King Baronets, of Boyle Abbey (1682)
- Sir Robert King, 1st Baronet (died 1707)
- Sir John King, 2nd Baronet (died 1720)
- Sir Henry King, 3rd Baronet (died 1740)
- Sir Robert King, 4th Baronet (1724–1755) (created Baron Kingsborough in 1748)
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