Baron Brassey of Apethorpe

Baron Brassey of Apethorpe
Arms of Brassey: Per fess indented sable and argent, in the first quarter a mallard of the second [1]
Creation date	1938
Created by	George VI
Peerage	United Kingdom
First holder	Henry Brassey, 1st Baron Brassey of Apethorpe
Present holder	Edward Brassey, 4th Baron Brassey of Apethorpe
Heir apparent	Hon. Christian Brassey
Motto	saepe in difficultate, nunquam timent.

Baron Brassey of Apethorpe, of Apethorpe in the County of Northampton, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.^[1] It was created in 1938 for Sir Henry Brassey, 1st Baronet, who had previously represented Northamptonshire Northern and Peterborough in the House of Commons as a Conservative. He had already been created a Baronet, of Apethorpe in the County of Northampton, in 1922.^[2] Brassey was the second but eldest surviving son of Henry Brassey, third son of Thomas Brassey, and the nephew of Thomas Brassey, 1st Earl Brassey, and Albert Brassey. as of 2022 the titles are held by his great-grandson, the fourth Baron, who succeeded his father in 2015.

The family seat is The Manor House, Apethorpe, Northamptonshire

• Henry Leonard Campbell Brassey, 1st Baron Brassey of Apethorpe (1870–1958)
• Bernard Thomas Brassey, 2nd Baron Brassey of Apethorpe (1905–1967)
• David Henry Brassey, 3rd Baron Brassey of Apethorpe (1932–2015)
• Edward Brassey, 4th Baron Brassey of Apethorpe (born 1964)

The heir apparent is the 4th Baron's only son, the Hon. Christian Brassey (born 2003).

• Earl Brassey

• Kidd, Charles; Williamson, David, eds. (1990). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 ed.). New York: St Martin's Press.
• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages