The Colt Baronetcy, of St James's-in-the-Fields in the Liberty of Westminster in the County of Middlesex, is a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 2 March 1694 for Henry Colt, Adjutant to Prince Rupert of the Rhine

Prince Rupert of the Rhine

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 and Member of Parliament

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 for Newport

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 and Westminster

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. The title was created with remainder to his younger brother John Dutton Colt, Member of Parliament for Leominster

Leominster (UK Parliament constituency)

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. Sir Henry died childless and was succeeded according to the special remainder by his great-nephew, the second Baronet. He was the grandson of John Colt.

The Colt family descended from Thomas Colt, of Essex and Suffolk, Keeper of the Rolls of Chancery in Ireland and a member of Edward IV's

Edward IV of England

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 Privy Council. George Colt, great-grandfather of the first Baronet, was High Sheriff

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 of Suffolk

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 in 1586. Sir William Dutton Colt, brother of the first Baronet, was Master of the Horse to Prince Rupert of the Rhine and Envoy to the courts of Hanover

Kingdom of Hanover

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 and Saxony

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Colt Baronets, of St James's-in-the-Fields (1694)

• Sir Henry Dutton Colt, 1st Baronet (c. 1646-1731)
• Sir John Dutton Colt, 2nd Baronet (1725-1809)
• Sir John Dutton Colt, 3rd Baronet (c. 1750-1810)
• Sir John Dutton Colt, 4th Baronet (1774-1845)
• Sir Edward Vaughan Colt, 5th Baronet (c. 1781-1849)
• Sir Edward Harry Vaughan Colt, 6th Baronet (1808-1882)
• Sir Thomas Archer Colt, 7th Baronet (1815-1893)
• Sir Edward Harry Dutton Colt, 8th Baronet (1850-1931)
• Sir Henry Archer Colt, 9th Baronet (1882-1951)
• Sir Edward William Dutton Colt, 10th Baronet (b. 1936)

There is no heir to the baronetcy.