The Wittewrong Baronetcy, of Stantonbury in the County of Buckingham, was a title in the

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. It was created on 2 May 1662 for Sir John Wittewrong, a former parliamentarian colonel and

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for

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. The name was spelt in different ways, including Wittewronge and Wittwronge. The third Baronet sat as Member of Parliament for

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and Wycombe. The title became extinct on the death of the sixth Baronet in 1771. The Wittewrongs were a Flemish Protestant family who in 1564 left

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in the

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for

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Wittewrong baronets, of Stantonbury (1662)

Sir John Wittewrong, 1st Baronet Sir John Wittewrong, 1st Baronet (1 November 1618 – 23 June 1693) was an English parliamentarian colonel and squire of Rothamsted Manor. Life The Wittewrongs were a Flemish Protestant family who in 1564 left Ghent in the Spanish Netherlands for ...

(1618–1693) *Sir John Wittewrong, 2nd Baronet (1640–1697) * Sir John Wittewrong, 3rd Baronet (1673–1722) *Sir John Wittewrong, 4th Baronet (1695–1743) *Sir William Wittewrong, 5th Baronet (1697–1761) *Sir John Wittewrong, 6th Baronet (died 1771)

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{{reflist Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of England

Wittewrong baronets, of Stantonbury (1662)

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