Hi Shagun!
Baron is the title of the lowest order of the British nobility It was introduced into England by the Norman kings. The first baron created by patent was John Beauchamp de Holt who was created Baron Kidderminster by King Richard II in 1387 - the wife of a baron is a baroness.
Read more:
http://www.freewebs.com/peerage/nob leinfo.htm
Answered by
Vineet Mehra
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3:42 PM on June 07, 2011