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Wernher baronets

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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.[1] 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)

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Arms

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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.[2]
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

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