Edward Russell

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Edward Russell was a key English naval officer and statesman who helped orchestrate the Glorious Revolution as one of the influential conspirators known as the Immortal Seven.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English naval officer
Whig politician
human
peer
statesman
allegiance Kingdom of England
Kingdom of Great Britain
battle Battle of Barfleur
Battle of La Hogue (1692)
surface form: Battle of La Hogue
burialPlace Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster
surface form: Westminster Abbey
conflict Nine Years' War
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
dateOfBirth 1653-11-01
dateOfDeath 1727-11-26
ethnicGroup English
familyName Russell
givenName Edward
honorificPrefix The Right Honourable
houseOrFamily Russell family
memberOfPoliticalFaction British Whig Party
surface form: Whigs
militaryBranch Royal Navy
militaryRank Admiral of the Fleet
movement Glorious Revolution
nobleTitle Baron Shingay
Earl of Orford
Viscount Barfleur
notableFor being one of the Immortal Seven
role in the Glorious Revolution
service in the Royal Navy
occupation naval officer
politician
statesman
opposed James II of England
parliamentaryFaction Foxite Whigs
surface form: Court Whigs
partOf The Immortal Seven
surface form: Immortal Seven
placeOfBirth London, England
surface form: London
placeOfDeath London, England
surface form: London
positionHeld Commander-in-Chief Fleet
surface form: Commander-in-Chief of the Fleet

First Lord of the Admiralty
Member of Parliament of England
Treasurer of the Navy
relative William Russell, Lord Russell
religion Protestant Christianity
surface form: Protestantism
residence Covent Garden (part)
surface form: Covent Garden, London
roleInEvent conspirator in the Glorious Revolution
signed invitation to William of Orange
supported Mary II of England
William III of England

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