Guise Baronets
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There have been two Baronetcies created for members of the Guise family, one in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of Great Britain. One creation is extant as of 2008.

The Guise Baronetcy, of Elmore in the County of Gloucester, was created in the Baronetage of England on 10 July 1661 for Christopher Guise
Sir Christopher Guise, 1st Baronet
Sir Christopher Guise, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1654.Guise was the son of William Guise of Elmore and his wife Cecilia Dennis, daughter of John Dennis of Pucklechurch....

, Member of Parliament
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 for Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire (UK Parliament constituency)
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. The second Baronet also sat as Member of Parliament
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 for Gloucestershire. The third represented Gloucestershire and Great Marlow
Great Marlow (UK Parliament constituency)
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 in the House of Commons
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. The fourth Baronet was Member of Parliament for Aylesbury
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. The fifth Baronet represented Gloucestershire in Parliament. The title became extinct on his death in 1783.

The Guise Baronetcy, of Highnam Court in the County of Gloucester, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 9 December 1783 for John Guise. The cousin and heir male of the last Baronet of the 1661 creation, he was the great-grandson of Henry Guise, younger brother of the first Baronet of Elmore. The second Baronet sat as Member of Parliament for Gloucestershire and Gloucestershire East. The fourth and fifth Baronets both served as High Sheriff of Gloucestershire
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The family surname is pronounced "Gyze". The family seat is Elmore Court
Elmore Court
Elmore Court is a grade II listed mansion, located at Elmore in the Stroud district of Gloucestershire, England.The house has been the family seat of the Guise Baronets for nearly 800 years...

, located in Elmore
Elmore, Gloucestershire
For other places with the same name, see Elmore.Elmore is a village and civil parish, located in the Stroud district of Gloucestershire, England...

, near Gloucester
Gloucester
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Guise Baronets, of Elmore (1661)

  • Sir Christopher Guise, 1st Baronet
    Sir Christopher Guise, 1st Baronet
    Sir Christopher Guise, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1654.Guise was the son of William Guise of Elmore and his wife Cecilia Dennis, daughter of John Dennis of Pucklechurch....

     (c. 1617-1670)
  • Sir John Guise, 2nd Baronet (c. 1654-1695)
  • Sir John Guise, 3rd Baronet (c. 1678-1732)
  • Sir John Guise, 4th Baronet (1701-1769)
  • Sir William Guise, 5th Baronet (1737-1783)

Guise Baronets, of Highnam (1783)

  • Sir John Guise, 1st Baronet (1733-1794)
  • Sir Berkeley William Guise, 2nd Baronet (1775-1834)
  • General Sir John Wright Guise, 3rd Baronet GCB (1777-1865)
  • Sir William Vernon Guise, 4th Baronet (1816-1887)
  • Sir William Francis George Guise, 5th Baronet (1851-1920)
  • Sir Anselm William Edward Guise, 6th Baronet (1888-1970)
  • Sir John Grant Guise, 7th Baronet (1927-2007)
  • Sir Christopher James Guise, 8th Baronet (b. 1930)
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