Clerke baronets

He was a descendant of Sir John Clerke (d. 1539), who in 1513 captured the Duke of Longueville at the Battle of the Spurs.

The ninth baronet was a lieutenant-colonel and in the 52nd Regiment and fought at the Battle of Waterloo.

Shabbington in Buckinghamshire was the seat of the baronetcy from its creation in 1660 until Sir John Clerke, 4th Baronet sold the manor in 1716.

He was born Philip Jennings but added Clerke as an additional surname.

The heir apparent to the baronetcy is William Francis Talbot Clerke (born 1987), only son of the 13th Baronet.