Henry Bennet

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Henry Bennet was a 17th-century English statesman and close advisor to King Charles II, notably serving as Secretary of State and as a member of the influential Cabal ministry.

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instanceOf English statesman
human
nobleman
politician
allegiance Royalists
associatedWith House of Stuart
Restoration England
awardReceived Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter
surface form: Knight of the Garter
birthDate 1618-01-06
birthPlace Kingdom of England
Little Saxham, Suffolk
burialPlace Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster
surface form: Westminster Abbey
closeAdvisorTo Charles II of England
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
deathDate 1685-07-28
deathPlace Euston Hall, Suffolk
Kingdom of England
educatedAt Christ Church, Oxford
Westminster School
employer Charles II of England
era 17th century
familyName Bennet
father Sir John Bennet
givenName Henry
honorificPrefix The Right Honourable
honorificSuffix KG
knownFor influence in Restoration court politics
membership in the Cabal ministry
service as Secretary of State under Charles II
languageSpoken English
memberOf Cabal ministry
Privy Council
surface form: Privy Council of England
monarchServed Charles II of England
mother Dorothy Crofts
nobleTitle Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington
surface form: 1st Earl of Arlington

Baron Arlington
parliamentaryRole Member of Parliament of England
participatedIn English Civil War
Stuart period
surface form: Stuart Restoration
positionHeld Lord Arlington
Lord Chamberlain of the Household
surface form: Lord Chamberlain

Joint Postmaster General
surface form: Postmaster General

Secretary of State
Secretary of State for the Southern Department
religion Anglicanism (broadly)
surface form: Anglicanism
residence Euston Hall, Suffolk
surface form: Euston Hall
spouse Isabella van Nassau-Beverweerd

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