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Biography of William Wentworth 2nd Earl Strafford 1626-1695

Paternal Family Tree: Wentworth

In or before 1622 [his father] Thomas Wentworth 1st Earl Strafford (age 28) and Margaret Clifford were married. She the daughter of Francis Clifford 4th Earl of Cumberland (age 62) and Grisold Hughes Countess Cumberland.

In Feb 1625 [his father] Thomas Wentworth 1st Earl Strafford (age 31) and [his mother] Arabella Holles were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] John Holles 1st Earl de Clare (age 60) and [his grandmother] Anne Stanhope Countess de Clare (age 49).

On 08 Jun 1626 William Wentworth 2nd Earl Strafford was born to Thomas Wentworth 1st Earl Strafford (age 33) and Arabella Holles at Wentworth.

In 1631 [his mother] Arabella Holles died in childbirth.

In Oct 1632 [his father] Thomas Wentworth 1st Earl Strafford (age 39) and Elizabeth Rhodes Countess Strafford (age 26) were married.

Trial and Execution of the Earl of Strafford

On 12 May 1641 [his father] Thomas Wentworth 1st Earl Strafford (age 48) was beheaded at Tower Hill [Map]. His execution was attended by an enormous crowd.

Wenceslaus Hollar (age 33). Engraving of the execution of Thomas Wentworth 1st Earl Strafford marked as C with James Ussher (age 60) marked as A.

In 1654. Robert Walker (age 55). Portrait of William Wentworth 2nd Earl Strafford (age 27).

On 27 Feb 1654 William Wentworth 2nd Earl Strafford (age 27) and Henriette Stanley Countess Strafford (age 23) were married. She the daughter of James Stanley 7th Earl of Derby and Charlotte Thouars Countess Derby (age 54). He the son of Thomas Wentworth 1st Earl Strafford and Arabella Holles. They were fourth cousins. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.

Before 1655 [his brother-in-law] Charles Stanley 8th Earl of Derby (age 26) and Dorothea Helena Kirkoven Countess Derby (age 24) were married. She by marriage Countess Derby. She the daughter of Jehan Lord of Heenvliet (age 60) and Katherine Wotton Countess Chesterfield (age 45). He the son of James Stanley 7th Earl of Derby and [his mother-in-law] Charlotte Thouars Countess Derby (age 55). He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.

On 05 May 1659 John Murray 1st Marquess Atholl (age 28) and [his sister-in-law] Amelia Stanley Marchioness Atholl (age 26) were married. She the daughter of James Stanley 7th Earl of Derby and [his mother-in-law] Charlotte Thouars Countess Derby (age 59). He the son of John Murray 1st Earl Atholl and Jean Campbell Countess Atholl. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.

In 1661 William Wentworth 2nd Earl Strafford (age 34) was appointed 465th Knight of the Garter by King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 30).

In 1662 William Wentworth 2nd Earl Strafford (age 35) was restored 2nd Earl Strafford, 2nd Viscount Wentworth, 2nd Baron Wentworth, 3rd Baronet Wentworth of Wentworth Woodhouse in Yorkshire. [his wife] Henriette Stanley Countess Strafford (age 31) by marriage Countess Strafford.

In 1666 [his brother-in-law] Charles Stanley 8th Earl of Derby (age 37) was appointed Mayor of Liverpool.

On 21 Dec 1672 [his brother-in-law] Charles Stanley 8th Earl of Derby (age 44) died. His son William (age 17) succeeded 9th Earl Derby, 3rd Baron Strange Knockin.

On 07 Feb 1676 John Murray 1st Marquess Atholl (age 44) was created 1st Marquess Atholl. [his sister-in-law] Amelia Stanley Marchioness Atholl (age 43) by marriage Marchioness Atholl.

On 27 Dec 1685 [his wife] Henriette Stanley Countess Strafford (age 55) died. She was buried at York Minster [Map].

On 16 Oct 1695 William Wentworth 2nd Earl Strafford (age 69) died. He was buried at York Minster [Map]. Earl Strafford, Viscount Wentworth, Baron Wentworth, Baronet Wentworth of Wentworth Woodhouse in Yorkshire extinct.

Around 1740 George Knapton (age 42). Portrait of William Wentworth 2nd Earl Strafford.

Royal Ancestors of William Wentworth 2nd Earl Strafford 1626-1695

Kings Wessex: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 16 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 21 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 17 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 8 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 14 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 10 Grand Son of Philip IV King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 22 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of William Wentworth 2nd Earl Strafford 1626-1695

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Wentworth 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas "Golden Thomas" Wentworth 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Fitzwilliam 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Wentworth 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Woodruffe

Great x 3 Grandmother: Beatrix Woodruffe 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrix Fitzwilliam 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Wentworth 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

GrandFather: William Wentworth 1st Baronet 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Gascoigne 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Gascoigne 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Frognall

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Gascoigne 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Fitzwilliam 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Fitzwilliam 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Lucy Neville 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Gascoigne 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Tempest of Borughton

Great x 3 Grandfather: Roger Tempest of Broughton

Great x 2 Grandmother: Beatrice Tempest

Father: Thomas Wentworth 1st Earl Strafford 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Atkins

GrandMother: Anne Atkins Baroness Wentworth Woodhouse

William Wentworth 2nd Earl Strafford 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Holles

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Holles

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Holles

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Scopham

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Scopham

Great x 1 Grandfather: Denzil Holles

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Denzell

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Denzell

GrandFather: John Holles 1st Earl de Clare 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Sheffield

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Sheffield 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Ellen Delves 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edmund Sheffield 1st Baron Sheffield 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Stanley 9th Baron Strange Knockin 5th Baron Mohun Dunster 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Stanley 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Strange 9th Baroness Strange of Knockin 5th Baroness Dunster 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Eleanor Sheffield 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John de Vere 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John de Vere 15th Earl of Oxford 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Colbroke

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Vere Baroness Sheffield 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Trussell

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Trussell Countess of Oxford 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Donne 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Mother: Arabella Holles 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Stanhope

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Stanhope

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret or Mary Jerningham

Great x 2 Grandfather: Michael Stanhope 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Fulk Bourchier 10th Baron Fitzwarin 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bourchier 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Dynham Baroness Fitzwarin 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Stanhope 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Nicholas Rawson of Aveley in Essex

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Rawson

Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip Cooke

Great x 3 Grandmother: Beatrix Cooke

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Belnap

GrandMother: Anne Stanhope Countess de Clare 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Port

Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Port