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The Spring Baronetcy, of Pakenham in the County of Suffolk, is a title in the
Pakenham – Village of Two Mills
(History section)
The Spring Baronetcy, of Pakenham in the County of Suffolk, is a title in the Baronetage of England
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)
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History
The title was created on 11 August 1641 for Sir William Spring, a Suffolk Member of Parliament who had already been knighted byCharles I Charles I may refer to:
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. He was the son of Sir William Spring of Pakenham, and descended from the Suffolk gentry
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Spring family
The Spring family is a Suffolk gentry family that has been involved in the politics and economy of East Anglia since the 15th century, as well as holding large estates in Ireland from the 16th century.Joseph Jackson Howard, ‘Spring’, ‘’T ...
, who had been major wool merchants in the late fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.
The baronetcy was created as part of an attempt by the king to win the favour of Parliamentarian gentry families in the lead-up to the Civil War
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The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policie ...
, as the Spring family was staunchly Parliamentarian and held considerable influence in Suffolk. Following the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660, the family was issued a general pardon for their actions against the king. The first baronet's son, also William
William is a male
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, inherited the title. He was an MP for Suffolk and one of the earliest members to be designated a Whig. The baronetcy became dormant on the death of the sixth Baronet in 1769.
Motto
The family motto is ''Non mihi sed Patriae'' (Latin), ''Not for myself but for my country''.Spring baronets, of Pakenham (1641)
* Sir William Spring, 1st Baronet (1613–1654) * Sir William Spring, 2nd Baronet (1642–1684) * Sir Thomas Spring, 3rd Baronet (1672–1704) *Sir William Spring, 4th Baronet (1697–1737) *Sir John Spring, 5th Baronet (1674–1740) *Sir John Spring, 6th Baronet (died 1769)See also
*List of political families in the United Kingdom
During its history, the United Kingdom (and previously the Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Scotland and Kingdom of Ireland) has seen many families who have repeatedly produced notable politicians, and consequently such families have had a signific ...
*Spring family
The Spring family is a Suffolk gentry family that has been involved in the politics and economy of East Anglia since the 15th century, as well as holding large estates in Ireland from the 16th century.Joseph Jackson Howard, ‘Spring’, ‘’T ...
External links
*Pakenham – Village of Two Mills
(History section)
Further reading
*''Medieval Clothing and Textiles'', by Robin Netherton and Gale R. Owen-Crocker *''The Springs of Lavenham and the Suffolk Cloth Trade in the XV and XVI Centuries'', by Barbara McClenaghanReferences
{{Reflist Baronetcies in the Baronetage of England * People from Babergh District 1641 establishments in England