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      • The present hereditary Order of Baronets in England dates from 22nd May 1611 when it was erected by James I who granted the first Letters Patent to 200 gentlemen of good birth with an income of at least £1000 a year.
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      History - The Standing Council of the Baronetage

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  3. www.baronetage.org › baronets › historyHistory - The Standing Council of the Baronetage

    The term baronet is believed to have been first applied to nobility who for one reason or another had lost the right of summons to Parliament. The earliest mention of baronets was in the Battle of Barrenberg in 1321.

  4. www.britannica.com › topic › baronetBaronet | History, Requirements & Privileges | Britannica

    baronet, British hereditary dignity, first created by King James I of England in May 1611. The baronetage is not part of the peerage, nor is it an order of knighthood.

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  5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › BaronetBaronet - Wikipedia

    The title of baronet is mentioned as early as the 14th century; however, in its current usage it was created by James I of England in 1611 as a means of raising funds for the crown. Baronets rank below barons and above knights bachelor .

  6. debretts.com › peerage › the-baronetageThe Baronetage - Debretts

    The baronetage of Ireland was instituted on 30 September 1611; and the baronetage of Scotland (or Nova Scotia) on 28 May 1625, for the establishment of the plantation of Nova Scotia.

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  7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › List_of_baronetcies_in_theList of baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom

    This is a list of baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. They have been created since 1801, when they replaced the baronetages of Baronetage of Great Britain and Baronetage of Ireland. This list is not currently complete.

  8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › List_of_baronetcies_in_theList of baronetcies in the Baronetage of England - Wikipedia

    The first Baronetage was created in 1611. The Baronetage of England was replaced by the Baronetage of Great Britain in 1707. This list is not currently complete. For a more complete list, click here.

  9. www.greatbritishlife.co.uk › magazines › derbyshireFour centuries of the Baronetcy | Great British Life

    Jul 28, 2011 · Four hundred years ago, the heads of three Derbyshire families were amongst the first baronets ever created. This strange caste of hereditary knights – neither lords nor just plain gentlemen – was founded by the permanently cash-strapped King James I & VI on 22nd May 1611 in order to raise funds for the colonisation of the estates of two ...

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