s ▁published ▁papers ▁and ▁bi ograph ies ▁state ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁several ▁daughters . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁documented ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁il leg it imate ▁son , ▁Charles , ▁born ▁during ▁his ▁first ▁marriage . ▁ ▁As cent ▁to ▁power ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 6 6 1 , ▁Anthony ▁Ash ley - Co oper ▁asc ended ▁to ▁nob ility ▁and ▁received ▁the ▁dual ▁titles ▁of ▁Baron ▁Cooper ▁of ▁P aw lett ▁and ▁Baron ▁Ash ley ▁of ▁W im bor ne ▁St ▁G iles . ▁His ▁father ▁previously ▁held ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁Baron ▁Cooper ▁of ▁P aw lett . ▁In ▁ 1 6 7 2 , ▁Anthony ▁Ash ley - Co oper ▁was ▁also ▁named ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Earl ▁of ▁Sh aft es bury . ▁Prior ▁to ▁ 1 6 6 1 , ▁he ▁was ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁Sir ▁Anthony ▁Ash ley - Co oper . ▁After ▁ 1 6 6 1 , ▁he ▁was ▁commonly ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁Lord ▁Ash ley . ▁Finally , ▁from ▁ 1 6 7 2 ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 6 8 3 , ▁he ▁was ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁Lord ▁Sh aft es bury ▁or ▁just ▁" Sh aft es bury ." ▁▁ ▁Anthony ▁Ash ley - Co oper , ▁Earl ▁of ▁Sh aft es bury ▁was ▁a ▁prominent ▁English ▁politician ▁during ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁Oliver ▁C rom well ▁between ▁the ▁reign s ▁of ▁King ▁Charles ▁I ▁and ▁King ▁Charles ▁II . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁pron ounced ▁liberal ▁and ▁very ▁much ▁opposed ▁to