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Brown Baronets
There have been six Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Brown , one in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia, one in the Baronetage of England, two in the Baronetage of Great Britain and two in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom...
and Broun
Broun Baronets
The Broun Baronets are a branch of the ancient Broun of Colstoun family whose estate near Haddington, East Lothian, remains to this day in the possession of a cadet family.-Origins:Early in the twelfth century a Walterus le Brun flourished in Scotland...
), six in the Baronetage of Great Britain, three in the Baronetage of Ireland and one in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia. Only one creation is extant as of 2010. Three of the creations were for members of the Browne family headed by the Viscount Montagu
Viscount Montagu
Viscount Montagu was a title in the Peerage of England. It was created on 2 September 1554 for Anthony Browne. It became extinct in 1797.The title Viscount Montagu was chosen from line of descent from John Neville, 1st Marquess of Montagu. His daughter Lucy Neville was the mother of Anthony Browne...
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Browne Baronets, of Walcot (1621)
The Browne Baronetcy, of Walcot in the County of Northampton, was created in the Baronetage of England on 21 September 1621 for Robert Browne. He was a descendant of Sir John Browne, Lord Mayor of LondonLord Mayor of London
The Right Honourable Lord Mayor of London is the legal title for the Mayor of the City of London Corporation. The Lord Mayor of London is to be distinguished from the Mayor of London; the former is an officer only of the City of London, while the Mayor of London is the Mayor of Greater London and...
in 1480. The title became extinct on the death of the third Baronet in circa 1662.
- Sir Robert Browne, 1st Baronet (d. c. 1624)
- Sir Thomas Browne, 2nd Baronet (d. 1635)
- Sir Robert Browne, 3rd Baronet (d. c. 1662)
Browne Baronets, of Molahiffe (1622)
The Browne Baronetcy, of Molahiffe in the County of Kerry, was created in the Baronetage of Ireland on 16 February 1622. For more information on this creation, see Earl of KenmareEarl of Kenmare
The title of Earl of Kenmare was created in the Peerage of Ireland in 1801. It became extinct upon the death of the 7th Earl in 1952.All of the Earls bore the subsidiary titles of Viscount Castlerosse , Viscount Kenmare , and Baron Castlerosse in the Peerage of Ireland...
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Browne Baronets, of Kishack (1622)
The Browne Baronetcy, of Kishack in the County of Dublin, was created in the Baronetage of Ireland on 30 March 1622 for Richard Browne, Mayor of Dublin between 1614 and 1615. The title is presumed to have become extinct on the death of the third Baronet in circa 1682.- Sir Richard Browne, 1st Baronet (d. 1642)
- Sir Sylvester Browne, 2nd Baronet (d. 1657)
- Sir Richard Browne, 3rd Baronet (d. c. 1682)
Browne Baronets, of Betchworth Castle (1627)
The Browne Baronetcy, of Betchworth Castle in the County of Surrey, was created in the Baronetage of England on 7 July 1622 for Ambrose BrowneSir Ambrose Browne, 1st Baronet
Sir Ambrose Browne, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England between 1628 and 1648. He supported the Parliamentary side in the English Civil War....
, Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Surrey
Surrey (UK Parliament constituency)
Surrey was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832. It was represented by two Members of Parliament until 1832....
. The second Baronet also sat as Member of Parliament for Surrey. The title became extinct on his death in 1690. The first Baronet was a descendant of Sir Thomas Browne, Treasurer of the Household to King Henry IV
Henry IV of England
Henry IV was King of England and Lord of Ireland . He was the ninth King of England of the House of Plantagenet and also asserted his grandfather's claim to the title King of France. He was born at Bolingbroke Castle in Lincolnshire, hence his other name, Henry Bolingbroke...
, who was also the ancestor of the Viscounts Montagu
Viscount Montagu
Viscount Montagu was a title in the Peerage of England. It was created on 2 September 1554 for Anthony Browne. It became extinct in 1797.The title Viscount Montagu was chosen from line of descent from John Neville, 1st Marquess of Montagu. His daughter Lucy Neville was the mother of Anthony Browne...
. See also the Browne Baronets of Kiddington and the Browne Baronets of Caversham below.
- Sir Ambrose Browne, 1st BaronetSir Ambrose Browne, 1st BaronetSir Ambrose Browne, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England between 1628 and 1648. He supported the Parliamentary side in the English Civil War....
(d. 1661) - Sir Adam Browne, 2nd BaronetSir Adam Browne, 2nd BaronetSir Adam Browne, 2nd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1661 and 1689. He fought in the Royalist army in the English Civil War....
(c. 1626-1690)
Browne Baronets, of The Neale (1636)
The Browne Baronetcy, of The Neale in the County of Mayo, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 21 June 1636. For more information on this creation, see Baron Kilmaine
Baron Kilmaine
Baron Kilmaine is a title that has been created twice, both times in the Peerage of Ireland. The first creation came in 1722 in favour of the soldier the Hon. James O'Hara. Two years later he succeeded his father as Baron Tyrawley. However, both titles became extinct on the second Baron Tyrawley's...
. See also the Browne Baronets of Palmerston below and the Marquess of Sligo
Marquess of Sligo
Marquess of Sligo is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1800 for John Browne, 3rd Earl of Altamont. The Marquess holds the subsidiary titles of Baron Mount Eagle, of Westport in the County of Mayo , Viscount Westport, of Westport in the County of Mayo , Earl of Altamont, in the...
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Browne Baronets, of Deptford (1649)
The Browne Baronetcy, of Deptford in the County of Kent, was created in the Baronetage of England on 1 September 1649 for Richard BrowneSir Richard Browne, 1st Baronet, of Deptford
Sir Richard Browne, 1st Baronet of Deptford was English ambassador to the court of France at Paris from 1641 to 1660....
, Ambassador to France between 1641 and 1660. The title became extinct on his death in 1683.
- Sir Richard Browne, 1st BaronetSir Richard Browne, 1st Baronet, of DeptfordSir Richard Browne, 1st Baronet of Deptford was English ambassador to the court of France at Paris from 1641 to 1660....
(c. 1605-1683)
Browne Baronets, of Kiddington (1659)
The Browne Baronetcy, of Kiddington in the County of Oxford, was created in the Baronetage of England on 1 July 1659 for Henry Browne, with remainder in default of male issue of his own to his brother Francis Browne and the male issue of his body. He was the grandson of the Hon. Sir Henry Browne, younger son of Anthony Browne, 1st Viscount MontaguAnthony Browne, 1st Viscount Montagu
Anthony Browne, 1st Viscount Montagu KG PC was an English peer during the Tudor period.He was the eldest son of Sir Anthony Browne...
(see Viscount Montagu
Viscount Montagu
Viscount Montagu was a title in the Peerage of England. It was created on 2 September 1554 for Anthony Browne. It became extinct in 1797.The title Viscount Montagu was chosen from line of descent from John Neville, 1st Marquess of Montagu. His daughter Lucy Neville was the mother of Anthony Browne...
and the Browne Baronets of Bettesworth Castle above and the Browne Baronets of Caversham below). Despite the special remainder, Browne was succeeded by his son, the second Baronet. The title became extinct on the death of the latter's son, the third Baronet, in 1754.
- Sir Henry Browne, 1st Baronet (c. 1639-1689)
- Sir Charles Browne, 2nd Baronet (c. 1667-1751)
- Sir George Browne, 3rd Baronet (c. 1694-1754)
Browne Baronets, of London (1660)
The Browne Baronetcy, of London, was created in the Baronetage of England on 22 July 1660 for Richard Browne, Member of ParliamentMember of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Ludgershall
Ludgershall (UK Parliament constituency)
Ludgershall was a parliamentary borough in Wiltshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1295 until 1832, when the borough was abolished by the Great Reform Act.- 1295–1640 :- 1640–1832 :- Sources :...
and Lord Mayor of London
Lord Mayor of London
The Right Honourable Lord Mayor of London is the legal title for the Mayor of the City of London Corporation. The Lord Mayor of London is to be distinguished from the Mayor of London; the former is an officer only of the City of London, while the Mayor of London is the Mayor of Greater London and...
. The second Baronet represented Wycombe
Wycombe (UK Parliament constituency)
Wycombe is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It currently elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post system of elections....
in Parliament. The title became either dormant or extinct on the death of the fifth Baronet in 1739.
- Sir Richard Browne, 1st Baronet (d. 1669)
- Sir Richard Browne, 2nd BaronetSir Richard Browne, 2nd BaronetSir Richard Browne, 2nd Baronet was a barrister and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1660.Browne was the son of Sir Richard Browne, 1st Baronet, and his wife Bridget Bryan. He was admitted as a barrister of Lincoln's Inn, on 12 November 1646.In March 1660, Browne was elected Member...
(d. 1684) - Sir Richard Browne, 3rd Baronet (c. 1656-1689)
- Sir John Browne, 4th Baronet (d. 1701)
- Sir Thomas Browne, 5th Baronet (d. 1739)
Browne Baronets, of Caversham (1665)
The Browne Baronetcy, of Caversham in the County of Oxford, was created in the Baronetage of England on 10 May 1665 for John Browne. He was the grandson of the Hon. Sir George Browne, younger son of Anthony Browne, 1st Viscount MontaguAnthony Browne, 1st Viscount Montagu
Anthony Browne, 1st Viscount Montagu KG PC was an English peer during the Tudor period.He was the eldest son of Sir Anthony Browne...
(see Viscount Montagu
Viscount Montagu
Viscount Montagu was a title in the Peerage of England. It was created on 2 September 1554 for Anthony Browne. It became extinct in 1797.The title Viscount Montagu was chosen from line of descent from John Neville, 1st Marquess of Montagu. His daughter Lucy Neville was the mother of Anthony Browne...
and the Browne Baronets of Bettesworth Castle and the Browne Baronets of Kiddington above). Three of his sons, the second, third and fourth Baronets, all succeeded to the title. The title became extinct on the death of the latter's son, the fifth Baronet, in 1775.
- Sir John Browne, 1st Baronet (c. 1631-c. 1680)
- Sir Anthony Browne, 2nd Baronet (d. 1688)
- Sir John Browne, 3rd Baronet (d. c. 1692)
- Sir George Browne, 4th Baronet (d. 1730)
- Sir John Browne, 5th Baronet (d. 1775)
Browne, later de Beauvoir Baronets, of Palmerston (1797)
The Browne, later de Beauvoir Baronetcy, of Palmerston in the County of Mayo, was created in the Baronetage of Ireland on 8 December 1797 for John Browne. He was a great-grandson of Dominick Browne, younger son of the first Baronet of the 1636 creation (see above). Dominick's half-brother Colonel John Browne was the ancestor of both the Barons KilmaineBaron Kilmaine
Baron Kilmaine is a title that has been created twice, both times in the Peerage of Ireland. The first creation came in 1722 in favour of the soldier the Hon. James O'Hara. Two years later he succeeded his father as Baron Tyrawley. However, both titles became extinct on the second Baron Tyrawley's...
and the Marquesses of Sligo
Marquess of Sligo
Marquess of Sligo is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1800 for John Browne, 3rd Earl of Altamont. The Marquess holds the subsidiary titles of Baron Mount Eagle, of Westport in the County of Mayo , Viscount Westport, of Westport in the County of Mayo , Earl of Altamont, in the...
. The first Baronet's eldest son, the second Baronet, assumed by Royal license the surname of de Beauvoir in lieu of his patronymic in 1826. He was knighted the following year and later sat as Member of Parliament for Windsor
Windsor (UK Parliament constituency)
Windsor is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. In its modern form, it elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post system of election.-Boundaries:...
. He was childless and was succeeded by his younger brother, the third Baronet. He had retained the surname Browne. He had no surviving children and on his death in 1890 the title became extinct.
- Sir John Edmond Browne, 1st Baronet (1748-1835)
- Sir John Edmond de Beauvoir, 2nd Baronet (1794-1869)
- Sir Charles Manley Browne, 3rd Baronet (1806-1890)
See also
- Brown BaronetsBrown BaronetsThere have been six Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Brown , one in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia, one in the Baronetage of England, two in the Baronetage of Great Britain and two in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom...
- Broun BaronetsBroun BaronetsThe Broun Baronets are a branch of the ancient Broun of Colstoun family whose estate near Haddington, East Lothian, remains to this day in the possession of a cadet family.-Origins:Early in the twelfth century a Walterus le Brun flourished in Scotland...
- Viscount MontaguViscount MontaguViscount Montagu was a title in the Peerage of England. It was created on 2 September 1554 for Anthony Browne. It became extinct in 1797.The title Viscount Montagu was chosen from line of descent from John Neville, 1st Marquess of Montagu. His daughter Lucy Neville was the mother of Anthony Browne...
- Marquess of SligoMarquess of SligoMarquess of Sligo is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1800 for John Browne, 3rd Earl of Altamont. The Marquess holds the subsidiary titles of Baron Mount Eagle, of Westport in the County of Mayo , Viscount Westport, of Westport in the County of Mayo , Earl of Altamont, in the...