ...

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Other information

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