Earl of Shaftesbury - Cooper Baronets, of Rockbourne (1622)

Cooper Baronets, of Rockbourne (1622)

  • Sir John Cooper, 1st Baronet (died 1631)
  • Sir Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 2nd Baronet (1621–1683) (created Baron Ashley in 1661, and Earl of Shaftesbury in 1672)

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