Byng family

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The Byng family is a prominent British naval and aristocratic lineage known for producing several notable admirals and peers, including the Viscounts Torrington.

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instanceOf British admiral
British admiral
British noble family
British peer
British peer
British peer
British peer
British peer
British peer
aristocratic family
hereditary title
naval family
peer
associatedWith British peerage
Royal Navy NERFINISHED
associatedWithFamily Byng family NERFINISHED
country Kingdom of Great Britain
Kingdom of Great Britain
United Kingdom
family Byng family NERFINISHED
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Byng family NERFINISHED
Byng family NERFINISHED
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hasNotableMember George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington NERFINISHED
George Byng, 3rd Viscount Torrington NERFINISHED
George Byng, 4th Viscount Torrington NERFINISHED
George Byng, 5th Viscount Torrington NERFINISHED
George Byng, 6th Viscount Torrington NERFINISHED
George Byng, 7th Viscount Torrington NERFINISHED
George Byng, 8th Viscount Torrington NERFINISHED
John Byng NERFINISHED
hasTitle Viscount Torrington NERFINISHED
historicalActivity 18th century
19th century
knownFor command at the Battle of Minorca
execution after court-martial in 1757
militaryBranch Royal Navy
Royal Navy
nobleRank viscountcy
nobleTitle Viscount Torrington NERFINISHED
Viscount Torrington NERFINISHED
Viscount Torrington NERFINISHED
Viscount Torrington NERFINISHED
Viscount Torrington NERFINISHED
Viscount Torrington NERFINISHED
Viscount Torrington NERFINISHED
notableFor holding the title Viscount Torrington
service in the Royal Navy
peerage Peerage of Great Britain NERFINISHED
socialClass British aristocracy

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John Byng partOf Byng family