Baron Greenwich

Baron Greenwich
Arms of Prince Charles, Baron Greenwich
Creation date	20 November 1947
Creation	Second
Monarch	King George VI
Peerage	Peerage of the United Kingdom
First holder	Caroline Townshend (first creation)
Present holder	Prince Charles[1]
Heir apparent	Prince William
Remainder to	the 1st Baron's heirs male of the body lawfully begotten
Status	Extant
Seat(s)	Clarence House

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

History[]

The first creation came in the Peerage of Great Britain 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, Charles Townshend. She was the daughter of Field Marshal The 2nd Duke of Argyll, who had been created Earl of Greenwich in 1715 and Duke of Greenwich 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 Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1947^[2] 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 County of London. He was made Duke of Edinburgh and Earl of Merioneth at the same time.

Baronesses Greenwich; First creation (1767)[]

Coat of arms of the Baroness Greenwich (first creation).

• Caroline Townshend, 1st Baroness Greenwich (1717–1794)

Barons Greenwich; Second creation (1947)[]

• Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (1921–2021), 1st Baron Greenwich.
• Charles, Prince of Wales (b. 1948), 2nd Baron, eldest son of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

References[]

Other information[]

• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages ^{[self-published source][better source needed]}