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| − | ===[[name::William]] [[name::WENTWORTH]], 2nd [[personal | + | ===[[name::William]] [[name::WENTWORTH]], 2nd [[personal title::Earl of Strafford]] [[date of birth::1626]]-[[date of death::1690|90]]=== |
| − | + | [[file:WilliamWentworth.jpg|thumb|One of the Wentworth's armorial stamps (British Armorial Bindings)]] | |
====Biographical Note==== | ====Biographical Note==== | ||
| − | + | Born at [[place of birth::Wentworth Woodhouse]], son of [[family::Thomas Wentworth]], 1st Earl of Strafford. Matriculated at [[education::Christ Church, Oxford]] and studied at [[education::Trinity College, Dublin]] while his father was in Ireland; after his execution, he fled abroad for some years, returning to England in 1652. In 1662, the Strafford title was restored and he had some involvement in political affairs, although he was never a prominent figure. He was elected a Fellow of the [[organisations::Royal Society]] in 1662, but expelled in 1685. | |
====Books==== | ====Books==== | ||
| − | + | The Armorials database records 6 different stamps associated with the 2nd Earl; the extent and disposition of his library is not known, but later inscriptions in a number of those books suggest that many of them stayed within the family for some generations (later the Earls Fitzwilliam). | |
====Sources==== | ====Sources==== | ||
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*[https://armorial.library.utoronto.ca/stamp-owners/WEN004 British Armorial Bindings]. | *[https://armorial.library.utoronto.ca/stamp-owners/WEN004 British Armorial Bindings]. | ||
| + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Wentworth,_2nd_Earl_of_Strafford William Wentworth, 2nd Earl of Strafford, Wikipedia]. | ||
| + | *[https://collections.royalsociety.org/DServe.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqDb=Persons&dsqPos=0&dsqSearch=%28%28text%29%3D%27wentworth,%20william%27%29 Fellows of the Royal Society]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 02:54, 9 April 2024
William WENTWORTH, 2nd Earl of Strafford 1626-90
Biographical Note
Born at Wentworth Woodhouse, son of Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford. Matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford and studied at Trinity College, Dublin while his father was in Ireland; after his execution, he fled abroad for some years, returning to England in 1652. In 1662, the Strafford title was restored and he had some involvement in political affairs, although he was never a prominent figure. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1662, but expelled in 1685.
Books
The Armorials database records 6 different stamps associated with the 2nd Earl; the extent and disposition of his library is not known, but later inscriptions in a number of those books suggest that many of them stayed within the family for some generations (later the Earls Fitzwilliam).