Heathcoat-Amory Baronets

The Heathcoat-Amory Baronetcy, of Knightshayes Court in Tiverton in the County of Devon, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 21 March 1874 for the businessman and Liberal politician John Heathcoat-Amory. Born John Amory, he was the maternal grandson of John Heathcoat and had assumed by Royal license the additional surname of Amory. The title descended from father to son until the death of his grandson, the third Baronet, in 1972. He was succeeded by his younger brother, the fourth Baronet. He was a Conservative politician. In 1960, twelve years before he succeeded in the baronetcy, he was raised to the Peerage of the United Kingdom as Viscount Amory, of Tiverton in the County of Devon. Lord Amory was unmarried and on his death in 1981 the viscountcy became extinct. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his younger brother, William, the fifth Baronet. As of 2007 the title is held by the latter's eldest son, the sixth Baronet, who succeeded in 1982.

Roderick Heathcoat-Amory (1907-1998), youngest son of the second Baronet, was a Brigadier in the Army. His son is the Conservative politician David Heathcoat-Amory.

The family seat was Knightshayes Court, Tiverton, Devon.

Heathcoat-Amory Baronets, of Knightshayes Court (1874)

*Sir John Heathcoat-Amory, 1st Baronet (1829-1914)
*Sir Ian Murray Heathcoat-Amory, 2nd Baronet (1865-1931)
*Sir John Heathcoat-Amory, 3rd Baronet (1894-1972)
*Sir Derick Heathcoat-Amory, 4th Baronet (1899-1981) (had been created Viscount Amory in 1960)

Viscounts Amory (1960)

*Derick Heathcoat-Amory, 1st Viscount Amory (1899-1981)

Heathcoat-Amory Baronets, of Knightshayes Court (1874; Reverted)

*Sir William Heathcoat-Amory, 5th Baronet (1901-1982)
*Sir Ian Heathcoat-Amory, 6th Baronet (b. 1942)

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). "Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage" (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
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