Franklin baronets

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The Franklin (or Francklyn) Baronetcy, of Moor Park in the County of Hertford, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 16 October 1660 for Richard Franklin. The title became extinct on the death of the third Baronet in 1728. [1]

Franklin baronets, of Moor Park (1660)

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Escutcheon of the Franklin baronets of Moor Park

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