The King baronetcy, of Charlestown in the County of Roscommon, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 1 July 1815 for Gilbert King, son of Gilbert King (1710–1788), Member of the Irish Parliament for Jamestown, and a direct descendant of Edward King, Bishop of Elphin.Dod, Charles R., The Peerage, Baronetage, and Knightage, of Great Britain and Ireland (1848) p. 279
King baronets, of Charlestown (1815) Sir Gilbert King, 1st Baronet (1746–1818) Sir Robert King, 2nd Baronet (1785–1825) Sir Gilbert King, 3rd Baronet (1812–1895) Sir Gilbert King, 4th Baronet (1846–1920) Sir George Adolphus King, 5th Baronet (1864–1954) Sir Alexander William King, 6th Baronet (1892–1969) Sir Peter Alexander King, 7th Baronet (1928–1973) Sir Wayne Alexander King, 8th Baronet (born 1962)
The heir apparent to the baronetcy is Peter Richard Donald King (born 1988).
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