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

Baronetage of England Baronets are hereditary titles awarded by the Crown. The current baronetage of the United Kingdom has replaced the earlier, existing baronetages of England, Nova Scotia, Ireland and Great Britain. To be recognised as a baronet, it is necessary ...

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

Ghent Ghent ( ; ; historically known as ''Gaunt'' in English) is a City status in Belgium, city and a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of the Provinces of Belgium, province ...

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 Sir John Wittewronge, 3rd Baronet (1673 – 1722), of Stantonbury, Buckinghamshire, was a British Army officer and Whig politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons between 1705 and 1722. Family Wittewrong was baptized on 11 J ...

(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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