Baron Freyberg


Baron Freyberg, of Wellington in New Zealand and of Munstead in the County of Surrey, is a title in the Peerage of [the United Kingdom]. It was created in 1951 for the prominent military commander Lieutenant-General Sir Bernard Freyberg. He served as Governor-General of New Zealand from 1946 to 1952. His only son, the second Baron, was a Colonel in the Grenadier Guards.
, the title is held by the latter's only son, the third Baron, who succeeded in 1993. Lord Freyberg is one of the List of excepted [hereditary peers|ninety hereditary peers elected to remain] in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999, and sits as a cross-bencher.
The family seat is Munstead House, near Godalming, Surrey.

Barons Freyberg (1951)

The heir apparent and sole heir to the peerage is the present holder's son, the Hon. Joseph John Freyberg