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The Falkiner baronetcy (surname pronounced "FALL-kin-err"), of Anne Mount (
Glounthaune), in the
County of Cork,
[1] was created in the
Baronetage of Ireland on 24 August 1778 for
Sir Riggs Falkiner, 1st Baronet. He represented
Clonakilty in the
Irish House of Commons.
[2]
The 4th Baronet was a
captain in the
Royal Navy, a lieutenant on the
HMS Shannon at its capture of the
USS Chesapeake. The 5th Baronet was a
lieutenant-colonel of the
31st Foot in the
British Army and served throughout the
Peninsular War.
[2] As of 2024 the baronetcy is dormant.
[3]
Falkiner baronets, of Anne Mount (1778)
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Sir Riggs Falkiner, 1st Baronet (died 1797)
[2]
-
Sir Samuel Falkiner, 2nd Baronet (
c. 1745–1825)
[2]
-
Sir Riggs Falkiner, 3rd Baronet (1789–1850)
[2]
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Sir Charles Leslie Falkiner, 4th Baronet (1790–1858)
[2]
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Sir Samuel Edmund Falkiner, 5th Baronet (1791–1867)
[2]
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Sir Samuel Edmund Falkiner, 6th Baronet (1843–1893)
[2]
-
Sir Leslie Edmund Percy Riggs Falkiner, 7th Baronet (1866–1917)
[2]
[4]
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Sir Terence Edmond Patrick Falkiner, 8th Baronet (1903–1987)
[5]
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Sir Edmond Charles Falkiner, 9th Baronet (1938–1997)
[6]
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Sir Benjamin Simon Patrick Falkiner, 10th Baronet (born 1962). Not on the Official Roll of the Baronetage.
[7]
The
heir presumptive is the present presumed holder's brother Matthew Terence Falkiner, born 1964.
[7]
Notes