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They were mostly detirmined Roman Catholics and various members of the family were involved in or connected with pre reformation plots and conspiracies including the [[Throckmorton Plot]] of 1583 and the [[Gunpowder Plot]] of 1605. Although Royalist sympathisers during the [[English Civil War|Civil War]] the family was one of very few recusant families to survive the turbulent 16th and 17th centuries with their estates intact. |
They were mostly detirmined Roman Catholics and various members of the family were involved in or connected with pre reformation plots and conspiracies including the [[Throckmorton Plot]] of 1583 and the [[Gunpowder Plot]] of 1605. Although Royalist sympathisers during the [[English Civil War|Civil War]] the family was one of very few recusant families to survive the turbulent 16th and 17th centuries with their estates intact. |
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Although the Baronetcy became extinct on the death in 1994 of the 12th Baronet, the Throckmorton family is still resident at Coughton Court as tenants of the [[National Trust]] |
Although the Baronetcy became extinct on the death in 1994 of the 12th Baronet, the Throckmorton family is still resident at Coughton Court as tenants of the [[National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty|National Trust]]. |
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==Throckmorton of Tortworth (1611)== |
==Throckmorton of Tortworth (1611)== |
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Revision as of 17:34, 4 December 2007
The Baronetcy of Throckmorton of Tortworth was created in the Baronetage of England on 29 June 1611 for William Throckmorton of Tortworth, Gloucestershire. The Baronetcy became extinct in 1682.
The Baronetcy of Throckmorton of Coughton was created on 1 September 1642 by Charles I in the Baronetage of England for Robert Throckmorton of Coughton Court, near Alcester, Warwickshire.
The Throckmortons, originally of Throckmorton near Pershore, Worcestershire, trace their history back to the 12th century. In 1409 Sir John de Throckmorton married Eleanor Spinetti, heiress of Coughton where the family became established.
They were mostly detirmined Roman Catholics and various members of the family were involved in or connected with pre reformation plots and conspiracies including the Throckmorton Plot of 1583 and the Gunpowder Plot of 1605. Although Royalist sympathisers during the Civil War the family was one of very few recusant families to survive the turbulent 16th and 17th centuries with their estates intact.
Although the Baronetcy became extinct on the death in 1994 of the 12th Baronet, the Throckmorton family is still resident at Coughton Court as tenants of the National Trust.
Throckmorton of Tortworth (1611)
- Sir William Throckmorton, 1st Baronet (c1579-1628)
- Sir Baynham Throckmorton, 2nd Baronet
- Sir Baynham Throckmorton, 3rd Baronet
- Sir William Throckmorton, 4th Baronet (1658-1682) Extinct on his death
Throckmorton of Coughton (1642)
- Sir Robert Throckmorton, 1st Baronet (d 1650)
- Sir Francis Throckmorton, 2nd Baronet (1641-1680)
- Sir Robert Throckmorton 3rd Baronet (1662-1720)
- Sir Robert Throckmorton, 4th Baronet (1702-1791)
- Sir John Courtenay Throckmorton, 5th Baronet (1754-1819)
- Sir George Courtenay Throckmorton, 6th Baronet (1754-1826)
- Sir Charles Throckmorton, 7th Baronet (1757-1840)
- Sir Robert George Throckmorton, 8th Baronet (1800-1862)
- Sir Nicholas William George Throckmorton, 9th Baronet (1838-1919)
- Sir Richard Charles Acton Throckmorton, 10th Baronet (1839-1927)
- Sir Robert George Maxwell Throckmorton, 11th Baronet (b 1908)
- Sir Anthony John Benedict Throckmorton, 12th Baronet (1916-1994) Extinct on his death
Other notable family members
- Francis Throckmorton (1554-1584)
- Nicholas Throckmorton (1515-1571)
- John Throckmorton (1524-1580)