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Earl of Aldborough, of the Palatinate of Upper Ormond, was a title in the
Peerage of Ireland The Peerage of Ireland consists of those titles of nobility created by the English monarchs in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland, or later by monarchs of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. It is one of the five divisi ...
held by the
Stratford family The House of Stratford () is a British aristocratic family, originating in Stratford-on-Avon between the eleventh and thirteenth centuries. The family has produced multiple titles, including Earl of Aldborough, Viscount Amiens, Baron Baltingl ...
. It was created on 9 February 1777, along with the
courtesy title A courtesy title is a title that does not have legal significance but rather is used through custom or courtesy, particularly, in the context of nobility, the titles used by children of members of the nobility (cf. substantive title). In some co ...
of Viscount Amiens, for John Stratford, 1st Viscount Aldborough, a descendant of the English Stratford family.Stratford, Gerald "A History of the Stratford Family" Chapter 11. The Extinct Earldom

/ref> 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)

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John Stratford, 1st Earl of Aldborough John Stratford, 1st Earl of Aldborough (169829 May 1777) was an Irish peer and politician and member of the Noble House of Stratford. Background John was born either on 10 August 1697,Stratford, Gerald "A History of the Stratford Family" Chap ...
(1697–1777) *
Edward Stratford, 2nd Earl of Aldborough Edward Augustus Stratford, 2nd Earl of Aldborough, FRS (1736 – 2 January 1801) of Belan house, styled The Honourable from 1763 to 1777 and Viscount Amiens in the latter year, was an Irish peer, Whig politician, and member of the Noble House ...
(1736–1801) *
John Stratford, 3rd Earl of Aldborough John Stratford, 3rd Earl of Aldborough (–1823) was an Irish peer and member of the House of Stratford. He was known as the Hon. John Stratford until 1801, when he inherited the Earldom from his brother Edward Stratford, 2nd Earl of Aldborough. ...
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Benjamin O'Neale Stratford, 4th Earl of Aldborough Benjamin O'Neale Stratford, 4th Earl of Aldborough (1746 – 11 July 1833) styled The Honourable from 1763 until 1823, was an Irish peer and politician of the noble House of Stratford. He was the fourth son of John Stratford, 1st Earl of Aldbor ...
(–1833) *Mason Gerard Stratford, 5th Earl of Aldborough (1784–1849) *Benjamin O'Neale Stratford, 6th Earl of Aldborough (1808–1875)


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Aldborough Extinct earldoms in the Peerage of Ireland Stratford family Noble titles created in 1777