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 | | The eldest son of a baronet who is born in wedlock is entitled to accede to the baronetcy upon the death of his father. |
 | | However, beginning in the reign of George IV these rights have been gradually revoked, on the grounds that sovereigns should not be bound by acts made by their predecessors. |
 | | It is now rare for new baronetcies (like all hereditary titles) to be created, but one notable recent example is that of the late Sir Denis Thatcher, the husband of former Prime Minister (and now baroness) Margaret Thatcher. |
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