Troubridge baronets

Sir Thomas Troubridge, 1st Baronet

The Troubridge Baronetcy, of Plymouth, is a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain. It was created on 30 November 1799 for Captain Thomas Troubridge, a distinguished officer of the Royal Navy, who later became an Admiral. The second Baronet was also an Admiral in the Royal Navy and sat as Member of Parliament for Sandwich. The third Baronet fought with distinction in the Crimean War where he was severely wounded. Other members of the family may also be mentioned. Edward Norwich Troubridge, second son of the second Baronet, was a Captain in the Royal Navy. Laura, Lady Troubridge, wife of the fourth Baronet, was a writer for Mills and Boon and author of The Book of Etiquette (1926). Admiral Sir Ernest Troubridge (1862–1926), was a younger son of the third Baronet and grandfather of the sixth. At the outbreak of the First World War, he was second in command of the Mediterranean Fleet and failed to engage the German ships Goeben and Breslau. Although Sir Ernest was exonerated by court martial, remained in the Navy and was promoted, he was not again assigned to duty at sea. His estranged wife Una Vincenzo, Lady Troubridge was most famous as the partner of the author Radclyffe Hall. Thomas Troubridge, a banker who was the first husband of Princess Michael of Kent, was a younger brother of the sixth Baronet.

The family surname is pronounced "Troobridge".

Troubridge baronets, of Plymouth (1799)

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Lundy, Darryl. "Sir Thomas Richard Troubridge, 6th Bt.". The Peerage. p. 7950 § 79500. Retrieved 2 November 2007.. Darryl Landy wrongly lists him as the 6th Baronet; his father was the 6th Baronet .

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