Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Cleveland
The Earl of Cleveland | |
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Wentworth as a child (left), with his mother Anne and siblings Henry (centre) and Jane (right) | |
| Captain of the Gentlemen Pensioners | |
| In office June 1660 – March 1667 | |
| Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire | |
| In office 1625 to 1642 – 1660 to 1667 | |
| Custos Rotulorum of Bedfordshire | |
| In office 1618 to 1642 – 1660 to 1667 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1591 Nettlestead, Suffolk |
| Died | 25 March 1667 (aged 75–76) Toddington, Bedfordshire |
| Resting place | Church of St George, Toddington, Bedfordshire |
| Spouses | Anne Croft
(m. 1611; died 1638)Lucy Wentworth
(m. 1638; died 1651) |
| Relations | Henrietta Wentworth, 6th Baroness Wentworth (granddaughter) John Lovelace, 3rd Baron Lovelace (grandson) |
| Children | Thomas Wentworth, 5th Baron Wentworth Anne Lovelace, 7th Baroness Wentworth Lady Catherine Spencer |
| Parent(s) | Henry Wentworth, 3rd Baron Wentworth Anne Hopton |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Oxford |
| Military service | |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Battles/wars | |
Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Cleveland (1591 – 25 March 1667), was an English landowner and Royalist general during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, described by one historian as a "much under-rated field commander". A distant relative of Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford, executed by Parliament in May 1641, his son Thomas Wentworth, 5th Baron Wentworth, also served in the Royalist army and predeceased him in March 1665.