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Price Baronets
There have been six baronetcies created for persons with the surname Price, one each in the baronetages of England and of Great Britain and four in the baronetage of the United Kingdom. Two of the creations were extant as of 2008. Price baronets of the Priory (1657) * Sir Herbert Price, 1st Baronet (–1678) *Thomas Arden Price, 2nd Baronet (1642–) The Price Baronetcy, of the Priory, Brecon, was created in the baronetage of England in October 1657 for Herbert Price. The title became extinct upon the death of his son Thomas Arden Price . Price baronets of Jamaica (1768) *Sir Charles Price, 1st Baronet (1708–1772) *Sir Charles Price, 2nd Baronet (–1788) The Price Baronetcy, of Jamaica in the West Indies, was created in the baronetage of Great Britain on 13 August 1768 for Charles Price, Speaker of the House of Assembly of Jamaica. He was the grandson of Francis Price, who settled in Jamaica in the 1650s. The second baronet also served as Speaker of the House of Assembly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baronetage Of England
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) 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 £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 in 1707. In that year, the Baronetage of England and the Baronetage of Nova Scotia were replaced by the Baronetage of Great Britain. The extant baronetcies are listed below in order of precedence (i.e. date). All other baronetcies, including extinct, dormant (D), unproven (U), under ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
