The Wilde Baronetcy, of London, was a title in the

Baronetage of England Baronets are a rank in the British aristocracy. The current Baronetage of the United Kingdom has replaced the earlier but existing Baronetages of England, Nova Scotia, Ireland, and Great Britain. Baronetage of England (1611–1705) King James I ...

. It was created on 13 September 1660 for

William Wilde Sir William Robert Wills Wilde FRCSI (March 1815 – 19 April 1876) was an Irish oto-ophthalmologic surgeon and the author of significant works on medicine, archaeology and folklore, particularly concerning his native Ireland. He was the fath ...

Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members of ...

for the

City of London The City of London is a city, ceremonial county and local government district that contains the historic centre and constitutes, alongside Canary Wharf, the primary central business district (CBD) of London. It constituted most of London fr ...

. The title became extinct on the death of the second Baronet in 1721.

Wilde baronets, of London (1660)

Sir William Wilde, 1st Baronet Sir William Wilde, 1st Baronet (ca. 1611 – 23 November 1679) was an English judge and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1660. Wilde was the eldest son of William Wilde, vintner of Bread Street, London. He was a student of Clifford ...

(–1679 *Sir Felix Wilde, 2nd Baronet (c. 1654–1721)

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* {{Use dmy dates, date=March 2012 Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of England