| Heathcoat-Amory baronetcy | |
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| Creation date | 1874 |
| Created by | Queen Victoria |
| Baronetage | Baronetage of the United Kingdom |
| First holder | John Heathcoat-Amory |
| Present holder | Sir Ian Heathcoat-Amory, 6th Baronet[1] |
| Heir apparent | William Francis Heathcoat-Amory |
| Motto | Amore non vi (Latin for 'By love, not force')[2] |
TheHeathcoat-Amory baronetcy, ofKnightshayes Court inTiverton in the County ofDevon, is a title in theBaronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 21 March 1874 forJohn Heathcoat-Amory,[3] a businessman andLiberal politician. Born as John Amory, he was the maternal grandson ofJohn Heathcoat and assumed by Royal licence the additional surname of Heathcoat. Thebaronetcy descended from father to son until the 1972 death of his grandson, the third Baronet. The latter was succeeded by his younger brother, the fourth Baronet, who was aConservative politician. In 1960, twelve years before he succeeded to the baronetcy, he was raised to thePeerage of the United Kingdom asViscount Amory, of Tiverton in the County of Devon. Lord Amory was unmarried and on his death in 1981, the viscountcy became extinct. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his younger brother, William, the fifth Baronet. The title is currently held by the latter's eldest son, the sixth Baronet, who succeeded in 1982.
Theheir apparent to the baronetcy is William Francis Heathcoat-Amory (born 1975), eldest son of the 6th Baronet.
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