Earl of Aldborough
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Earl of Aldborough, of the Palatinate of Upper Ormond, was a title in the Peerage of Ireland
. It was created on 9 February 1777, along with the subsidiary title Viscount Amiens, for John Stratford, 1st Viscount Aldborough
. He had already been created Baron Baltinglass, of Baltinglass, in the County of Wicklow, on 21 May 1763, and Viscount Aldborough, of the Palatinate of Upper Ormond, on 22 July 1776. These titles were also in the Peerage of Ireland. Three of his sons, the second, third and fourth Earls, all succeeded in the titles. They became extinct on the death of the latter's grandson, the sixth Earl, in 1875.
Peerage of Ireland
The Peerage of Ireland is the term used for those titles of nobility created by the English and later British monarchs of Ireland in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland. The creation of such titles came to an end in the 19th century. The ranks of the Irish peerage are Duke, Marquess, Earl,...
. It was created on 9 February 1777, along with the subsidiary title Viscount Amiens, for John Stratford, 1st Viscount Aldborough
John Stratford, 1st Earl of Aldborough
John Stratford, 1st Earl of Aldborough was an Irish peer and politician.-Background:Born at Ormond, he was the son of Edward Stratford and his first wife Elizabeth Baisley, daughter of Euseby Baisley. Stratford was educated at Trinity College, Dublin.-Career:In 1721, he entered the Irish House of...
. He had already been created Baron Baltinglass, of Baltinglass, in the County of Wicklow, on 21 May 1763, and Viscount Aldborough, of the Palatinate of Upper Ormond, on 22 July 1776. These titles were also in the Peerage of Ireland. Three of his sons, the second, third and fourth Earls, all succeeded in the titles. They became extinct on the death of the latter's grandson, the sixth Earl, in 1875.
Earls of Aldborough (1777)
- John Stratford, 1st Earl of AldboroughJohn Stratford, 1st Earl of AldboroughJohn Stratford, 1st Earl of Aldborough was an Irish peer and politician.-Background:Born at Ormond, he was the son of Edward Stratford and his first wife Elizabeth Baisley, daughter of Euseby Baisley. Stratford was educated at Trinity College, Dublin.-Career:In 1721, he entered the Irish House of...
(c. 1691–1777) - Edward Stratford, 2nd Earl of AldboroughEdward Stratford, 2nd Earl of AldboroughEdward Augustus Stratford, 2nd Earl of Aldborough FRS , styled The Honourable from 1763 to 1777 and Viscount Amiens in the latter year, was an Irish peer and Whig politician.-Background:...
(d. 1801) - John Stratford, 3rd Earl of AldboroughJohn Stratford, 3rd Earl of AldboroughJohn Stratford, 3rd Earl of Aldborough styled The Honourable from 1763 to 1801, was an Irish peer and politician.-Background:...
(c. 1740–1823) - Benjamin O'Neale Stratford, 4th Earl of AldboroughBenjamin Stratford, 4th Earl of AldboroughBenjamin O'Neale Stratford, 4th Earl of Aldborough styled The Honourable from 1763 until 1823, was an Irish peer and politician....
(d. 1833) - Mason Gerard Stratford, 5th Earl of Aldborough (1784–1849)
- Benjamin O'Neale Stratford, 6th Earl of Aldborough (1808–1875)