Talk:Harington baronets

Notes on sources

The Wikipedia page Lord Lieutenant of Rutland list these men as Lord Lieutenant:

• John Harington, 1st Baron Harington 1607–1613
• John Harington, 2nd Baron Harington 1613–1614

But the sources on this page page vary as to who had which title when.

John Taplin Shakespeare's Granddaughter and the Bagleys of Dudley published by the Black Country Society June 2005 seems to broadly agree with the Wikipedia page above:

The eldest son, Sir John Harrington, created 1st Baron Harrington by James I in 1603 (40) to whom he was distantly related, was charged with the protection and tutorship of Princess Elizabeth, eldest daughter of James I at Combe Abbey, his house near Coventry. During her time there she became a target for the conspirators of the Gunpowder Plot in 1605. She later married Frederick, Elector Palatine of the Rhine and Sir John accompanied her to Germany after her marriage at Whitehall in February 1613. He succumbed to exhaustion on his return home to England six months later, dying at Worms on 23rd August. Sir John Harrington's son, also Sir John and 2nd Baron of Exton, a man of devout, almost saintly nature, was the companion and great friend of the heir to the throne, Prince Henry, both of whom were destined to die young (41). One can only wonder at the course of history had these two survived. Sir John Harrington, 2nd Baron of Exton, died unmarried in 1614 shortly after his father

• Sir James Harrington
  • Sir John Harrington, Baronet Harrington(-1614) Baron in 1603
  • Sir John Harrington, 2nd Baronet Exton

As does Families covered: Harington (Harrington) of Exton, Harington of Ridlington which lists them both as Baron of Exton

• Sir James Harrington
  • John Harington, 1st Lord of Exton (d 23.08.1613)
    • John Harington, 2nd Lord of Exton (bpt 03.05.1592, d unm 27.02.1613-4)
  • Sir Henry Harington, sometime of Baltinglass (d 1613)
  • Sir James Harington, Sheriff of Rutland, 1st Bart of Ridlington died 1613
    • Sir Edward Harington, Sheriff of Rutland, 2nd Bart of Ridlington (d 1653)

This source (Sir James HARRINGTON of Exton, Knight) take a different position if one uses the later dates and it uses the term "Harrington of Exton", but with the earlier dates it ties in with the other sources.

• James Harrington (1517-1592) or (1534-1613)
  • John HARRINGTON (1º B. Harrington of Exton)received a barony in 1603.
  • James HARRINGTON of Ridlington (1º Bt.) (created 1611)

But the page which links to this one for his son names Harrington says he was the third son of James Harrington not the second.

So as far as I can tell James Harrington had 2 sons of interest to this page:

• John died 1613 1st Baron of Exton (created 1603)
  • John dies 1614 (NS) 1613 old style. 2nd Baron of Exton
• James 1st Baronet Ridlington. (created 1611)
  • lots of Baronet Ridlingtons

--Philip Baird Shearer 14:04, 7 May 2006 (UTC)

Sir

The page Lord Lieutenant of Rutland is based on Sir J.C. Sty's lists (see sourcing there). The first John Harington was appointed Lord Lieutenant on May 16, 1607 and served until his death on 23 August, 1613. His son, the second John Harington, was appointed to the post on October 8, 1613 and died 27 February, 1614 (all dates NS). Both Leigh Rayment's page and thepeerage.com, which cites the Complete Peerage, call them Barons Harington of Exton (as opposed to the old Barons Harington of 1324). Since neither of the Barons held the Baronetcy (created for James, who died March 2, 1614 (NS)), they should be on a separate page, Baron Harington of Exton. I will arrange the move. Choess 16:36, 7 May 2006 (UTC)\

OK, everything should be sorted now and following style guidelines. Choess 17:02, 7 May 2006 (UTC)

Which specific style guidelines?

• Why have you included Sir in the title?
• Why have you removed the "of Ridlington" but kept it for Baron Harington of Exton?

--Philip Baird Shearer 09:32, 12 May 2006 (UTC)

OK I have answered my bullet point questions with Baronet and more succinctly with baronet. But which style guides mention this. --Philip Baird Shearer 09:40, 12 May 2006 (UTC)

There is a page Harington Baronets - Kittybrewster 11:28, 6 June 2006 (UTC)