Danvers baronets

There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Danvers, one in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of Great Britain. Both creations are extinct.

Arms of the Danvers baronets of Culworth (Danvers ancient): Gules, a chevron between three mullets of six points pierced or
Arms of the Danvers baronets of Swithland: Argent, on a bend gules three martlets of the field.[1] A difference of the modern arms of Danvers of Culworth (modern)/Brancastre. The relationship between the two families is unclear[2]
Monument in St Mary the Virgin parish church, Culworth, Northamptonshire to Sir John D'Anvers (died 1642) and his descendants, the five D'Anvers Baronets of Culworth

The D'Anvers Baronetcy, of Culworth in the County of Northampton, was created in the Baronetage of England on 21 March 1643 for Samuel D'Anvers. The title became extinct on the death of the fifth Baronet in 1776.

The Danvers Baronetcy, of Swithland in the County of Leicester,[3] was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 4 July 1746 for Joseph Danvers, Member of Parliament for Boroughbridge, Bramber and Totnes. The title became extinct on the death of the second Baronet in 1796.

Danvers baronets, of Culworth (1643)

Danvers baronets, of Swithland (1746)

References
  1. Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies, by John Burke, Bernard Burke, p.152
  2. MacNamara, F.N., Memorials of the Danvers Family, London, 1895
  3. "No. 8549". The London Gazette. 1 July 1746. p. 3.

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