Encyclopedia > Georgiana Maxwell, 27th Baroness de Ros
Georgiana Angela Maxwell, 27th Baroness de Ros (née Ross) (1933–1983) succeeded her grandmother Una Ross after the title was called out of abeyance in her favor in 1958. Year 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Abeyance (from the Old French abeance meaning gaping), a state of expectancy in respect of property, titles or office, when the right to them is not vested in any one person, but awaits the appearance or determination of the true owner. ...
The 27th Baroness was the daughter of Lieutenant-CommanderPeter RossRN, who himself was the eldest son of the 26th Baroness. Georgiana married Commander John David Maxwell of the Royal Navy in 1954 and they had at least two children: In the Royal Navy, United States Navy, Royal Australian Navy, Royal New Zealand Navy, Canadian Forces Maritime Command (formerly the Royal Canadian Navy), United States Coast Guard, and many other navies and coast guards, a lieutenant commander (lieutenant-commander or Lt Cdr in the RN and abbreviated LCDR in the... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore the Senior Service). ... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore the Senior Service). ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Honourable Diana Elizabeth Maxwell (born 1957)
1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
References
"de Ros, Baron (Maxwell) (Baron E 1264)." Debrett's Peerage & Baronetage 1995. London: Debrett's Peerage Limited, 1995. p. 362-363.
The title of Baron deRos is the most ancient baronial title in the Peerage of England.
The title was originally held by the deRos family until the death of the eleventh Baron in 1508, when it was inherited by his nephew, Sir George Manners.
Upon GeorgianaMaxwell's death, it was inherited by Peter Maxwell, the first man to hold the title in over three-quarters of a century.
For instance, when GeorgianaMaxwell, the most recent female to hold the title, was Baroness, the Lord Mowbray, Segrave, and Stourton was considered the Premier Baron.
The title was originally held by the deRos family until the death of the eleventh Baron in 1508, when it was inherited by his nephew, Sir George Manners.
Upon GeorgianaMaxwell's death, it was inherited by Peter Maxwell, the first man to hold the title in over three-quarters of a century.
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