Wynn Baronets
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There have been two baronetcies called the Wynn Baronets, both with the surname Wynn and both within the county of Caernarvonshire.
Wynn Baronets of Gwydir (1611)
The Wynn Baronets of Gwydir were created in the Baronetage of England in 1611–one of the initial creations–for John Wynn, of Gwydir. The members of this line were prominent in politics; all the baronets save Owen sat as members of parliament, often for Carnarvon or Carnarvonshire. This creation became extinct in 1719, on the death of the fifth baronet. Wynnstay, near Ruabon, passed to Sir Watkin Williams, who took the name of Williams-Wynn and founded the Williams Baronets.
- Sir John Wynn, 1st Baronet (d. 1627)
- Sir Richard Wynn, 2nd Baronet (c. 1588–1649)
- Sir Owen Wynn, 3rd Baronet (d. 1660)
- Sir Richard Wynn, 4th Baronet (c. 1625–1674)
- Sir John Wynn, 5th Baronet (c. 1628–1719) (extinct 1719)
Wynn Baronets of Bodvean (1742)
The Wynn Baronetcy was created a second time, this instance in the Baronetage of Great Britain, in 1742 for Thomas Wynn, then also a member of parliament for Carnarvon. The third baronet was created Baron Newborough in the Peerage of Ireland in 1776, with which the baronetcy is still merged.
- Sir Thomas Wynn, 1st Baronet (1677–1749)
- Sir John Wynn, 2nd Baronet (1701–1773)
- Thomas Wynn, 1st Baron Newborough (1736–1807)
- see Baron Newborough for further succession