The Jacob Baronetcy of

Bromley Bromley is a large town in Greater London, England, within the London Borough of Bromley. It is south-east of Charing Cross, and had an estimated population of 87,889 as of 2011. Originally part of Kent, Bromley became a market town, char ...

in the County of Middlesex was a title in the

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 ...

. It was created on 11 January 1665 for John Jacob, with remainder in default of male issue of his own to his brother Robert Jacob and the heirs male of his body. The title was in recognition of his loyalty to

Charles I Charles I may refer to: Kings and emperors * Charlemagne (742–814), numbered Charles I in the lists of Holy Roman Emperors and French kings * Charles I of Anjou (1226–1285), also king of Albania, Jerusalem, Naples and Sicily * Charles I of ...

. The title became extinct on the death of the fifth Baronet. The writer

Hildebrand Jacob Hildebrand Jacob (1692 or 1693–1739) was a British poet and playwright, whose major works include the epic poem ''Brutus the Trojan'' and the tragic verse drama ''The Fatal Constancy''. His collected works (entitled ''The Works of H. Jacob, Esqr. ...

was the son of the 3rd baronet, whom he predeceased, and father of the 4th.

Jacob baronets, of Bromley (1665)

Sir John Jacob, 1st Baronet Sir John Jacob, 1st Baronet of Bromley (–1666), was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640 and 1641. He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War. Biography Jacob was the son of Abraham Jacob of Gamlingay, Cam ...

(–1666) *Sir John Jacob, 2nd Baronet (c. 1633–1674) *Sir John Jacob, 3rd Baronet (c. 1665–1740) *Sir Hildebrand Jacob, 4th Baronet (c. 1718–1790) *Sir Clement bridges Jacob, 5th Baronet (d. 1804)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jacob Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of England 1665 establishments in England Baronetcies created with special remainders