Memorial to Sir John Guise in Gloucester Cathedral

There have been two baronetcies created for the Guise family, one in the

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and one in the

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. The latter creation is extant as of 2014. The Guise Baronetcy, of Elmore in the

County of Gloucester Gloucestershire ( abbreviated Glos) is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn and the entire Forest of Dean. The county town is the city of Glouce ...

, was created in the Baronetage of England on 10 July 1661 for Christopher Guise,

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for

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. The second Baronet also sat as

for Gloucestershire. The third represented Gloucestershire and

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in the

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. The fourth Baronet was Member of Parliament for

Aylesbury Aylesbury ( ) is the county town of Buckinghamshire, South East England. It is home to the Roald Dahl Children's Gallery, David Tugwell`s house on Watermead and the Waterside Theatre. It is in central Buckinghamshire, midway between High Wy ...

. The fifth Baronet represented Gloucestershire in Parliament. This title became extinct on his death in 1783. The Guise Baronetcy, of

Highnam Court Highnam Court is a Grade I listed country house in Highnam, Gloucestershire, England, constructed in the 17th century. The estate passed from the Cooke family to the Guise family and, in the mid-19th century, was purchased by a member of the Gamb ...

in the County of Gloucester, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 9 December 1783 for John Guise, the

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and

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of the last Baronet of the 1661 creation. He was the great-grandson of Henry Guise, younger brother of the first baronet. The second Baronet sat as MP for Gloucestershire and Gloucestershire East. His brother General Sir John Wright Guise, 3rd Baronet, commanded a Guards battalion in the

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. The fourth, fifth, and sixth Baronets all served as

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. The family surname is pronounced "Guys", as in the "Guy's" of "Guy's Hospital".Charles Kidd, ''Debrett's peerage & Baronetage'' (London, 2015), p. B355 The family seat is

Elmore Court Elmore Court is a grade II* listed mansion, located at Elmore in the Stroud district of Gloucestershire, England. The original building dates from between 1564 and 1588. History The house has been the family seat of the Guise Baronets for n ...

, in the parish of Elmore,

Guise baronets, of Elmore (1661)

Sir Christopher Guise, 1st Baronet Sir Christopher Guise, 1st Baronet (died 1670), of Elmore Court in Gloucestershire, England, was a Member of Parliament for Gloucestershire in 1654. Origins Guise was the son of William Guise of Elmore by his wife Cecilia Dennis, a daughter of ...

(–1670) *

Sir John Guise, 2nd Baronet Sir John Guise, 2nd Baronet (c.1654 – November 1695) of Elmore Court, Gloucestershire was an English landowner and Member of Parliament. Life He was born the only son of Sir Christopher Guise, 1st Baronet of the Elmore baronets of Gloucestersh ...

(c. 1654–1695) *

Sir John Guise, 3rd Baronet Sir John Guise, 3rd Baronet (c. 1677–1732) of Elmore Court, Gloucestershire was a British landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1705 and 1727. Guise was the only son of Sir John Guise, 2nd Baronet and his wife Eliza ...

(c. 1678–1732) *

Sir John Guise, 4th Baronet Sir John Guise, 4th Baronet (1701 – May 1769), of Elmore Court and Rendcomb, both in Gloucestershire, England, was an English Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1722 to 1727. Early life Guise was the only surviving son of Sir ...

(1701–1769) *

Sir William Guise, 5th Baronet Sir William Guise, 5th Baronet (1737 – 6 April 1783), was a British politician who accompanied Edward Gibbon on his Grand Tour of Italy and sat in the House of Commons between 1770 and 1783. Guise was the son of Sir John Guise, 4th Baronet of ...

(1737–1783)

Guise baronets, of Highnam (1783)

*Sir John Guise, 1st Baronet (1733–1794) * Sir Berkeley William Guise, 2nd Baronet (1775–1834) *General

Sir John Wright Guise, 3rd Baronet General Sir John Wright Guise, 3rd Baronet (20 July 1777 – 1 April 1865) was a British Army general. Life Guise was born at Elmore, Gloucestershire, the second son of John Guise of Highnam Court, who was created a baronet in 1783, and died in ...

GCB (1777–1865) *Sir William Vernon Guise, 4th Baronet (1816–1887) *Sir William Francis George Guise, 5th Baronet (1851–1920) * Sir Anselm William Edward Guise, 6th Baronet (1888–1970) *Sir John Grant Guise, 7th Baronet (1927–2007) *Sir (Christopher) James Guise, 8th Baronet (1930–2022) *Sir Anselm Mark Guise, 9th Baronet (born 1971) The heir apparent is the present holder's son, Wylder James Guise (born 2010)

Arms

The Guise

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, as displayed above the front door of Elmore Court, is blazoned ''Gules, seven lozenges conjoined vairé three, three and one''. In 1863 the third baronet was granted heraldic

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, usually only borne by

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, to descend to

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on succession to the baronetcy. The motto is ''Quo honestior eo tutior'', The more honest, the more safe.

References

{{reflist *Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.

External links

www.elmorecourt.com

Guise Guise (; nl, Wieze) is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. The city was the birthplace of the noble family of Guise, Dukes of Guise, who later became Princes of Joinville. Population Sights The remains ...

1661 establishments in England 1783 establishments in Great Britain Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of England