There have been two creations of the title Baron Raby, both in the

Peerage of England The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. From that year, the Peerages of England and Scotland were closed to new creations, and new peers were created in a single Peerag ...

. The first was in 1640, as a subsidiary title of the

Earl of Strafford Earl of Strafford is a title that has been created three times in English and British history. The first creation was in the Peerage of England in January 1640 for Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford, the 1st Viscount Wentworth, the clo ...

(first creation). The first earl was attainted and his peerages declared forfeit in 1641, but his heir obtained a reversal in 1662. On his death, all his peerages became extinct save the Barony of Raby, which continued until the death of the fifth baron in 1799. Confusingly, the third baron was again created Earl of Strafford in 1711, and the earldom and barony remained merged until their mutual extinction. The title was created a second time in 1833 in the

Peerage of the United Kingdom The Peerage of the United Kingdom is one of the five peerages in the United Kingdom. It comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Acts of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great B ...

as a subsidiary title of the

Duke of Cleveland Duke of Cleveland was a title that was created twice, once in the Peerage of England and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The dukedoms were named after Cleveland in northern England. The first creation in 1670 (along with the baro ...

(second creation). This creation became extinct in 1891 on the death of the fourth duke.

Barons Raby, first creation (1640)

Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford (13 April 1593 (New Style, N.S.)12 May 1641), was an English people, English statesman and a major figure in the period leading up to the English Civil War. He served in Parliament of England, Parliament ...

(1593–1641) (forfeit 1641) *

William Wentworth, 2nd Earl of Strafford William Wentworth, 2nd Earl of Strafford (8 June 1626 – 16 October 1695), KG, of Wentworth Woodhouse in Yorkshire, was a prominent landowner. Origins He was born at Wentworth Woodhouse, the only surviving son of Thomas Wentworth, 1st Ea ...

(1626–1695) (attainder reversed 1662) *

(1672–1739) *

(1722–1791) *

Frederick Wentworth, 3rd Earl of Strafford Frederick Thomas Wentworth, 3rd Earl of Strafford (1732 – 7 August 1799) was a British peer. He was the eldest son of William Wentworth, a gentleman usher of the privy chamber to Augusta, Princess of Wales. William was the son of Peter Wentw ...

(1732–1799) (extinct)

Barons Raby, second creation (1833)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Raby 1640 establishments in England Extinct baronies in the Peerage of England Extinct baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Peerages created with special remainders Noble titles created in 1640 Noble titles created in 1833

Barons Raby, first creation (1640)

Barons Raby, second creation (1833)

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