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Extinct baronetcy in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom

Sir Julius Wernher, 1st Baronet

The Wernher Baronetcy of Luton Hoo Park in the Parish of Luton, Bedford, was a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 2 August 1905 for the German-born Randlord and art collector Julius Wernher. His younger son, the third Baronet (who succeeded his elder brother), was a major general in the British Army. The title became extinct on his death in 1973.

The family seat was Luton Hoo.

Wernher baronets, of Luton Hoo (1905)

Arms

Coat of arms of Wernher baronets
Crest
Between two elephant's trunks the dexter per fess Gules and Or and the sinister per fess Or and Gules a lozenge Sable thereon a mullet as in the arms.
Escutcheon
Gules the head of a grappling iron in saltire Argent issuing from the base a mount Vert and in the dexter and sinister base a mullet of six points Or.

References

  1. "Julius Charles Wernher". Northern Mine Research Society. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  2. Burke's Peerage. 1949.
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