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The Windebank Baronetcy (also spelled Windebanke) of Haines Hill in Berkshire, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 25 November 1645 for Thomas Windebank,[ citation needed ] Member of Parliament for Wootton Bassett and Clerk of the Signet. [1] [2] He was the eldest son of Sir Francis Windebank, Secretary of State under Charles I. [2] The title became extinct on the death of the second Baronet in 1719. [1]

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Further reading

Leigh Rayment's list of baronets – Baronetcies beginning with "W" (part 3)

  1. 1 2 Burke & Burke 1838, p. 573.
  2. 1 2 Pollard 1900, p. 165.