Baron Robertson of Oakridge
Baron Robertson of Oakridge, of Oakridge in the County of Gloucester, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1961 for the military commander Sir Brian Robertson, 2nd Baronet. He had previously served as Military Governor of the British Zone in occupied Germany from 1947 to 1949. The Robertson Baronetcy, of Welbourne, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom in 1919 for his father, Field Marshal Sir William Robertson, Chief of the Imperial General Staff from 1915 to 1918. As of 2014 the titles are held by the first Baron's grandson, the third Baron, who succeeded his father in 2009.
Robertson Baronets, of Beaconsfield (1919)
- Sir William Robert Robertson, 1st Baronet (1860–1933)
- Sir Brian Hubert Robertson, 2nd Baronet (1896–1974) (created Baron Robertson of Oakridge in 1961)
Barons Robertson of Oakridge (1961)
- Brian Hubert Robertson, 1st Baron Robertson of Oakridge (1896–1974)
- William Ronald Robertson, 2nd Baron Robertson of Oakridge (1930–2009)
- William Brian Elworthy Robertson, 3rd Baron Robertson of Oakridge (b. 1975)
There is no heir to the barony or the baronetcy.
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References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
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