Simon Maxwell, 13th Baron Farnham
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The Rt. Hon.
Simon Kenlis Maxwell, 13th Baron Farnham (born 12 December 1933), holds an Irish peerage
title.
The current Lord Farnham is the son of Somerset Arthur Maxwell
, and grandson of Arthur Maxwell, 11th Baron Farnham
. He married on the 5 May 1964 to Karol Ann Prior-Palmer (born 19 December 1938), daughter of Maj.-Gen. George Erroll Prior-Palmer and Katherine Edith Bibby. On his brother's death, he succeeded to the baron title on the 22 March 2001. However, he has not successfully proven his succession to the Baronet of Calderwood title and is therefore not on the Official Roll of the Baronetage. The case is under review by the Registrar of the Baronetage (for more information, follow this external link).
His sister-in-law, Diana, Lady Farnham, widow of the late 12th Baron Farnham, is Lady of the Bedchamber
to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
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Simon Kenlis Maxwell, 13th Baron Farnham (born 12 December 1933), holds an Irish peerage
Peerage of Ireland
The Peerage of Ireland is the term used for those titles of nobility created by the English and later British monarchs of Ireland in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland. The creation of such titles came to an end in the 19th century. The ranks of the Irish peerage are Duke, Marquess, Earl,...
title.
The current Lord Farnham is the son of Somerset Arthur Maxwell
Somerset Arthur Maxwell
Hon. Somerset Arthur Maxwell was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.- Family :Eldest son of Arthur Kenlis Maxwell, 11th Baron Farnham...
, and grandson of Arthur Maxwell, 11th Baron Farnham
Arthur Maxwell, 11th Baron Farnham
Arthur Kenlis Maxwell, 11th Baron Farnham was an Irish Representative peer and a Nova Scotia baronet.He was the son of Somerset Maxwell, 10th Baron Farnham and Lady Florence Jane Taylour. On his father's death, he succeeded as 11th Baron Farnham and 14th Baronet of Calderwood on the 22 November 1900...
. He married on the 5 May 1964 to Karol Ann Prior-Palmer (born 19 December 1938), daughter of Maj.-Gen. George Erroll Prior-Palmer and Katherine Edith Bibby. On his brother's death, he succeeded to the baron title on the 22 March 2001. However, he has not successfully proven his succession to the Baronet of Calderwood title and is therefore not on the Official Roll of the Baronetage. The case is under review by the Registrar of the Baronetage (for more information, follow this external link).
His sister-in-law, Diana, Lady Farnham, widow of the late 12th Baron Farnham, is Lady of the Bedchamber
Lady of the Bedchamber
This is an incomplete list of those who have served as Lady of the Bedchamber in the British Royal Household...
to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.