The Fanshawe Baronetcy, of
Donamore in Ireland, was a title in the
Baronetage of Ireland
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 E ...
. It was created on 2 September 1650 for the diplomat, translator and poet
Richard Fanshawe. He was the son of
Sir Henry Fanshawe, the grandson of
Thomas Fanshawe
Sir Thomas Fanshawe KB (1580 – 17 December 1631) was an English government official and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1601 and 1629.
Fanshawe was the second son of Thomas Fanshawe and first son by his second wife Joa ...
, the brother of
Thomas Fanshawe, 1st Viscount Fanshawe
Thomas Fanshawe, 1st Viscount Fanshawe KB (1596 – 30 March 1665) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1661. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War. Following the Res ...
and the nephew of
Sir Thomas Fanshawe and
William Fanshawe
William Fanshawe (1583 – 4 March 1634) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1614 and 1625.
Life
Fanshawe was the second son of Thomas Fanshawe, of Ware Park, Hertfordshire and his second wife Joan Smyth, the daugh ...
. The title became extinct on the early death of the second Baronet in 1694.
Ann, Lady Fanshawe
Ann Fanshawe, Lady Fanshawe (25 March 1625 – 20 January 1680) was an English memoirist and cookery author. Her recipe for ice cream is thought to be the earliest recorded in Europe.
Early life and education
Ann (or Anne) Harrison was born on 2 ...
, wife of the first Baronet, was a memoirist.
Fanshawe baronets, of Donamore (1650)
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Sir Richard Fanshawe, 1st Baronet (1608–1666)
*Sir Richard Fanshawe, 2nd Baronet (1665–1694)
See also
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Viscount Fanshawe
Viscount Fanshawe, of Dromore, was a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created on 5 September 1661 for Sir Thomas Fanshawe for his services to the House of Stuart during the English Civil War. He previously served as Member of Parliament fo ...
References
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Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of Ireland