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There have been five '''Baronetcies''' created for people with the surname '''Bowyer''', three in the [[Baronetage of England]], one in the [[Baronetage of Great Britain]] and one in the [[Baronetage of the United Kingdom]]. Three of the titles are extinct while the remaining extant baronetcies have been united in one holder.
There have been five '''baronetcies''' created for members of the Bowyer family, a political family in the UK: three in the [[Baronetage of England]], one in the [[Baronetage of Great Britain]] and one in the [[Baronetage of the United Kingdom]]. Three of the titles are extinct while the remaining extant baronetcies have been united in one holder. The Bowyer Baronets are all descended from Thomas Bowyer who late in the 14th century married Katherine de Knypersley of [[Knypersley Hall]] in [[Staffordshire]].


* [[Bowyer baronets of Leighthorne, Sussex (1627)]]
The '''Bowyer Baronetcy''', of Leighthorne in the County of Sussex, was created in the [[Baronetage of England]] in [[1627]] for '''Thomas Bowyer'''. He represented [[Midhurst (UK Parliament constituency)|Midhurst]] and [[Bramber (UK Parliament constituency)|Bramber]] in the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]]. However, the title became extinct on the death of his younger son, the third Baronet, in [[1680]].
* Bowyer baronets of Denham Court (1660): see [[Baron Denham]]

* [[Bowyer baronets of Knipersley, Staffordshire (1660)]]
The '''Bowyer Baronetcy''', of Denham Court in the County of Buckingham, was created in the [[Baronetage of England]] in [[1660]] for '''William Bowyer'''. For more information on this creation, see the [[Baron Denham]].
* Bowyer baronets of Radley (1794): see [[Baron Denham]]

* Bowyer baronets of Weston Underwood: see [[Baron Denham]]
The '''Bowyer Baronetcy''', of Knipersley in the County of Stafford, was created in the [[Baronetage of England]] in [[1660]] for '''John Bowyer'''. He sat as [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Staffordshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Staffordshire]] and [[Newcastle-under-Lyme (UK Parliament constituency)|Newcastle-under-Lyme]]. His elder son, the second Baronet, represented [[Warwick (UK Parliament constituency)|Warwick]] and Staffordshire in the House of Commons. His son, the third Baronet, died childless and was succeeded by his uncle, the fourth Baronet. On the latter's death in [[1701]] without surviving male issue the title became extinct.

The '''Bowyer Baronetcy''', of Radley in the County of Berkshire, was created in the [[Baronetage of Great Britain]] in [[1794]] for '''George Bowyer'''. For more information on this creation, see the [[Baron Denham]].

The '''Bowyer Baronetcy''', of Weston Underwood in the County of Buckingham, was created in the [[Baronetage of the United Kingdom]] in [[1933]] for '''George Bowyer'''. He was later elevated to the peerage as [[Baron Denham]]. For more information, see this title.

==Bowyer Baronets, of Leighthorne, Sussex ([[1627]])==
*[[Sir Thomas Bowyer, 1st Baronet]] ([[1586]]-[[1650]])
*[[Sir Thomas Bowyer, 2nd Baronet]] ([[1609]]-[[1659]])
*[[Sir James Bowyer, 3rd Baronet]] ([[1644]]-[[1680]])

==Bowyer Baronets, of Denham Court ([[1660]])==
*See the [[Baron Denham]]

==Bowyer Baronets of Knipersley, Staffordshire ([[1660]])==
*[[Sir John Bowyer, 1st Baronet]] ([[1623]]-[[1666]])
*[[Sir John Bowyer, 2nd Baronet]] ([[1653]]-[[1691]])
*[[Sir John Bowyer, 3rd Baronet]] ([[1672]]-[[1701]])
*[[Sir William Bowyer, 4th Baronet, of Knipersley|Sir William Bowyer, 4th Baronet]] ([[1654]]-[[1702]])

==Bowyer Baronets, of Radley ([[1794]])==
*See the [[Baron Denham]]

==Bowyer Baronets of Weston Underwood ([[1933]])==
*See the [[Baron Denham]]


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Bowyer-Smyth Baronets]]
* [[Bowyer-Smyth baronets]]
* [[Goring baronets]]

==References==
*[http://www.angeltowns.com/town/peerage/ Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page]
*[http://www.thepeerage.com/ www.thepeerage.com]


[[Category:Baronetcies|Bowyer]]
[[Category:Set index articles on titles of nobility]]

Latest revision as of 16:05, 23 September 2022

There have been five baronetcies created for members of the Bowyer family, a political family in the UK: three in the Baronetage of England, one in the Baronetage of Great Britain and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Three of the titles are extinct while the remaining extant baronetcies have been united in one holder. The Bowyer Baronets are all descended from Thomas Bowyer who late in the 14th century married Katherine de Knypersley of Knypersley Hall in Staffordshire.

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