There have been two baronetcies created for people named Cole, one in the

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and one in the

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. The Cole Baronetcy, of

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, in the

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was created on 4 March 1640 in the

for Nicholas Cole, Mayor of Newcastle upon Tyne 1640 and 1641. He was an ardent Royalist who played a key part in the defence of Newcastle, which withstood a seven-month siege by Parliamentary forces in 1644. The Baronetcy became extinct on the death of the 4th Baronet, Sir Mark Cole of Brancepeth, in 1727. The Cole Baronetcy, of Newland, in the

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was created on 23 January 1661 for John Cole. His son Arthur was elevated to Baron Ranelagh in 1715.

Cole of Brancepeth (1640)

* Sir Nicholas Cole, 1st Baronet (died 1660) *

Sir Ralph Cole, 2nd Baronet Sir Ralph Cole, 2nd Baronet (1629 – 1704) was an English politician. Life Cole was the son of Sir Nicholas Cole, 1st Baronet and his first wife Mary Liddell, daughter of Sir Thomas Liddell, 1st Baronet. His father was mayor of Newcastle upon ...

(1629–1704) Member of Parliament for

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1678/9 * Sir Nicholas Cole, 3rd Baronet (1685–1711) * Sir Mark Cole, 4th Baronet (1687–1720) ''Extinct on his death''

Cole of Newland (1661)

See Baron Ranelagh

Notes

References

* ''A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England Ireland and Scotland'' John and John Bernard Burke 2nd Ed (1844), p. 124 *{{Rayment-bt, date=March 2012 __NOTOC__ Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of England Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of Ireland