Throckmorton Baronets

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There have been two Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Throckmorton, both in the Baronetage of England. Both titles are extinct.

The Throckmorton Baronetcy, of Tortworth in the County of Gloucester, was created in the Baronetage of England on 29 June 1611 for William Throckmorton, of Tortworth, Gloucestershire. The third Baronet sat as Member of Parliament for Gloucestershire and Wotton Basset. The title became extinct on the death of the fourth Baronet in 1682.

The Throckmorton Baronetcy, of Coughton in the County of Warwick, was created in the Baronetage of England on 1 September 1642 for Robert Throckmorton, of Coughton Court, near Alcester, Warwickshire. The Throckmortons, originally of Throckmorton near Pershore, Worcestershire, trace their history back to the 12th century. In 1409 Sir John de Throckmorton married Eleanor Spinetti, heiress of Coughton where the family became established. They were mostly determined Roman Catholics and various members of the family were involved in or connected with pre reformation plots and conspiracies including the Throckmorton Plot of 1583 and the Gunpowder Plot of 1605. Elizabeth Throckmorton was the mother of Sir Walter Raleigh. Although Royalist sympathisers during the Civil War the family was one of very few recusant families to survive the turbulent 16th and 17th centuries with their estates intact. The sixth Baronet assumed the additional surname of Courtenay in 1792 on inheriting the Courtenay estates of Molland, Devon, through his mother. However, none of his successors have used this surname. The eighth Baronet was Member of Parliament for Berkshire. The title became extinct on the death of the twelfth Baronet in 1994. However, the Throckmorton family is still resident at Coughton Court as tenants of the National Trust.

Herbert John Anthony Anthony Throckmorton (1871-1941), third son of the tenth Baronet and father of the twelfth Baronet, was a Captain in the Royal Navy.