Viscount Southwell - Southwell Baronets, of Castle Mattress (1662)

Southwell Baronets, of Castle Mattress (1662)

  • Sir Thomas Southwell, 1st Baronet (d. 1680)
  • Sir Thomas Southwell, 2nd Baronet (1665–1720) (created Baron Southwell in 1717)

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