David Seely, 4th Baron Mottistone

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Captain David Peter Seely, 4th Baron Mottistone

British peer.[1]

Seely was born in 1920. He was the eldest son of the

(subsequently Edward VIII, and then later Duke of Windsor) as his godparents.

He served in the Royal Navy, ultimately reaching the rank of captain. He commanded Cossack between 1958 and 1959 and Ajax between 1963 and 1965. In 1966 he succeeded to the barony and retired from the service.[2]

He was

Doctor of Literature by Bournemouth University in 1993. He was also an ex officio member of The Royal Yacht Squadron. He died on 24 November 2011. He was succeeded by his eldest son Peter John Philip Seely, born 29 October 1949, who was a godson of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
.

Arms

Coat of arms of David Seely, 4th Baron Mottistone
Crest
In front of three ears of wheat banded Or the trunk of a tree fesswise eradicated and sprouting to the dexter Proper.
Escutcheon
Azure three ears of wheat banded Or between two martlets in pale and as many chaplets of roses in fess Argent.
Supporters
On either side a sea horse (hippocampus) Azure gorged with a mural crown and charged on the shoulder with a maple leaf Or.
Motto
In Deo Spero [3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "David Peter MOTTISTONE Obituary: View David MOTTISTONE's Obituary by The Times". Announcements.thetimes.co.uk. 24 November 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
  2. ^ "Lord Mottistone obituary". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  3. ^ Burke's Peerage. 1959.

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Honorary titles
Preceded by Lord Lieutenant of the Isle of Wight
1986–1995
Succeeded by
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Baron Mottistone
1966–2011
Succeeded by
Peter John Philip Seely