Earl Cowper - Cowper Baronets, of Ratling Court (1642)

Cowper Baronets, of Ratling Court (1642)

  • Sir William Cowper, 1st Baronet (1582–1664)
  • Sir William Cowper, 2nd Baronet (1639–1706)
  • Sir William Cowper, 3rd Baronet (1665–1723) (created Baron Cowper in 1706 and Earl Cowper in 1718)

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