Earl of Cleveland
| Barony of Wentworth | |
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Wentworth arms: Sable, a chevron between three leopard's faces, or
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| Creation date | 2 December 1529 |
| Monarch | King Henry VIII |
| Peerage | Peerage of England |
| First holder | Thomas Wentworth, 6th Baron le Despencer |
| Present holder | John Lytton, 18th Baron Wentworth, 5th Earl of Lytton |
| Heir apparent | Philip Lytton, Viscount Knebworth |
| Remainder to | the 1st Baron's heirs general of the body lawfully begotten |
| Seat(s) | Knebworth House |
| Former seat(s) |
Wentworth Woodhouse Nettlestead Place Wentworth Castle |
| Armorial motto | Pensez à bien ("Think of good") |
Baron Wentworth is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1529 for Thomas Wentworth, who was also de jure sixth Baron le Despencer of the 1387 creation. The title was created by writ, which means that it descends according to the male-preference cognatic primogeniture.
Thomas Wentworth was created first Baron in 1529.
He was succeeded by his son, also Thomas Wentworth. The second Baron represented Suffolk in the House of Commons and served as Deputy of Calais.
His grandson, Thomas Wentworth, the fourth Baron, was created Earl of Cleveland in the Peerage of England in 1626. He later became a prominent Royalist commander in the Civil War. The earldom became extinct on Lord Cleveland's death in 1667.
His son Thomas Wentworth was summoned to the House of Lords through a writ of acceleration in 1640 in his father's junior title of Baron Wentworth (and is considered the fifth Baron). He was also a noted Royalist commander in the Civil War. However, he predeceased his father by two years.
Henrietta Maria Wentworth, daughter of the fifth Baron, succeeded as the sixth holder upon her grandfather's death. She died without issue.
The 6th Baroness died aged 25 and was succeeded by her aunt Anne, the seventh holder. She was the wife of John Lovelace, 2nd Baron Lovelace. On her death in 1697, the title passed to her granddaughter Martha Johnson, the eighth holder. However, it was not until 1702 that she was confirmed in the title.
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