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Since at least the early Middle Ages, robes have been worn as a sign of nobility.At first, these seem to have been bestowed on individuals by the monarch or feudal lord as a sign of special recognition; but in the 15th century the use of robes became formalised, with peers all wearing robes of the same design, though varied according to the rank of the wearer.
Neck decoration for British baronets, depicting the Red Hand of Ulster. This article lists baronetcies, whether extant, extinct, dormant (D), unproven (U), under review (R) or forfeit, in the baronetages of England, Nova Scotia, Great Britain, Ireland and the United Kingdom.
Neck decoration for baronets, depicting the Red Hand of Ulster. A baronet (/ ˈ b æ r ə n ɪ t / or / ˈ b æ r ə ˌ n ɛ t /; [1] abbreviated Bart or Bt [1]) or the female equivalent, a baronetess (/ ˈ b æ r ə n ɪ t ɪ s /, [2] / ˈ b æ r ə n ɪ t ɛ s /, [3] or / ˌ b æ r ə ˈ n ɛ t ɛ s /; [4] abbreviation Btss), is the holder of a baronetcy, a hereditary title awarded by the ...
The baronetcy was extinct on his death without male issue but his estates passed to his nephew Sir Henry Newton (see below). The Baronetcy of Puckering of Charlton, Kent was created in the Baronetage of England on 2 April 1620 for Adam Newton , Dean of Durham and tutor to Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales , son of King James I .
The 3rd Baronet had, however, married the Baldwin heiress whose family had an estate at Great Stoughton, Huntingdonshire. Thus, in 1675 the Baronet moved the family seat there. Sir Baldwin Conyers, 4th Baronet died without a male heir and the Horden estate was sold. The Charlton estate passed by entail out of the immediate family.
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Peerages and baronetcies of Britain and Ireland Extant All Dukes Dukedoms Marquesses Marquessates Earls Earldoms Viscounts Viscountcies Barons Baronies Baronets Baronetcies En, Ir, NS, GB, UK (extinct) This is a list of baronetcies in the Baronetage of Great Britain. There were first created in 1707, and was replaced by the Baronetage of the United Kingdom in 1801. A Title Date of creation ...
The Cook Baronetcy of Brome or Broome Hall was created on 29 June 1663 for Sir William Cook, 1st Baronet of Norfolk. [1]Sir William Cook, 1st Baronet (c.1600 – 1681); Sir William Cook, 2nd Baronet (c.1630 – 1708), son of the former, succeeded 1681, died without issue 1708, on which the baronetcy went extinct.