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Duckworth Baronets
There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Duckworth, both in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. * Duckworth baronets of Topsham (1813) * Duckworth baronets of Grosvenor Place (1909) See also *Duckworth-King baronets The King, later Duckworth-King Baronetcy, of Bellevue in the County of Kent, was a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain. It was created on 18 July 1792 for the naval officer and colonial governor Richard King. He was succeeded by his son, the ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Duckworth Set index articles on titles of nobility ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baronetage Of The United Kingdom
Baronets are a rank in the British aristocracy. The current Baronetage of the United Kingdom has replaced the earlier but existing Baronetages of England, Nova Scotia, Ireland, and Great Britain. Baronetage of England (1611–1705) James I of England, King James I created the hereditary Order of Baronets in England on 22 May 1611, for the settlement of Ireland. He offered the dignity to 200 gentlemen of good birth, with a clear estate of Pound sterling, £1,000 a year, on condition that each one should pay a sum equivalent to three years' pay to 30 soldiers at 8d per day per man (total – £1,095) into the King's Exchequer. The Baronetage of England comprises all baronetcies created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union 1707, Act of Union in 1707. In that year, the Baronetage of England and the #Baronetage of Nova Scotia (1625–1706), Baronetage of Nova Scotia were replaced by the #Baronetage of Great Britain, Baronetage of Great Britain. The extant baronetcies ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duckworth Baronets Of Topsham (1813)
The Duckworth baronetcy, of Topsham in the County of Devon, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 2 November 1813 for the naval commander John Thomas Duckworth. The 2nd Baronet sat as Member of Parliament for Exeter Exeter () is a city in Devon, South West England. It is situated on the River Exe, approximately northeast of Plymouth and southwest of Bristol. In Roman Britain, Exeter was established as the base of Legio II Augusta under the personal comm ... from 1845 to 1857. The title became extinct on his death in 1887. Duckworth baronets, of Topsham (1813) * Sir John Thomas Duckworth, 1st Baronet (died 1817) * Sir John Thomas Buller Duckworth, 2nd Baronet (1809–1887) Notes {{s-end Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duckworth Baronets Of Grosvenor Place (1909)
The Duckworth baronetcy, of Grosvenor Place in the City of Westminster, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 15 July 1909 for the prominent physician Sir Dyce Duckworth. He was Treasurer of the Royal College of Physicians from 1884 to 1923 and Honorary Physician to Edward VII when Prince of Wales from 1890 to 1901. Duckworth baronets, of Grosvenor Place (1909) * Sir Dyce Duckworth, 1st Baronet (1840–1928) *Sir Edward Dyce Duckworth, 2nd Baronet (1875–1945) *Sir Richard Dyce Duckworth, 3rd Baronet (1918–1997) *Sir Edward Richard Dyce Duckworth, 4th Baronet (1943–2005) *Sir James Edward Dyce Duckworth, 5th Baronet (born 1984) The heir presumptive An heir presumptive is the person entitled to inherit a throne, peerage, or other hereditary honour, but whose position can be displaced by the birth of an heir apparent or a new heir presumptive with a better claim to the position in question. ... to the baronetcy is Antony George Dyce Duckworth (born 1946) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duckworth-King Baronets
The King, later Duckworth-King Baronetcy, of Bellevue in the County of Kent, was a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain. It was created on 18 July 1792 for the naval officer and colonial governor Richard King. He was succeeded by his son, the second Baronet. He was also a naval commander and fought at the Battle of Trafalgar. The fourth Baronet assumed the additional surname of Duckworth in 1888. The title became extinct on the death of the seventh Baronet in 1972. King, later Duckworth-King baronets, of Bellevue (1792) *Sir Richard King, 1st Baronet (1730–1806) *Sir Richard King, 2nd Baronet Vice Admiral Sir Richard King, 2nd Baronet KCB (28 November 1774 – 5 August 1834) was an officer in the Royal Navy during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, who fought with distinction at the battle of Trafalgar despite being amongs ... (1774–1834) *Sir Richard Duckworth King, 3rd Baronet (1804–1887) *Sir George St Vincent Duckworth-King, 4th Baronet (1809–1891) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
