Baron Michelham
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Baron Michelham, of Hellingly
in the County of Sussex
, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
. It was created on 28 December 1905 for the banker, businessman and philanthropist Sir Herbert Stern, 1st Baronet
. He was head of the firm Herbert Stern & Co. Stern had already been created a Baronet, of Strawberry Hill in the Parish of Twickenham and County of Middlesex, in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 31 July 1905. Apart from his British titles he was also a Baron in the Portuguese nobility, a title inherited from his father Baron Hermann de Stern. Lord Michelham was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Baron. His younger brother died before him and on his death in 1984 the titles became extinct.
The title of the barony was pronounced "Mitchlam".
Hellingly
Hellingly is a village and civil parish in the Wealden District of East Sussex, England. The village is located 1.5 miles north of Hailsham.The nearby village of Lower Dicker is located within the parish.-History:...
in the County of Sussex
Sussex
Sussex , from the Old English Sūþsēaxe , is an historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. It is bounded on the north by Surrey, east by Kent, south by the English Channel, and west by Hampshire, and is divided for local government into West...
, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great Britain...
. It was created on 28 December 1905 for the banker, businessman and philanthropist Sir Herbert Stern, 1st Baronet
Herbert Stern, 1st Baron Michelham
Herbert Stern, 1st Baron Michelham , known as Sir Herbert Stern, Bt, between July and December 1905, was a British financier and philanthropist.-Background:...
. He was head of the firm Herbert Stern & Co. Stern had already been created a Baronet, of Strawberry Hill in the Parish of Twickenham and County of Middlesex, in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 31 July 1905. Apart from his British titles he was also a Baron in the Portuguese nobility, a title inherited from his father Baron Hermann de Stern. Lord Michelham was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Baron. His younger brother died before him and on his death in 1984 the titles became extinct.
The title of the barony was pronounced "Mitchlam".
Barons Michelham (1905)
- Herbert Stern, 1st Baron MichelhamHerbert Stern, 1st Baron MichelhamHerbert Stern, 1st Baron Michelham , known as Sir Herbert Stern, Bt, between July and December 1905, was a British financier and philanthropist.-Background:...
(1851–1919) - Herman Alfred Stern, 2nd Baron Michelham (1900–1984)