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For the earlier MP, for Heytesbury and Somerset, see Ralph Hopton (died 1571).
Ralph Hopton, 1st Baron Hopton PC JP DL (March 1596 – September 1652) was a Royalist commander in the English Civil War, appointed lieutenant-general under the Marquess of Hertford in the west at the beginning of the conflict.
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The Lord Hopton | |
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Born | Ralph Hopton Witham, Somerset, England |
Baptised | 13 March 1596 |
Died | September 1652 (aged 56) |
Military career | |
Allegiance | Electoral Palatinate (1620–1624) Royalists (1642–1650) |
Battles/wars | Thirty Years' War English Civil War |
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