| Stratford | |
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| 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 | |
| Motto | Virtuti Nihil Obstat Et Armis (Nothing Withstands Valour and Arms) |
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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.