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Bale baronets

extinct baronetcy in the Baronetage of England

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJun 24, 2026
Entity authorityQ4850663 ↗
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The Bale Baronetcy, of Carleton Curlieu in the County of Leicester, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 3 November 1643 for John Bale of Carlton Curlieu Hall, Leicestershire, who had been High Sheriff of Leicestershire in 1624. The title became extinct on his death in 1679.

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The public source identifies “Bale baronets” as extinct baronetcy in the Baronetage of England. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Bale, baronets and extinct.

Editorial reviewA concise reference frame for defining the subject, testing terminology and identifying the institution closest to the evidence. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1643, 1624, 1679—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1643-11-03. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Bale, baronets and extinct providing the first useful test.
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This entry incorporates text from “Bale baronets” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.