There have been four baronetcies created for persons with the surname Hope, three in the

Baronetage of Nova Scotia Baronets are a rank in the British aristocracy. The current Baronetage of the United Kingdom has replaced the earlier but existing Baronetages of England, Nova Scotia, Ireland, and Great Britain. Baronetage of England (1611–1705) King James ...

and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. one creation is extant, one dormant and two extinct. The Hope Baronetcy, of

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in the County of Fife, created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 19 February 1628 for Thomas Hope, the Scottish advocate and advisor to

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. The sixth Baronet assumed the additional surname of Bruce, a surname also held by the seventh Baronet. The latter sat as

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for

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. The eleventh Baronet was

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Member of Parliament for Midlothian. The sixteenth Baronet sat as Member of Parliament for Midlothian and Midlothian and Peebles North. The present Baronet is Chief of Clan Hope. Charles Hope, 1st Earl of Hopetoun, ancestor of the

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, was the grandson of Sir James Hope, sixth son the first Baronet of Craighall. Sir Archibald Hope, second son of the second Baronet, was a

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as Lord Rankeillour. His grandson John Hope was a surgeon and botanist. John Edward Hope, great-grandson of Captain Robert Hope, grandson of Sir Archibald Hope, Lord Rankeillour, was a

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in the

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. Archibald Hugh Hope, son of Hugh Hope, fourth son of the ninth Baronet, was a

in the

. The Hope Baronetcy, of Kerse in the County of Stirling, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 30 May 1672 for Alexander Hope. The fourth baronet sold his noble inheritance to

Sir Lawrence Dundas, 1st Baronet Sir Lawrence Dundas, 1st Baronet (c. 1710 – 21 September 1781) was a Scottish businessman, landowner and politician. Life He was the son of Thomas Dundas and Bethia Baillie. He made his first fortune as Commissary General: supplying goods to ...

. The Hope Baronetcy, of Kirkliston, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 1 March 1698 for William Hope. The title became dormant on the death of the third Baronet in 1763. According to some sources John Hope, 2nd Earl of Hopetoun, succeeded to the title. The Hope Baronetcy, of Kinnettles in the County of Angus, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 13 January 1932 for the Scottish Unionist politician

Harry Hope Sir Harry Hope, 1st Baronet (24 September 1865 – 29 December 1959) was a Scottish Unionist politician. Hope sat as member of parliament (MP) for Buteshire The County of Bute ( gd, Siorrachd Bhòid), also known as Buteshire, is a histo ...

. The presumed third Baronet never successfully proved his succession and was never on the Official Roll of the Baronetage. The title became extinct on his death in 1993.

Hope baronets, of Craighall (1628)

Sir Thomas Hope, 1st Baronet Sir Thomas Hope, 1st Baronet Hope of Craighall (1573–1646) was a Scottish lawyer, and Lord Advocate under Charles I. Life He was the son of an eminent Edinburgh merchant, Henry Hope, and his French wife, Jacqueline de Tott, her parents of ...

(died 1646) * Sir John Hope, 2nd Baronet, Lord Craighall (–1654) * Sir Thomas Hope, 3rd Baronet (1633–c. 1660) * Sir Thomas Hope, 4th Baronet (died c. 1686) *

Sir William Hope, 5th Baronet ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as ...

(died c. 1707) *

Sir Thomas Bruce-Hope, 6th Baronet ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as ...

(died 1729) * Sir John Bruce-Hope, 7th Baronet (c. 1684–1766) *

Sir Thomas Hope, 8th Baronet Sir Thomas Hope, 8th Baronet (1681–17 April 1771) was a Scottish aristocrat, lawyer and agricultural reformer. Life Hope was born in 1681 at Rankeillor House near Monimail in Fife. He was the son of Margaret, the daughter of Sir John Ayto ...

, (1681-1771) *

Sir Archibald Hope, 9th Baronet Sir Archibald Hope, 9th Baronet (1735 – 30 July 1794) was a Scottish aristocrat. Life Sir Archibald Hope was born in 1735, the only surviving son of Archibald Hope and Catherine Todd, eldest daughter of Hugh Todd. Sir Archibald's fath ...

(1735–1794) * Sir Thomas Hope, 10th Baronet (1768–1801) *

Sir John Hope, 11th Baronet Sir John Hope, 11th Baronet (13 April 1781 – 5 June 1853) was a Scottish aristocrat and politician. Life Sir John was born at Pinkie House on 13 April 1781, the oldest son of Sir Archibald Hope, 9th Baronet and his second wife, Elizabeth Pato ...

(1781–1853) *

Sir Archibald Hope, 12th Baronet ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English language, English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist i ...

(1808–1883) *

Sir John David Hope, 13th Baronet ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as ...

(1809–1892) *General

Sir William Hope, 14th Baronet General Sir William Hope, 14th Baronet, (12 January 1819 – 5 September 1898) was a British Army officer who became Commander-in-Chief, Scotland. Military career Born the fifth son of Sir John Hope, 11th Baronet and Anne Wedderburn, daught ...

(1819–1898) *

Sir Alexander Hope, 15th Baronet ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as ...

(1824–1918) *

Sir John Augustus Hope, 16th Baronet Lieutenant-Colonel Sir John Augustus Hope, 16th Baronet, Order of the British Empire, OBE (7 July 1869 - 17 April 1924) was a British soldier and politician. Life Hope was son of Rev. Canon Charles Augustus Hope, Rector of Barwick in Elmet, Yor ...

(1869–1924) *

Sir Archibald Philip Hope, 17th Baronet Group Captain Sir Archibald Philip Hope, 17th Baronet, (27 March 1912 – 12 July 1987) was a Scottish aristocrat and aviator who flew with the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. Early life and education Archibald Philip Hope, know ...

(1912–1987) * Sir John Carl Alexander Hope, 18th Baronet (1939–2007) *

Sir Alexander Archibald Douglas Hope, 19th Baronet ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as ...

(born 1969)

Hope baronets, of Kerse (1672)

*Sir Alexander Hope, 1st Baronet (1637–1673) *Sir Alexander Hope, 2nd Baronet (1663–1719) *Sir Alexander Hope, 3rd Baronet (1697–1749) *Sir Alexander Hope, 4th Baronet (1728–1794)

Hope baronets, of Kirkliston (1698)

*Sir William Hope, 1st Baronet (1660–1724) *Sir George Hope, 2nd Baronet (c. 1685–1729) *Sir William Hope, 3rd Baronet (c. 1726–1763) :Dormant on his death. Successfully claimed in 1989 by: *

Adrian Hope, 4th Marquess of Linlithgow Adrian John Charles Hope, 4th Marquess of Linlithgow (born 1 July 1946), styled Viscount Aithrie until 1952 and Earl of Hopetoun between 1952 and 1987, is a British noble. His family seat is Hopetoun House, near Edinburgh, Scotland. He was educa ...

, 12th Baronet (b 1946) -

Hope baronets, of Kinnettles (1932)

* Sir Harry Hope, 1st Baronet (1865–1959) * Sir James Hope, 2nd Baronet (1898–1979) *Robert Holms-Kerr Hope, presumed 3rd Baronet (1900–1993)

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, *{{Rayment-bt, date=March 2012 Baronetcies in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom Hope family 1628 establishments in Nova Scotia 1932 establishments in the United Kingdom

Hope baronets, of Craighall (1628)

Hope baronets, of Kerse (1672)

Hope baronets, of Kirkliston (1698)

Hope baronets, of Kinnettles (1932)

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