Talk:Baron Baden-Powell

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Is the 3rd barons heir his bother Hon. David Michael Baden-Powell b. 11 Dec 1940. The 3rd baron is married but I can't find any children. Alci12 08:44, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

Yes. (And Lord Baden-Powell does indeed have no children.) Proteus (Talk) 09:47, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Baronetcy

The usual style for the name of a Baronet is: "Sir Joe Bloggs, Bt." or "Sir Joe Bloggs, Bart." It is not usual to write the word "Baronet" out in full. However I am willing to let this go in an encyclopedic article as readers may not be familiar with the usual abbreviations. In addition, as a Baronetcy is hereditary (although it is not a peerage and not a knighthood), it is possible to refer to someone as the "1st Baronet" or "2nd Baronet"; however this would never usually appear in their formal style of name. See Sir Robert Baden-Powell, Bart.. -- MightyWarrior 23:37, 27 September 2006 (UTC)

Hey, if you read Wikipedia:WikiProject Peerage, you will see that on Wikipedia it is usual either to write the full form or to simply leave it out (although you're right with the correct abbreviations). The numbering helps to disambiguate between persons with the same name, to make clear that someone was the first or last baronet in a creation, or to show that just the umpteenth one baronet had done something special. Phoe 11:07, 28 September 2006 (UTC)