Baron Napier of Magdala

Baron Napier of Magdala, in Abyssinia and of Caryngton in the County Palatine of Chester, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.

It was created in 1868 for the military commander Sir Robert Napier, in recognition of his part in the 1868 Expedition to Abyssinia when the town of Magdala was captured.

Napier was later Commander-in-Chief in India and Governor of Gibraltar and was made a Field Marshal in 1882.

As of 2010[update], the title is held by the latter's son, the sixth Baron, who succeeded in 1987.

The heir apparent is the present holder's son the Hon James Robert Napier (b.