Berners is an English family name deriving from Hugh de Berners (Hugo de Bernières, from

Bernières-d'Ailly Bernières-d'Ailly () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of ove ...

, Normandy), who came with the Norman invasion in 1066. The name may refer to: *

Juliana Berners Juliana Berners, O.S.B., (or Barnes or Bernes) (born 1388), was an English writer on heraldry, hawking and hunting, and is said to have been prioress of the Priory of St Mary of Sopwell, near St Albans in Hertfordshire. Life and Work Very l ...

(born c.1388), English nun and writer on heraldry, hawking and hunting *

Franz-Josef Berners Franz-Josef Berners (born March 27, 1945) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and former member of the German Bundestag The Bundestag (, "Federal Diet") is the German federal parliament. It is the only federal rep ...

(born 1945), German politician *

William Berners (disambiguation) William Berners may refer to: * William Barnes (died 1558), or William Berners, MP * William Barnes (died 1559), or William Berners, MP for Wigan * William Barne (died 1562), or William Berners, MP *William Berners (1679–1712), MP for Hythe Hyth ...

* The

Barons Berners Baron is a rank of nobility or title of honour, often hereditary, in various European countries, either current or historical. The female equivalent is baroness. Typically, the title denotes an aristocrat who ranks higher than a lord or knigh ...

, including the composer and writer

Gerald Tyrwhitt-Wilson, 14th Baron Berners Gerald Hugh Tyrwhitt-Wilson, 14th Baron Berners (18 September 188319 April 1950), also known as Gerald Tyrwhitt, was a British composer, novelist, painter, and aesthete. He was also known as Lord Berners. Biography Early life and education ...

(1883–1950), often referred to as Lord Berners.

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