The Holte Baronetcy, of Aston in the County of Warwick, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 25 November 1611 for Sir Thomas Holte, of Aston Hall

Aston Hall

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, then in Warwickshire. He was High Sheriff of Warwickshire

High Sheriff of Warwickshire

The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred elsewhere or are now defunct, so that its functions...

 in 1599 and had been knighted by King James I

James I of England

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 in 1603. He was succeeded by his grandson, the second Baronet. He was Member of Parliament

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 for Warwickshire

Warwickshire (UK Parliament constituency)

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. The third and sixth Baronets also represented Warwickshire in Parliament while the fifth Baronet was Member of Parliament for Lichfield

Lichfield (UK Parliament constituency)

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. The title became extinct on the death of the sixth Baronet in 1782 and the substantial estate was broken up, under an Act of Parliament of 1817, in order to meet the interests of the various claimants.

Edward Holte, father of the first Baronet, was High Sheriff of Warwickshire

High Sheriff of Warwickshire

The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred elsewhere or are now defunct, so that its functions...

 in 1583.

Holte Baronets, of Aston (1611)

• Sir Thomas Holte, 1st Baronet (1571-1654)
• Sir Robert Holte, 2nd Baronet (d 1679)
• Sir Charles Holte, 3rd Baronet (1649-1722)
• Sir Clobery Holte, 4th Baronet (1682-1729)
• Sir Lister Holte, 5th Baronet (1720-1770)
• Sir Charles Holte, 6th Baronet (1721-1782)