Cookes Baronets

Cookes Baronets

The Cookes Baronetcy, of Norgrove in the County of Worcester, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 24 December 1664 for William Cookes, in reward of his support for the Royalist cause during the Civil War. The second Baronet was the founder of Worcester College, Oxford. The title became extinct on his death in 1701.

Cookes Baronets, of Norgrove (1664)

  • Sir William Cookes, 1st Baronet (c. 1618–c. 1672)
  • Sir Thomas Cookes, 2nd Baronet (c. 1649–1701)

References


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Cookes — may refer to: Thomas Cookes Cookes Baronets This page or section lists people with the surname Cookes. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the pers …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”