There have been two baronetcies created for a person with the surname Clifford.
The Clifford Baronetcy, of the Navy, was created for Augustus William James Clifford, the illegitimate son of the
5th Duke of Devonshire (as son of the
6th Baroness Clifford and himself the 7th one) on 4 August 1838 in the
Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It has become extinct at the death of the 4th Baronet on 22 November 1895.
The Clifford Baronetcy, of Flaxbourne in New Zealand
was created for Charles Clifford, a grandnephew of Hugh Clifford, 4th
Baron Clifford of Chudleigh (and nephew of
Sir Thomas Clifford-Constable, Bt) on 16 July 1887 in the
Baronetage of the United Kingdom. As of 2020, the
baronetcy
A baronet ( or ; abbreviated Bart or Bt) or the female equivalent, a baronetess (, , or ; abbreviation Btss), is the holder of a baronetcy, a hereditary title awarded by the British Crown. The title of baronet is mentioned as early as the 14th ...
is held by the 7th Baronet.
Clifford baronets, of the Navy (1838)
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Sir Augustus William James Clifford, 1st Baronet (1788–1877)
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Sir William John Cavendish Clifford, 2nd Baronet (1814–1882)
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Sir Robert Cavendish Spencer Clifford, 3rd Baronet (1815–1892)
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Sir Charles Cavendish Clifford, 4th Baronet (1821–1895) extinct 1895
Clifford baronets, of Flaxbourne, New Zealand (1887)
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Sir Charles Clifford, 1st Baronet
Sir Charles Clifford, 1st Baronet (1 January 1813 – 27 February 1893) was a New Zealand politician. He was the first Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives, serving from 1854 to 1860.
Early life
Clifford was born in Mount Vernon ...
(1813–1893)
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Sir George Hugh Charles Clifford, 2nd Baronet (1847–1930)
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Sir Charles Lewis Clifford, 3rd Baronet (1885–1938)
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Sir Walter Lovelace Clifford, 4th Baronet (1852–1944)
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Sir Lewis Arthur Joseph Clifford, 5th Baronet (1896–1970)
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Sir Roger Charles Joseph Gerard Clifford, 6th Baronet (1910–1982)
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Sir Roger Joseph Clifford, 7th Baronet (born 1936)
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.
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is his twin brother
Charles Joseph Clifford
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "f ...
(born 1936)
References
See also
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Clifford-Constable baronets
The Clifford-Constable Baronetcy, of Tixall in the County of Staffordshire was given to Thomas Hugh Clifford-Constable, originally Thomas Hugh Constable Clifford. The title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom was created on 22 May 1815 and a ...
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Baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom
New Zealand recipients of British titles