Wernher baronets explained

The Wernher Baronetcy of Luton Hoo Park in the Parish of Luton, Bedford, was a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 2 August 1905 for the German-born Randlord and art collector Julius Wernher.[1] His younger son, the third Baronet (who succeeded his elder brother), was a major general in the British Army. The title became extinct on his death in 1973.

The family seat was Luton Hoo.

Wernher baronets, of Luton Hoo (1905)

Arms

Escutcheon:Gules the head of a grappling iron in saltire Argent issuing from the base a mount Vert and in the dexter and sinister base a mullet of six points Or.
Crest:Between two elephant's trunks the dexter per fess Gules and Or and the sinister per fess Or and Gules a lozenge Sable thereon a mullet as in the arms.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Julius Charles Wernher. 2020-09-14. Northern Mine Research Society. en-US.
  2. Book: Burke's Peerage . 1949.