| Barony St Levan | |
|---|---|
  Arms: Ermine on a Cross Gules five Bezants all within a Bordure wavy of the second.Crest: A Rock proper therefrom a Cornish Chough rising Sable the whole debruised with a Bendlet sinister wavy Ermine.Supporters: On either side a Lion Or gorged with a Chain proper and pendant therefrom an Escutcheon, that of the dexter per fess Azure and Argent in chief a Naval Crown between two Laurel Branches saltirewise Or in base the Frame of a Vessel proper, that of the sinister Sable charged with five Bezants. | |
| Creation date | 4 July 1887 |
| Created by | Queen Victoria |
| Peerage | Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| First holder | John St Aubyn |
| Present holder | James St Aubyn |
| Heir apparent | Hon. Hugh James St Aubyn |
| Remainder to | the 1st Baron'sheirs male whatsoever |
| Status | Extant |
| Motto | In Se Teres (Exact in himself) |
Baron St Levan, of St Michael's Mount in the County of Cornwall, is a title in thePeerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 4 July 1887 for the formerMember of ParliamentSir John St Aubyn, 2nd Baronet, becoming John St Aubyn, 1st Baron St Levan. He had previously representedCornwall West inHouse of Commons as aLiberal andSt Ives as aLiberal Unionist. He was succeeded by his eldest son, thesecond Baron, who was aColonel and HonoraryBrigadier-General in theGrenadier Guards. On his death the titles passed to his nephew, the third Baron, the son of the Hon. Sir Arthur James Dudley Stuart St Aubyn (1867–1897), second son of the first Baron. The third baron was succeeded in 1978 by his eldest son, thefourth baron, who had served with theRoyal Navy atDunkirk and in a minesweeper inArctic Convoys duringWorld War II and was awarded theDistinguished Service Cross (DSC).[1] As of 2014, the titles are held by the fourth Baron's nephew, the fifth Baron, who succeeded in 2013.
TheSt Aubyn Baronetcy, of St Michael's Mount in the County of Cornwall, was created in theBaronetage of the United Kingdom in 1866 for the first Baron's father, Edward St Aubyn. He was the illegitimate son ofSir John St Aubyn, 5th Baronet, of Clowance, on whose death in 1839 the St Aubyn baronetcy of Clowance, created in theBaronetage of England in 1671, had become extinct[2] (seeSt Aubyn Baronets).
The family seat isSt Michael's Mount,Cornwall.
Theheir apparent is the present holder's son Hon. Hugh James St Aubyn (born 1983).
