The Madden Baronetcy, of

Kells, County Kilkenny Kells () is a village in County Kilkenny in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is about 15 km south of Kilkenny. It is situated on high ground to the south of the Kings River (Ireland), Kings River. The village is in a townland and Civil pari ...

, is a title in the

Baronetage of the United Kingdom Baronets are hereditary titles awarded by the Crown. The current baronetage of the United Kingdom has replaced the earlier, existing baronetages of England, Nova Scotia, Ireland and Great Britain. To be recognised as a baronet, it is necessary ...

. It was created in 1919 for the naval commander, Admiral Sir Charles Madden. He was succeeded by his son, the second Baronet, who was also a distinguished naval officer and served as Commander-in-Chief of the

Home Fleet The Home Fleet was a fleet of the Royal Navy that operated from the United Kingdom's territorial waters from 1902 with intervals until 1967. In 1967, it was merged with the Mediterranean Fleet creating the new Western Fleet. Before the First ...

between 1963 and 1965.

Madden baronets, of Kells (1919)

* Sir Charles Edward Madden, 1st Baronet (1862–1935) * Sir Charles Edward Madden, 2nd Baronet (1906–2001) *Sir Peter John Madden, 3rd Baronet (1942–2006) *Sir Charles Jonathan Madden, 4th Baronet (born 1949) The

heir apparent An heir apparent is a person who is first in the order of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting by the birth of another person. A person who is first in the current order of succession but could be displaced by the birth of a more e ...

is Samuel Charles John Madden (born 1984).

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Madden, Baronets Baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom History of County Kilkenny 1919 establishments in Ireland