Napier Baronets
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There have been five Baronetcies created for people with the surname Napier, three in the Baronetage of England, one in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Two of the baronetcies are still extant.
The Napier Baronetcy, of Luton Hoo in the County of Bedford, was created in the Baronetage of England on 24 September 1611 for Robert Napier. The title became extinct on the death of the sixth Baronet in 1748.
The Napier Baronetcy, of Merchistoun in the County of Midlothian, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 2 March 1627 for Archibald Napier
. Later that year he was raised to the Peerage of Scotland
as Lord Napier
. The baronetcy became dormant in 1683 on the death of the third Lord and third Baronet, while the lordship passed to the late Lord's nephew. The baronetcy was successfully claimed in 1817 by the third Lord Napier's heir male general, the eighth Baronet.
The Napier Baronetcy, of Middle Marsh in the County of Dorset, was created in the Baronetage of England on 25 June 1641 for Gerrard Napier. The title became extinct on the death of the sixth Baronet in 1765.
The Napier Baronetcy, of Punknoll in the County of Dorset, was created in the Baronetage of England on 25 February 1682 for Robert Napier. The title probably became extinct on the death of the second Baronet in 1743.
The Napier Baronetcy, of Merrion Square in the County of Dublin, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 9 April 1867 for the Conservative
politician and former Lord Chancellor of Ireland
Joseph Napier.
The Napier Baronetcy, of Luton Hoo in the County of Bedford, was created in the Baronetage of England on 24 September 1611 for Robert Napier. The title became extinct on the death of the sixth Baronet in 1748.
The Napier Baronetcy, of Merchistoun in the County of Midlothian, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 2 March 1627 for Archibald Napier
Archibald Napier, 1st Lord Napier
Archibald Napier, 1st Lord Napier was the 9th Laird Napier of Merchiston. In 1627 he was created Lord Napier of Merchiston and Baronet of Nova Scotia.-Biography:Archibald Napier was the son of John Napier and Elizabeth Stirling....
. Later that year he was raised to the Peerage of Scotland
Peerage of Scotland
The Peerage of Scotland is the division of the British Peerage for those peers created in the Kingdom of Scotland before 1707. With that year's Act of Union, the Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of England were combined into the Kingdom of Great Britain, and a new Peerage of Great Britain was...
as Lord Napier
Lord Napier
Lord Napier, of Merchistoun, is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1627 for Sir Archibald Napier, 1st Baronet. Earlier that year, he already held the Napier Baronetcy, of Merchistoun in the County of Midlothian, created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia. The titles remained united...
. The baronetcy became dormant in 1683 on the death of the third Lord and third Baronet, while the lordship passed to the late Lord's nephew. The baronetcy was successfully claimed in 1817 by the third Lord Napier's heir male general, the eighth Baronet.
The Napier Baronetcy, of Middle Marsh in the County of Dorset, was created in the Baronetage of England on 25 June 1641 for Gerrard Napier. The title became extinct on the death of the sixth Baronet in 1765.
The Napier Baronetcy, of Punknoll in the County of Dorset, was created in the Baronetage of England on 25 February 1682 for Robert Napier. The title probably became extinct on the death of the second Baronet in 1743.
The Napier Baronetcy, of Merrion Square in the County of Dublin, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 9 April 1867 for the Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician and former Lord Chancellor of Ireland
Lord Chancellor of Ireland
The office of Lord Chancellor of Ireland was the highest judicial office in Ireland until the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922. From 1721 to 1801 it was also the highest political office of the Irish Parliament.-13th century:...
Joseph Napier.
Napier Baronets, of Luton Hoo (1611)
- Sir Robert Napier, 1st BaronetSir Robert Napier, 1st Baronet, of Luton HooSir Robert Napier, 1st Baronet , of Luton Hoo in Bedfordshire, also referred to as Robert Sandy, was an English merchant. He was the son of Alexander Napier of Exeter, who sometimes used the alternative surname of Sandy...
(1560-1637) - Sir Robert Napier, 2nd BaronetSir Robert Napier, 2nd BaronetSir Robert Napier, 2nd Baronet , of Luton Hoo in Bedfordshire, was an English Member of Parliament.He was the eldest son of Sir Robert Napier, 1st Baronet, and succeeded to the baronetcy on 22 April 1637, having already been knighted in his own right on 23 April 1623. He was educated at Exeter...
(c. 1603-1661) - Sir Robert Napier, 3rd Baronet (d. 1675)
- Sir John Napier, 4th Baronet (1636-1711)
- Sir Theophilus Napier, 5th Baronet (1672-1719)
- Sir John Napier, 6th Baronet (d. 1748)
Napier Baronets, of Merchistoun (1627)
- Archibald Napier, 1st Lord Napier, 1st BaronetArchibald Napier, 1st Lord NapierArchibald Napier, 1st Lord Napier was the 9th Laird Napier of Merchiston. In 1627 he was created Lord Napier of Merchiston and Baronet of Nova Scotia.-Biography:Archibald Napier was the son of John Napier and Elizabeth Stirling....
(c. 1575-1645) - Archibald Napier, 2nd Lord Napier, 2nd BaronetArchibald Napier, 2nd Lord NapierArchibald Napier, 2nd Lord Napier was a Scottish peer and the grandson of John Napier of Merchiston.-Biography:Archibald Napier was a nephew of James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose and supported him in his Royalist endeavors. When Montrose left Scotland for Norway in 1646, Archibald Napier...
(c. 1625-1660) - Archibald Napier, 3rd Lord Napier, 3rd BaronetArchibald Napier, 3rd Lord Napier-Family:Archibald Napier was a member of the Napier family of Merchiston, Scotland, and was the great-grandson of John Napier, the inventor of logarithms....
(d. 1683) (dormant) - Sir Alexander Napier, de jure 4th Baronet (d. 1702)
- Sir John Napier, de jure 5th Baronet (1686-1735)
- Sir William Napier, de jure 6th Baronet (d. c. 1775)
- Sir Robert John Milliken-Napier, de jure 7th Baronet (1765-1808)
- Sir William John Milliken-Napier, 8th Baronet (1788-1852) (successfully claimed title 1817)
- Sir Robert John Milliken-Napier, 9th Baronet (1818-1884)
- Sir Archibald Lennox Milliken Napier, 10th Baronet (1855-1907)
- Sir Alexander Lennox Napier, 11th Baronet (1882-1954)
- Sir Robert Archibald Napier, 12th Baronet (1889-1965)
- Sir William Archibald Napier, 13th Baronet (1915-1990)
- Sir John Archibald Lennox Napier, 14th Baronet (b. 1946)
Napier Baronets, of Middle Marsh (1641)
- Sir Gerrard Napier, 1st BaronetSir Gerrard Napier, 1st BaronetSir Gerrard Napier, 1st Baronet , of Middle Marsh and Moor Crichel in Dorset, was an English Member of Parliament who supported the Royalists during the English Civil War....
(1606-1673) - Sir Nathaniel Napier, 2nd Baronet (c. 1636-1709)
- Sir Nathaniel Napier, 3rd Baronet (c. 1668-1728)
- Sir William Napier, 4th Baronet (c. 1696-1753)
- Sir Gerard Napier, 5th Baronet (c. 1701-1759)
- Sir Gerrard Napier, 6th Baronet (c. 1740-1765)
Napier Baronets, of Punknoll (1682)
- Sir Robert Napier, 1st BaronetSir Robert Napier, 1st Baronet, of PunknollSir Robert Napier, 1st Baronet of Punknoll of Punknoll, in the County of Dorset, was an English lawyer and politician....
(c. 1640-1700) - Sir Charles Napier, 2nd Baronet (c. 1673-1743)
Napier Baronets, of Merrion Square (1867)
- Sir Joseph Napier, 1st Baronet (1804-1882)
- Sir Joseph Napier, 2nd BaronetSir Joseph Napier, 2nd BaronetSir Joseph Napier, 2nd Baronet was an Irish Captain 23rd Royal Welch Fusiliers.He was the son of Sir Joseph Napier, 1st Baronet and was born in Dublin, Ireland....
(1841-1884) - Sir William Lennox Napier, 3rd BaronetSir William Napier, 3rd BaronetLt Col Sir William Lennox Napier, 3rd Baronet of Merrion Square, , was a British baronet and soldier.He joined the Sussex Artillery Volunteers in 1888...
(1867-1915) - Sir Joseph William Lennox Napier, 4th BaronetSir Joseph Napier, 4th BaronetSir Joseph William Lennox Napier, 4th Baronet of Merrion Square, , was a British baronet and soldier in both World War I including the Gallipoli Campaign and World War II....
(1895-1986) - Sir Robert Surtees Napier, 5th BaronetSir Robert Surtees Napier, 5th BaronetSir Robert Surtees Napier, 5th Baronet of Merrion Square, , was a British baronet and soldier.He married Jenifer Beryl Daw on 12 February 1931....
(1932-1994) - Sir Charles Joseph Napier, 6th Baronet (b. 1973)