one ous , ▁it ▁was ▁de emed ▁that ▁there ▁were ▁two ▁baron ies ▁of ▁Str ange , ▁one ▁created ▁in ▁ 1 2 9 9 ▁then ▁in ▁ab ey ance , ▁and ▁another ▁created ▁" acc ident ally " ▁in ▁ 1 6 2 8 . ▁ ▁Civil ▁War ▁ ▁He ▁took ▁no ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁political ▁disput es ▁between ▁King ▁and ▁Parliament ▁and ▁preferred ▁country ▁purs uits ▁and ▁the ▁care ▁of ▁his ▁est ates ▁to ▁the ▁royal ▁court ▁or ▁public ▁life . ▁Nevertheless , ▁when ▁the ▁Civil ▁War ▁broke ▁out ▁in ▁ 1 6 4 2 , ▁Lord ▁Str ange ▁devoted ▁himself ▁to ▁the ▁king ' s ▁cause . ▁With ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁his ▁father ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁September ▁ 1 6 4 2 ▁he ▁succeeded ▁as ▁ 7 th ▁Earl ▁of ▁Derby . ▁ ▁His ▁plan ▁of ▁se cur ing ▁Lanc ash ire ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁and ▁raising ▁troops ▁there , ▁which ▁promised ▁success , ▁was ▁however ▁disc ou rag ed ▁by ▁Charles , ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁je alous ▁of ▁his ▁power ▁and ▁royal ▁line age , ▁who ▁commanded ▁his ▁presence ▁at ▁Not ting ham . ▁ ▁His ▁subsequent ▁attempts ▁to ▁recover ▁the ▁county ▁were ▁un success ful . ▁He ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁get ▁possession ▁of ▁Manchester , ▁was ▁defeated ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Ch ow b ent ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Low ton ▁Mo or , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 6 4 3 ▁after ▁gain ing ▁Pr eston ▁failed ▁to ▁take ▁Bol ton ▁and ▁Lanc aster ▁Castle .