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Battersea, Baron (UK, 1892 - 1907)

Creation: let.pat. 5 Sep 1892

Extinct: 27 Nov 1907

Family name: Flower

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Arms:

Or two Flaunches in pale three Escutcheons Vert each charged with a Fleur-de-lis of the field

Crest:

Issuant from Clouds a Cubit Arm erect in the hand a Rose and Lily each slipped all proper

Supporters:

Dexter: A Mermaid proper semée of Fleur-de-lis Azure holding in the dexter hand three Arrows Or;  Sinister: A Sea Horse proper collared Or semée of Roses Gules

Motto:

 Flores curat Deus

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Cyril [Flower], 1st Baron Battersea

1st son and heir of Philip William Flower, of Furze Down, Streatham, co. Surrey, by his wife Mary Flower, dau. of Jonathan Flower

born

30 Aug 1843

mar.

22 Nov 1877 Constance de Rothschild (d. 22 Nov 1931), 1st dau. and cohrss. of Sir Anthony de Rothschild, 1st Bt., of Tring Park, co. Hertford, by his wife Louisa Montefiore, dau. of Abraham Montefiore

died

s.p. 27 Nov 1907

created

5 Sep 1892 Baron Battersea, of Battersea in the County of London, and of Overstrand in the County of Norfolk

note

barrister, Inner Temple 1870; Member of Parliament (Liberal) for Brecknock 1880-85 and for South Bedfordshire 1885-92; a Junior Lord of the Treasury 1886

On the death of the 1st Baron Battersea the Barony of Battersea became extinct.

 First written 18 Jul 2006

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