Blane baronets

The Blane Baronetcy, of Blanefield in the County of Ayr, was a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 26 December 1812 for the Scottish physician Gilbert Blane, known for his reforms in naval hygiene and medicine. The title became extinct on the death of the fourth Baronet in 1916.

Blane baronets, of Blanefield (1812)

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