title: Petre baronets
text: # Petre baronets
  
  The Petre Baronetcy, of Cranham Hall in the County of Essex, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created in circa 1642 for Francis Petre. The third Baronet was a Jesuit and close adviser to King James II. The title became extinct on the death of the fifth Baronet in 1722.
  
  The Petre Baronets were members of a junior branch of the family headed by the Baron Petre.
  
  ## Petre baronets, of Cranham Hall (c. 1642)
  
  * Sir Francis Petre, 1st Baronet (c. 1605–c. 1660)
  * Sir Francis Petre, 2nd Baronet (c. 1630–c. 1679)
  * Sir Edward Petre, 3rd Baronet (c. 1632–1699)
  * Sir Thomas Petre, 4th Baronet (1640–c. 1715)
  * Sir William Petre, 5th Baronet (1650–1722)
  