Baron Napier of Magdala, in Abyssinia and of Caryngton in the County Palatine of Chester, is a title in the

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. It was created in 1868 for the military commander Sir Robert Napier, in recognition of his part in the

1868 Expedition to Abyssinia The British Expedition to Abyssinia was a rescue mission and punitive expedition carried out in 1868 by the armed forces of the British Empire against the Ethiopian Empire (also known at the time as Abyssinia). Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia, t ...

when the town of

Magdala Magdala (Aramaic: מגדלא, ''Magdala'', meaning "tower"; Hebrew: , ''Migdal''; ar, المجدل, ''al-Majdal'') was an ancient Jewish city on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, north of Tiberias. In the Babylonian Talmud it is known as Magda ...

was captured. Napier was later

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and

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and was made a

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in 1882. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Baron. He served as Aide-de-Camp to his father. On his death the title passed to his younger brother, the third Baron. He was a Colonel in the British Army. He was succeeded by his half-brother, the fourth Baron. He worked for the Indian State Railways. His son, the fifth Baron, was a Brigadier in the

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. the title is held by the latter's son, the sixth Baron, who succeeded in 1987.

Barons Napier of Magdala (1868)

* Robert George Cornelis Napier, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala (1810–1890) *Robert William Napier, 2nd Baron Napier of Magdala (1845–1921) *James Pearse Napier, 3rd Baron Napier of Magdala (1849–1935) *Edward Herbert Scott Napier, 4th Baron Napier of Magdala (1861–1948) *(Robert) John Napier, 5th Baron Napier of Magdala (1904–1987) *Robert Alan Napier, 6th Baron Napier of Magdala (b. 1940) The

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is the present holder's son the Hon James Robert Napier (b. 1966).

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References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Napier Of Magdala Baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Noble titles created in 1868 1868 establishments in the United Kingdom