Worsley baronets of Hovingham Hall (1838)

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Escutcheon of the Worsley baronets of Hovingham Hall

The Worsley baronetcy, of Hovingham Hall in the County of York, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 10 August 1838 for William Worsley, a Deputy Lieutenant for the North Riding. [2] [3] The 4th Baronet was Lord Lieutenant of the North Riding of Yorkshire and father of Katharine, Duchess of Kent. The 5th Baronet was a Conservative politician.

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Worsley baronets, of Hovingham Hall (1838)

The heir apparent to the baronetcy is Marcus William Bernard Worsley (born 1995), only son of the 6th Baronet. [8]

Extended family

The botanist and explorer Arthington Worsley was a younger brother of the 3rd Baronet.

The 4th Baronet had a daughter, Katherine, who married Prince Edward, Duke of Kent (a grandson of King George V and first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II), in 1961, becoming a member of the British royal family.

Title succession chart

Title succession chart, Worsley baronets, of Hovingham Hall
Sir William Worsley
1st Baronet

1792–1879
Thomas Worsley
1827–1855
Sir William Worsley
2nd Baronet

1828–1897
Arthington Worsley
1830–1861
Sir William Worsley
3rd Baronet

1861–1936
Sir William Worsley
4th Baronet

1890–1973
Sir Marcus Worsley
5th Baronet

1925–2012
Sir William Worsley
6th Baronet

born 1956
Marcus Worsley
born 1995

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Foster, Joseph (1883). The Baronetage and Knightage of the British Empire. Westminster: Nichols and Sons. p. 674.
  2. "No. 19631". The London Gazette . 3 July 1838. p. 1488.
  3. "Worsley, William (WRSY811W)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.missing name.
  4. "Worsley, Sir William Cayley" . Who's Who . A & C Black.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  5. "Worsley, Sir William Henry Arthington" . Who's Who . A & C Black.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  6. "Worsley, Colonel Sir William Arthington" . Who's Who . A & C Black.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  7. "Worsley, Sir (William) Marcus (John)" . Who's Who . A & C Black.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  8. 1 2 "Worsley, Sir William (Ralph)" . Who's Who . A & C Black.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Ulster.svg Worsley baronets
of Hovingham Hall
10 August 1838
Succeeded by