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

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. It was created on 18 June 1661 for Thomas Vyner,

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in 1653. The title became extinct upon the early death of the third Baronet in 1683. The third son,

Sir Robert Vyner, 1st Baronet Sir Robert Vyner, 1st Baronet (alternatively Vyner baronets, Viner) (16312 September 1688) was an English banker, goldsmith and Lord Mayor of London. Vyner was born in Warwick, but migrated in early life to London, where he was apprenticed to hi ...

(a separate baronetcy from his uncle's) (1631–88) was also Lord Mayor of London. The Vyners were a family of

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. William Vyner (1570–1639), elder brother of the first Baronet, had four sons. The elder, Samuel (1627–59), was the grandfather of Robert Vyner (1765–1823), barrister, whose elder daughter Jane married Sir Theophilus

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, 6th baronet. A younger daughter of Robert's, Delicia, married the future

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, and was thus one of a clique of English wives (including Princess Victoria) who influenced the

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n military to adopt liberal political views. William's second son Thomas (1629–73) was

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Vyner baronets, of London (1661)

Sir Thomas Vyner, 1st Baronet Sir Thomas Vyner, 1st Baronet (15 December 1588 – 11 May 1665) was an English merchant and politician who served as the Lord Mayor of London in 1653. Vyner supplied gold bullion to two English kings and to the Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell. ...

(–1665) *Sir George Vyner, 2nd Baronet (c. 1639–1673) *Sir Thomas Vyner, 3rd Baronet (1664–1683)

Vyner baronets (1666)

(1631–1688) extinct on his death

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vyner Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of England 1661 establishments in England