Worsley baronets of Hovingham Hall (1838)
The Worsley baronetcy, of Hovingham Hall in the County of York, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 10 August 1838 for William Worsley, a Deputy Lieutenant for the North Riding. The 4th Baronet was Lord Lieutenant of the North Riding of Yorkshire and father of Katharine, Duchess of Kent. The 5th Baronet was a Conservative politician.
Worsley baronets, of Hovingham Hall (1838)
- Sir William Worsley, 1st Baronet
- Sir William Cayley Worsley, 2nd Baronet
- Sir William Henry Arthington Worsley, 3rd Baronet
- Colonel Sir William Arthington Worsley, 4th Baronet
- Sir (William) Marcus John Worsley, 5th Baronet
- Sir William Ralph Worsley, 6th Baronet
Extended family
The botanist and explorer Arthington Worsley was a younger brother of the 3rd Baronet.The 4th Baronet had a daughter, Katherine, who married Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, in 1961, becoming a member of the British royal family.