| Baron Howard of Penrith | |
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 Arms: Quarterly: 1st, Gules, a Bend between six Crosses-Crosslet fitchée Argent, on the bend an Escutcheon Or, charged with a Demi-Lion rampant pierced through the mouth with an Arrow within a Double Tressure flory counterflory all Gules(for Howard); 2nd, Gules, three Lions passant guardant in pale Or, and in chief a Label of three-Points Argent(for Brotherton); 3rd, Chequy Or and Azure(for Warren); 4th, Gules, a Lion rampant Or(for FitzAlan).Crests: 1st: issuant from a Ducal Coronet Or, a Pair of Wings Gules, each charged with a Bend between six Crosses-Crosslet fitchée Argent; 2nd: on a Chapeau Gules, turned up Ermine, a Lion statant guardant with tail extended Or, ducally gorged Argent; 3rd: on a mount Vert a Horse passant Argent, holding in the mouth a Slip of Oak fructed proper.Supporters: Dexter: a Lion Argent; Sinister: a Horse Argent, holding in the mouth a Sprig of Oak fructed proper, each charged on the shoulder with an Escutcheon barry of six Argent and Azure, three Chaplets Gules. | |
| Creation date | 10 July 1930 |
| Created by | George V |
| Peerage | United Kingdom |
| First holder | Esmé Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Penrith |
| Present holder | Philip Howard, 3rd Baron Howard of Penrith |
| Heir apparent | Hon. Thomas Howard |
| Status | Extant |
| Motto | SOLA VIRTUS INVICTA (Virtue alone is unconquerable) |
Baron Howard of Penrith, of Gowbarrow in the County of Cumberland,[1] is a title in thePeerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1930 for the diplomatSir Esmé Howard, who had previously served asBritish Ambassador to the United States. A member of the famousHoward family, he was the grandson ofLord Henry Howard-Molyneux-Howard, younger brother ofBernard Howard, 12th Duke of Norfolk. As of 2010[update] the title is held by his grandson, the third Baron, who succeeded his father in 1999. Lord Howard of Penrith is also in remainder to thedukedom of Norfolk and its subsidiary titles.
Henry Howard andSir Stafford Howard, brothers of the first Baron, were both Members of Parliament. The first baron's sons includedHenry Howard andHubert Howard.
Theheir apparent is the present holder's son, the Hon. Thomas Philip Howard (born 1974).
