Wernher baronets
Extinct baronetcy in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom
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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.[1][2]
Creation date1905
Statusextinct
Extinction date1973
ArmsGules 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.[1]
| Wernher baronets | |
|---|---|
Sir Julius Wernher, 1st Baronet | |
| Creation date | 1905 |
| Status | extinct |
| Extinction date | 1973 |
| Arms | 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.[1] |
| 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.[1] |
His younger son, the 3rd Baronet (who succeeded his elder brother), was a major general in the British Army. The title became extinct on his death in 1973.[3]
Wernher baronets, of Luton Hoo (1905)
- Sir Julius Charles Wernher, 1st Baronet (1850–1912)[1][4]
- Sir Derrick Wernher, 2nd Baronet (1889–1948)[1][5]
- Sir Harold Wernher, 3rd Baronet (1893–1973)[1][3]
