William Wentworth Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for William Wentworth, based on 2 World History Database records associated with England.

2 records1641–16622 events2 places

Chronological biography

1641

Loss of Inheritance through Attainder12 May 1641

House / House of Wentworth · Baron · Baron Raby · Yorkshire

Strafford's attainder prevented his son William from immediately inheriting the earldom and family honours.

1662

Restoration as Earl of Strafford19 May 1662

House / House of Wentworth · Earl · Earl of Strafford · London

William Wentworth succeeded as second Earl of Strafford after his father's attainder was reversed.

Titles and roles

Baron · Baron Raby · Earl · Earl of Strafford

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.