Pringle baronets
baronetcy in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia
There have been two baronetcies created for members of the Scottish Pringle family, one in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia and one in the Baronetage of Great Britain. As of 2026, one creation is extant.
The Pringle Baronetcy, of Stichill in the County of Roxburgh, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 5 January 1683 for Robert Pringle. The fourth Baronet sat as Member of Parliament for Berwickshire.
The Pringle Baronetcy, of Pall Mall, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 5 June 1766 for the physician John Pringle. He was the youngest son of the second Baronet of the 1673 creation. The title became extinct on his death in 1782.
Pringle baronets, of Stichill (1683)
Sir Robert Pringle, 1st Baronet (died c. 1700)
Sir John James Pringle, 2nd Baronet (1662–1721)
Sir Robert Pringle, 3rd Baronet (1690–1779)
Sir James Pringle, 4th Baronet (1726–1809)
Sir John Pringle, 5th Baronet (1784–1869)
Sir Norman Pringle, 6th Baronet (1787–1870)
Sir Norman William Drummond Pringle, 7th Baronet (1836–1897)
Sir Norman Robert Pringle, 8th Baronet (1871–1919)
Squadron Leader Norman Hamilton Pringle, de facto 9th Baronet (1903–1961), putative and legal son of 8th Baronet, recognised during his lifetime but removed from the Official Roll of the Baronetage in 2016 following DNA evidence that he was not the biological son of the 8th Baronet.
Lt-Gen Sir Steuart Robert Pringle, de facto 10th Baronet (1928–2013), son of the de facto 9th Baronet, recognised during his lifetime but removed from the Official Roll of the Baronetage in 2016 following DNA evidence that his father was not the biological son of the 8th Baronet.
Sir Ronald Steuart Pringle, de jure 9th Baronet (1905–1968), eldest biological son of 8th Baronet, not recognised during his lifetime but added posthumously to the Official Roll of the Baronetage in 2016.
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