Baron Wigram, of
Clewer
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in the
County of Berkshire
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, is a title in the
Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Peerage of the United Kingdom is one of the five Peerages in the United Kingdom. It comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Acts of Union 1800, Acts of Union in 1801, when it replaced the ...
.
It was created in 1935 for the soldier and court official
Sir Clive Wigram, Private Secretary to King
George V
George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 – 20 January 1936) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 until Death and state funeral of George V, his death in 1936.
Born duri ...
from 1931 to 1936. He was the grandson of Reverend William Pitt Wigram, ninth and youngest son of
Sir Robert Wigram, 1st Baronet, of Walthamstow (see
Wigram baronets for earlier history of the family). the title is held by his grandson, a former
equerry
An equerry (; from French ' stable', and related to 'squire') is an officer of honour. Historically, it was a senior attendant with responsibilities for the horses of a person of rank. In contemporary use, it is a personal attendant, usually up ...
to
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, who succeeded in May 2017.
The first Baron's great-grandson, Captain Charles Malet of the
Coldstream Guards, served as Assistant
Equerry
An equerry (; from French ' stable', and related to 'squire') is an officer of honour. Historically, it was a senior attendant with responsibilities for the horses of a person of rank. In contemporary use, it is a personal attendant, usually up ...
to Queen
Elizabeth II in 2008. Captain Malet was commissioned in 2005 and has served in Afghanistan.
The family seat is Poulton Fields, near
Cirencester,
Gloucestershire.
Barons Wigram (1935)
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Clive Wigram, 1st Baron Wigram
Clive Wigram, 1st Baron Wigram, (5 July 1873 – 3 September 1960) was a British Indian Army officer and courtier. He was Private Secretary to the Sovereign from 1931 to 1936.
Parentage and education
Wigram was the son of Herbert Wigram. His ...
(1873–1960)
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(George) Neville Clive Wigram, 2nd Baron Wigram (1915–2017)
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Andrew Francis Clive Wigram, 3rd Baron Wigram (b. 1949)
The
heir apparent is the present holder's elder son, the Hon. Harry Richard Clive Wigram (b. 1977)
See also
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Wigram baronets, of Walthamstow
References
*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
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Baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Noble titles created in 1935