William Penn (Royal Navy officer)

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William Penn was a 17th-century English admiral in the Royal Navy who played a significant role in the Anglo-Dutch Wars and was the father of William Penn, founder of Pennsylvania.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English admiral
Royal Navy officer
admiral
human
allegiance Commonwealth of England NERFINISHED
Kingdom of England NERFINISHED
birthCountry Kingdom of England NERFINISHED
birthDate 1621
birthPlace Bristol NERFINISHED
burialPlace St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol NERFINISHED
centuryOfActivity 17th century
child William Penn (founder of Pennsylvania) NERFINISHED
commanded English fleet in the Caribbean
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
deathCountry Kingdom of England NERFINISHED
deathDate 1670
deathPlace London, England
surface form: London
educatedAt Bristol Free School NERFINISHED
employer Royal Navy
era 17th century
ethnicGroup English people
fatherOf William Penn (founder of Pennsylvania) NERFINISHED
honor knighthood
household Penn family NERFINISHED
languageSpoken English
militaryBranch Royal Navy
militaryConflict Anglo-Dutch Wars NERFINISHED
name William Penn NERFINISHED
notableAchievement helped secure Jamaica for England
notableCampaign Western Design (Caribbean expedition) NERFINISHED
notableEvent service under Charles II of England
service under Oliver Cromwell
notableFor role in Anglo-Dutch naval warfare
notableWork command in Anglo-Dutch Wars
occupation military officer
naval officer
participatedIn Anglo-Spanish War (1654–1660) NERFINISHED
First Anglo-Dutch War NERFINISHED
Second Anglo-Dutch War NERFINISHED
positionHeld Admiral
Commissioner of the Navy NERFINISHED
General at Sea NERFINISHED
rank Admiral
relative William Penn (founder of Pennsylvania) NERFINISHED
religion Anglicanism
residence London, England
surface form: London
sexOrGender male
spouse Margaret Jasper NERFINISHED

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