Earl of Strafford - Earls of Strafford, First Creation (1640)

Earls of Strafford, First Creation (1640)

  • Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford (1593–1641) (forfeit 1641)
  • William Wentworth, 2nd Earl of Strafford (1626–1695) (attainder reversed 1662)

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