Baron Baltimore is a defunct title in the Peerage of Ireland. The barony was created in 1625 and became extinct following the death of the sixth baron in 1771. The title was held by several members of the Calvert family who were the proprietors of the Province of Avalon in Newfoundland and the Province of Maryland, later the U.S. state of Maryland.
In the context of United States history, the name Lord Baltimore usually refers to Cćcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore after whom the city of Baltimore, Maryland is named. His younger brother Leonard Calvert was the first Governor of Maryland. See also: Province of Maryland.
In the context of United States history, the name LordBaltimore usually refers to Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore after whom the city of Baltimore, Maryland is named.
LordBaltimore is a modest attempt at paying homage to the great road novels of the past, such as LeSage’s Gil Blas of Santillana, Victor Hugo’s Hernani, and Stevenson’s Kidnapped.
LordBaltimore is a Knight Templar, whose duty is to guide people on their spiritual journeys.
LordBaltimore was written in the picaresque tradition of novels such as Don Quixote, Tom Jones and Huckleberry Finn, in which a character encounters a series of usually humorous adventures.
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