House of Stratford

Stratford
Stratford
Noble House
	Stratford coat of arms
Parent house	possibly the House of Tosny
Country	United Kingdom and Ireland
Founded	1245
Founder	Robert de Stratford
Titles	Earl of Aldborough; Viscount Amiens; Baron Baltinglass; Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe; Dugdale Baronets;
Motto	Virtuti Nihil Obstat Et Armis; (Nothing Withstands Valour and Arms)
Cadet branches	Stratford of Farmcote; Stratford of Wessex; Stratford of Bushley; Streatfeild of Chiddingstone Castle; Stratford of Wythall; Stratford of Merevale; Stratford of Overstone; Stratford of Belan;

The House of Stratford (/strætfərd/) is a British aristocratic family, originating in Stratford-on-Avon between the eleventh and thirteenth centuries. The family has produced multiple titles, including Earl of Aldborough, Viscount Amiens, Baron Baltinglass, Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe and the Dugdale Baronets. The Viscount Powerscourt and Baron Wrottesley both claim descent from this House. Historic seats have included Farmcote Manor and Stratford Park in Gloucester, Merevale Hall in Warwickshire, Baltinglass Castle, Belan and Aldborough House in Ireland, and Stratford House in London, amongst many others. The house was at its most powerful in the fourteenth, sixteenth, and eighteenth centuries.

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