I'Anson Baronets
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The I'Anson Baronetcy of Bassetbury was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 6 May 1652 for Sir Bryan I'Anson, Knight of Ashby Legers, Northamptonshire
, Gentleman of the Bedchamber
to Charles I of England
; for whom he raised a regiment of horse and 10,000l. The title became extinct on the death of the seventh Baronet in 1800.
Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with the ceremonial counties of Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east,...
, Gentleman of the Bedchamber
Gentleman of the Bedchamber
A Gentleman of the Bedchamber was the holder of an important office in the royal household of the Kingdom of England from the 11th century, later used also in the Kingdom of Great Britain.-Description and functions:...
to Charles I of England
Charles I of England
Charles I was King of England, King of Scotland, and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. Charles engaged in a struggle for power with the Parliament of England, attempting to obtain royal revenue whilst Parliament sought to curb his Royal prerogative which Charles...
; for whom he raised a regiment of horse and 10,000l. The title became extinct on the death of the seventh Baronet in 1800.
I'Anson Baronets of Bassetbury (1652)
- Sir Bryan I'Anson, 1st Baronet (c. 1590-c. 1665), Gentleman of the BedchamberGentleman of the BedchamberA Gentleman of the Bedchamber was the holder of an important office in the royal household of the Kingdom of England from the 11th century, later used also in the Kingdom of Great Britain.-Description and functions:...
to Charles I - Sir Henry I'Anson, 2nd Baronet (c. 1617-c. 1684) LL.D., Physician to Charles II of EnglandCharles II of EnglandCharles II was monarch of the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland.Charles II's father, King Charles I, was executed at Whitehall on 30 January 1649, at the climax of the English Civil War...
- Sir Thomas I'Anson, 3rd Baronet (c. 1648-1707) M.A., born at the Louvre Palace
- Sir Thomas I'Anson, 4th Baronet (c. 1701-1764), Gentleman Porter of the Tower of LondonTower of LondonHer Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress, more commonly known as the Tower of London, is a historic castle on the north bank of the River Thames in central London, England. It lies within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, separated from the eastern edge of the City of London by the open space...
- Sir Thomas Bankes I'Anson, 5th Baronet (1724-1799), Rector of Corfe CastleCorfe CastleCorfe Castle is a village and civil parish in the English county of Dorset. It is the site of a ruined castle of the same name. The village and castle stand over a gap in the Purbeck Hills on the route between Wareham and Swanage. The village lies in the gap below the castle, and is some eight...
, DorsetDorsetDorset , is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The county town is Dorchester which is situated in the south. The Hampshire towns of Bournemouth and Christchurch joined the county with the reorganisation of local government in 1974... - Sir John Bankes I'Anson, 6th Baronet (1759-1799), Rector of Corfe Castle, Dorset
- Sir John I'Anson, 7th Baronet (1733-1800), of New Bounds, Kent, brother-in-law of James AnnesleyJames AnnesleyJames Annesley was an Irishman who had a claim to be the Earl of Anglesey. He is perhaps best known today for partially inspiring the novel Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson.-Life:...