The Hildyard Baronetcy, of Patrington in the County of York, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 25 June 1660 for Robert Hilyard, of Patrington

Patrington

Patrington is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England in an area known as Holderness. It is situated approximately south east of Hedon and south west of Withernsea on the A1033 road...

 and Winestead

Winestead

Winestead is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in an area known as Holderness. It is situated approximately south east of the town of Hedon and north west of the village of Patrington. It lies to the north of the A1033 road...

. The ancient Hildyard family is thought to have been of Saxon

Anglo-Saxons

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 origin. Robert Hildyard served as Gentleman of the Bedchamber

Gentleman of the Bedchamber

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 to King Charles I of England

Charles I of England

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 and was a Major-General in the King's army during the English Civil War

English Civil War

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. He took part in the Battle of Marston Moor

Battle of Marston Moor

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. He was raised to a baronetcy by Charles II

Charles II of England

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 following the Restoration of the Monarchy

English Restoration

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. He was succeeded by his grandson Sir Robert Hildyard, 2nd Baronet

Sir Robert Hildyard, 2nd Baronet

Sir Robert Hildyard, 2nd Baronet , of Patrington and Winestead in the East Riding of Yorkshire, was an English landowner and Member of Parliament....

. He sat as Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 for Hedon

Hedon (UK Parliament constituency)

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. He was succeeded by his nephew, the third Baronet, who was Member of Parliament for Great Bedwyn

Great Bedwyn (UK Parliament constituency)

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. The latter's son, the fourth Baronet, was High Sheriff of Yorkshire

High Sheriff of Yorkshire

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 in 1783. On his death in 1814 the baronetcy became extinct.

Hildyard Baronets, of Patrington (1660)

• Sir Robert Hildyard, 1st Baronet (1612-1685)
• Sir Robert Hildyard, 2nd Baronet
  Sir Robert Hildyard, 2nd Baronet
  Sir Robert Hildyard, 2nd Baronet , of Patrington and Winestead in the East Riding of Yorkshire, was an English landowner and Member of Parliament....
  
    (1670-1729)
• Sir Robert Hildyard, 3rd Baronet (1716-1781)
• Sir Robert Hildyard, 4th Baronet (1743-1814)