Browne baronets

Three of the creations were for members of the Browne family headed by the Viscount Montagu.

He was a descendant of Sir John Browne, Lord Mayor of London in 1480.

[1] The Browne Baronetcy, of Molahiffe in the County of Kerry, was created in the Baronetage of Ireland on 16 February 1622.

The Browne Baronetcy, of Betchworth Castle[2][3][4][5] in the County of Surrey, was created in the Baronetage of England on 7 July 1622 for Ambrose Browne, member of parliament for Surrey.

The first Baronet was a descendant of Sir Thomas Browne, Treasurer of the Household to King Henry IV, who was also the ancestor of the Viscounts Montagu.

The Browne Baronetcy, of The Neale in the County of Mayo, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 21 June 1636.

[6] He was a great-grandson of Dominick Browne, younger son of the first Baronet of the 1636 creation (see above).

Dominick's half-brother Colonel John Browne was the ancestor of both the Barons Kilmaine and the Marquesses of Sligo.