# Baron Avebury

Baron Avebury, of Avebury in the County of Wiltshire, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created 22 January 1900 for the banker, politician and archaeologist Sir John Lubbock, 4th Baronet. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Baron. On his death the titles passed to his nephew, the third Baron. He was the son of Harold Fox Pitt Lubbock, fourth son of the first Baron, who died in 1971. The title then passed to the third Baron's first cousin, the fourth Baron, the son of Maurice Fox Pitt Lubbock, sixth son of the first Baron. The fourth baron was a Liberal Democrat politician and one of the ninety excepted hereditary peers who remained in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999. He was succeeded by his son, the fifth Baron, in 2016.
The Lubbock baronetcy, of Lamas, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 9 April 1806 for John Lubbock, with remainder to his nephew John William, the son of William Lubbock. Lubbock was a successful merchant and banker in London. He was succeeded according to the special remainder by his nephew William, who became the second Baronet. He was also a banker. His grandson, the aforementioned fourth Baronet, was elevated to the peerage as Baron Avebury in 1900.

## Lubbock baronets, of Lamas (1806)

* Sir John Lubbock, 1st Baronet (1744–1816)
* Sir John William Lubbock, 2nd Baronet (1773–1840)
* Sir John William Lubbock, 3rd Baronet (1803–1865)
* Sir John Lubbock, 4th Baronet (1834–1913) (created Baron Avebury in 1900)

### Baron Avebury (1900)

* John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury (1834–1913)
* John Birkbeck Lubbock, 2nd Baron Avebury (1858–1929)
* John Lubbock, 3rd Baron Avebury (1915–1971)
* Eric Reginald Lubbock, 4th Baron Avebury (1928–2016)
* Lyulph Ambrose Jonathan Lubbock, 5th Baron Avebury (born 1954)
The heir apparent is his only son, the Hon. Alexander Lyulph Robert Lubbock (born 1985).

### Title succession chart

Title succession chart, Lubbock baronets and Barons Avebury :
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Rev. William Lubbock 1701–1754 | Rev. William Lubbock 1701–1754 | Rev. William Lubbock 1701–1754 | Rev. William Lubbock 1701–1754 | Rev. William Lubbock 1701–1754 | Rev. William Lubbock 1701–1754 |
| | | | | | | Sir John Lubbock 1st Baronet 1744–1816 | Sir John Lubbock 1st Baronet 1744–1816 | Sir John Lubbock 1st Baronet 1744–1816 | Sir John Lubbock 1st Baronet 1744–1816 | Sir John Lubbock 1st Baronet 1744–1816 | Sir John Lubbock 1st Baronet 1744–1816 | William Lubbock 1746–1823 | William Lubbock 1746–1823 | William Lubbock 1746–1823 | William Lubbock 1746–1823 | William Lubbock 1746–1823 | William Lubbock 1746–1823 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Sir John Lubbock 2nd Baronet 1773–1840 | Sir John Lubbock 2nd Baronet 1773–1840 | Sir John Lubbock 2nd Baronet 1773–1840 | Sir John Lubbock 2nd Baronet 1773–1840 | Sir John Lubbock 2nd Baronet 1773–1840 | Sir John Lubbock 2nd Baronet 1773–1840 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Sir John Lubbock 3rd Baronet 1803–1865 | Sir John Lubbock 3rd Baronet 1803–1865 | Sir John Lubbock 3rd Baronet 1803–1865 | Sir John Lubbock 3rd Baronet 1803–1865 | Sir John Lubbock 3rd Baronet 1803–1865 | Sir John Lubbock 3rd Baronet 1803–1865 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Baron Avebury | Baron Avebury | Baron Avebury | Baron Avebury | Baron Avebury | Baron Avebury | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Baron Avebury | Baron Avebury | Baron Avebury | Baron Avebury | Baron Avebury | Baron Avebury | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | John Lubbock 1st Baron Avebury 4th Baronet 1834–1913 | John Lubbock 1st Baron Avebury 4th Baronet 1834–1913 | John Lubbock 1st Baron Avebury 4th Baronet 1834–1913 | John Lubbock 1st Baron Avebury 4th Baronet 1834–1913 | John Lubbock 1st Baron Avebury 4th Baronet 1834–1913 | John Lubbock 1st Baron Avebury 4th Baronet 1834–1913 |
| John Lubbock 2nd Baron Avebury 1858–1929 | John Lubbock 2nd Baron Avebury 1858–1929 | John Lubbock 2nd Baron Avebury 1858–1929 | John Lubbock 2nd Baron Avebury 1858–1929 | John Lubbock 2nd Baron Avebury 1858–1929 | John Lubbock 2nd Baron Avebury 1858–1929 | Hon. Norman Lubbock 1861–1926 | Hon. Norman Lubbock 1861–1926 | Hon. Norman Lubbock 1861–1926 | Hon. Norman Lubbock 1861–1926 | Hon. Norman Lubbock 1861–1926 | Hon. Norman Lubbock 1861–1926 | Hon. Rolfe Lubbock 1865–1909 | Hon. Rolfe Lubbock 1865–1909 | Hon. Rolfe Lubbock 1865–1909 | Hon. Rolfe Lubbock 1865–1909 | Hon. Rolfe Lubbock 1865–1909 | Hon. Rolfe Lubbock 1865–1909 | Hon. Harold Lubbock 1888–1918 | Hon. Harold Lubbock 1888–1918 | Hon. Harold Lubbock 1888–1918 | Hon. Harold Lubbock 1888–1918 | Hon. Harold Lubbock 1888–1918 | Hon. Harold Lubbock 1888–1918 | Capt. Hon. Eric Lubbock 1893–1917 | Capt. Hon. Eric Lubbock 1893–1917 | Capt. Hon. Eric Lubbock 1893–1917 | Capt. Hon. Eric Lubbock 1893–1917 | Capt. Hon. Eric Lubbock 1893–1917 | Capt. Hon. Eric Lubbock 1893–1917 | Hon. Maurice Lubbock 1900–1957 | Hon. Maurice Lubbock 1900–1957 | Hon. Maurice Lubbock 1900–1957 | Hon. Maurice Lubbock 1900–1957 | Hon. Maurice Lubbock 1900–1957 | Hon. Maurice Lubbock 1900–1957 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | John Lubbock 3rd Baron Avebury 1915–1971 | John Lubbock 3rd Baron Avebury 1915–1971 | John Lubbock 3rd Baron Avebury 1915–1971 | John Lubbock 3rd Baron Avebury 1915–1971 | John Lubbock 3rd Baron Avebury 1915–1971 | John Lubbock 3rd Baron Avebury 1915–1971 | | | | | | | Eric Lubbock 4th Baron Avebury 1928–2016 | Eric Lubbock 4th Baron Avebury 1928–2016 | Eric Lubbock 4th Baron Avebury 1928–2016 | Eric Lubbock 4th Baron Avebury 1928–2016 | Eric Lubbock 4th Baron Avebury 1928–2016 | Eric Lubbock 4th Baron Avebury 1928–2016 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Lyulph Lubbock 5th Baron Avebury born 1954 | Lyulph Lubbock 5th Baron Avebury born 1954 | Lyulph Lubbock 5th Baron Avebury born 1954 | Lyulph Lubbock 5th Baron Avebury born 1954 | Lyulph Lubbock 5th Baron Avebury born 1954 | Lyulph Lubbock 5th Baron Avebury born 1954 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Hon. Alexander Lubbock born 1985 | Hon. Alexander Lubbock born 1985 | Hon. Alexander Lubbock born 1985 | Hon. Alexander Lubbock born 1985 | Hon. Alexander Lubbock born 1985 | Hon. Alexander Lubbock born 1985 | | | | | | |