▁Sir ▁Nicholas ▁was ▁appointed ▁Officer ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Empire ▁( OB E ) ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁New ▁Year ▁Hon ours ▁for ▁services ▁to ▁the ▁community ▁in ▁Nor folk . ▁ ▁Baron et cy ▁Sir ▁Nicholas ▁inherited ▁the ▁Ba con ▁Baron et cy ▁after ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁his ▁father ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁Ba con ▁Baron et cy , ▁of ▁Red gra ve ▁in ▁the ▁County ▁of ▁Su ff olk , ▁is ▁the ▁oldest ▁ext ant ▁English ▁baron et cy ▁( created ▁in ▁the ▁Baron et age ▁of ▁England ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁May ▁ 1 6 1 1 ), ▁Sir ▁Nicholas ▁is ▁considered ▁the ▁Premier ▁Baron et ▁of ▁England . ▁ ▁Sir ▁Nicholas ▁is ▁both ▁the ▁ 1 4 th ▁and ▁ 1 5 th ▁Baron et ▁of ▁Ba con ▁since ▁the ▁ 8 th ▁Ba con ▁Baron et ▁of ▁M ild en hall ▁in ▁the ▁County ▁of ▁Su ff olk ▁( created ▁in ▁the ▁Baron et age ▁of ▁England ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁July ▁ 1 6 2 7 ), ▁addition ally ▁succeeded ▁as ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁Ba con ▁Baron et ▁of ▁Red gra ve ▁in ▁ 1 7 5 5 ▁when ▁his ▁third ▁cousin , ▁the ▁ 6 th ▁Ba con ▁Baron et ▁of ▁Red gra ve , ▁died ▁without ▁he irs . ▁ ▁An c est ry ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁R aven ingham ▁Gard ens ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 5 3 ▁birth