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unusual facts about Baronetage of England



Bamburgh baronets

The Bamburgh Baronetcy, of Howsham in the County of York, was a title in the Baronetage of England.

Baron Muncaster

This family, of Muncaster Castle in Cumberland, descended from William Pennington, who was created a Baronet, of Muncaster in the County of Cumberland, in the Baronetage of England in 1676.

Boreel baronets

The Boreel, later Boreel Baronetcy, of Amsterdam in Holland, is a title in the Baronetage of England.

D'Oyly baronets

Three baronetcies were created for persons with the surname D'Oyly, two in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.

Fettiplace baronets

The Fettiplace Baronetcy, of Childrey in the County of Berkshire (now Oxfordshire), was a title in the Baronetage of England.

Haggerston, Northumberland

In 1642, Sir Thomas Haggerston was created the first baronet of Haggerston, in the Baronetage of England.

Henry Tichborne, 1st Baron Ferrard

He represented Ardee and County Louth in the Irish House of Commons and was created a Baronet, of Beaulieu in the County of Louth, in the Baronetage of England on 12 July 1697.

Pratt baronets

The Pratt Baronetcy, of Coleshill in the County of Berkshire (now Oxfordshire), was a title in the Baronetage of England.

Viscount Castlecomer

Viscount Castlecomer was a title created on 15 March 1707, along with the title Baron Wandesford, for Christopher Wandesford, 1st Viscount Castlecomer, whose father, Sir Christopher Wandesford, had been created Baronet of Kirklington, North Yorkshire on 5 August 1662 in the Baronetage of England.

Viscount Combermere

He had previously inherited the baronetcy, of Combermere in the County Palatine of Chester, that was created in the Baronetage of England on 29 March 1677 for his great-great-grandfather Robert Cotton.

Wheate baronets

The Wheate Baronetcy, of Glympton in the County of Oxford, was a title in the Baronetage of England.


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Berkeley baronets

The Berkeley Baronetcy, of Bruton in the County of Somerset, was created in the Baronetage of England on 2 July 1660 for Maurice Berkeley, eldest son of Sir Charles Berkeley, of Bruton in Somerset (who was descended from Maurice de Berkeley, 2nd Baron Berkeley).

Blackett baronets

The Blackett Baronetcy, of Newcastle-upon-Tyne in the County of Northumberland, was created in the Baronetage of England on 23 January 1685 for William Blackett, third son of the first Baronet of the 1673 creation.

Blakiston baronets

The Blakiston baronetcy, of Gibside in the Bishopric of Durham, was created in the Baronetage of England on 30 July 1642 for Sir Ralph Blakiston, son of Sir William Blakiston Kt.

Child baronets

The Child Baronetcy, of the City of London, was created in the Baronetage of England on 4 February 1685 for the East India merchant and colonial administrator John Child.

Conington, Huntingdonshire

The Cotton Baronetcy of Conington was created in the Baronetage of England on 29 June 1611 for the antiquary Robert Bruce Cotton (1570-1631), who also represented five constituencies in the House of Commons.

Cotton baronets

The Cotton Baronetcy, of Conington in the County of Huntingdon, was created in the Baronetage of England on 29 June 1611 for the antiquary Robert Cotton, who also represented five constituencies in the House of Commons.

D'Oyly baronets

The D'Oyly Baronetcy, of Chislehampton in the County of Oxford, was created in the Baronetage of England on 7 June 1666 for John D'Oyly, Member of Parliament for Woodstock.

The D'Oyly Baronetcy, of Shottisham in the County of Norfolk, was created in the Baronetage of England on 29 July 1663 for William D'Oyly, a supporter of the Royalist cause in the Civil War and Member of Parliament for Great Yarmouth and Norfolk.

Delves baronets

The Baronetcy was created in the Baronetage of England on 8 May 1621 for Thomas Delves the great grandson of Sir Henry Delves Kt of Dodington, Cheshire, High Sheriff of Cheshire on two occasions.

Lloyd baronets

The Lloyd Baronetcy, of Garth in the County of Montgomery, was created in the Baronetage of England on 10 May 1661 for the merchant and politician Charles Lloyd.

Pole baronets

The Pole, later de-la-Pole, later Reeve-de-la-Pole Baronetcy, of Shute House in the County of Devon, was created in the Baronetage of England on 12 September 1628 for John Pole, Member of Parliament for Devon.

Preston baronets

The Preston Baronetcy, of Furness in the County of Lancaster, was created in the Baronetage of England on 1 April 1644 for George Preston.

Shirley baronets

The Shirley Baronetcy, of Preston in the County of Sussex, was created in the Baronetage of England on 6 March 1666 for Anthony Shirley, Member of Parliament for Arundel, Sussex and Steyning.

Sir Harbottle Grimston, 1st Baronet

He was created Baronet of Bradfield in the County of Essex in the Baronetage of England on 25 November 1611.

Williams baronets

The Williams Baronetcy, of Elham in the County of Kent, was created in the Baronetage of England on 12 November 1674 for Thomas Williams, Physician to Charles I and James II.

The Williams Baronetcy, of Llangibby in the County of Monmouth, was created in the Baronetage of England on 14 May 1642 for Trevor Williams.