Earl of Aldborough

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Arms of Stratford, Earl of Aldborough: Barry of ten argent and azure, a lion rampant gules

Earl of Aldborough, of the Palatinate of Upper Ormond, was a title in the Peerage of Ireland held by the Stratford family. It was created on 9 February 1777, along with the courtesy title of Viscount Amiens, for John Stratford, 1st Viscount Aldborough,[1]Template:Sfn a descendant of the English Stratford family.[2] He had already been created Baron Baltinglass, of Baltinglass, in the County of Wicklow,[3] on 21 May 1763, and Viscount Aldborough, of the Palatinate of Upper Ormond,[4] on 22 July 1776.Template:Sfn These titles were also in the Peerage of Ireland. Three of his sons, the second, third and fourth Earls, all succeeded in the titles.Template:Sfn They became extinct on the death of the latter's grandson, the sixth Earl, in 1875.Template:Sfn

Earls of Aldborough (1777)

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  2. Stratford, Gerald "A History of the Stratford Family" Chapter 11. The Extinct Earldom. [1]
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