King baronets of Charlestown (1815)

The King baronetcy, of Charlestown in the County of Roscommon, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 1 July 1815[2] for Gilbert King, son of Gilbert King (1710–1788), Member of the Irish Parliament for Jamestown, and a direct descendant of Edward King, Bishop of Elphin.[1][3]

King baronets, of Charlestown (1815)
  • Sir Gilbert King, 1st Baronet (1746–1818)[1]
  • Sir Robert King, 2nd Baronet (1785–1825)[1]
  • Sir Gilbert King, 3rd Baronet (1812–1895)[1]
  • Sir Gilbert King, 4th Baronet (1846–1920)[4]
  • Sir George Adolphus King, 5th Baronet (1864–1954)[5]
  • Sir Alexander William King, 6th Baronet (1892–1969)[6]
  • Sir Peter Alexander King, 7th Baronet (1928–1973)[7]
  • Sir Wayne Alexander King, 8th Baronet (born 1962)[8]

The heir apparent to the baronetcy is Peter Richard Donald King (born 1988).[8]

Notes
  1. Foster, Joseph (1883). The Baronetage and Knightage of the British Empire. Westminster: Nichols and Sons. p. 359.
  2. "No. 17023". The London Gazette. 13 June 1815. p. 1135.
  3. Dod, Charles R., The Peerage, Baronetage, and Knightage, of Great Britain and Ireland (1848) p. 279
  4. "King, Sir Gilbert". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  5. "King, Sir George Adolphus". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  6. "King, Sir Alexander (William)". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  7. "King, Sir Peter (Alexander)". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  8. "King, Sir Wayne Alexander". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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