William Craven, 1st Earl of Craven

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William Craven, 1st Earl of Craven, was a 17th-century English nobleman, soldier, and courtier who became a prominent royalist supporter of the House of Stuart and a major landowner and colonial proprietor.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English nobleman
courtier
human
soldier
allegiance House of Stuart NERFINISHED
Royalists
birthDate 1608-06-26
birthPlace London, England
surface form: London
burialPlace St Mary’s Church, Hampstead Marshall NERFINISHED
closeAssociate Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia NERFINISHED
colonialProprietorOf Bahamas (as part of the Lords Proprietors) NERFINISHED
Province of Carolina NERFINISHED
Province of New York (as part of the Duke of York’s grant) NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
dateOfTitleCreation 1664 (Earl of Craven)
deathDate 1697-04-09
deathPlace London, England
surface form: London
era 17th century
familyName Craven NERFINISHED
father William Craven (Lord Mayor of London) NERFINISHED
givenName William
knownFor loyalty to the Stuart monarchy
patronage of Elizabeth of Bohemia
landOwnerOf Craven estates in Berkshire
Drury Lane property in London
Hampstead Marshall estate NERFINISHED
memberOfNobleFamily Craven family NERFINISHED
militaryBranch English Army NERFINISHED
militaryRank general
mother Elizabeth Whitmore NERFINISHED
nobleTitle Baron Craven NERFINISHED
Earl of Craven NERFINISHED
Viscount Craven NERFINISHED
notableWork support of Elizabeth of Bohemia
participatedIn English Civil War (Royalist side) NERFINISHED
Thirty Years' War NERFINISHED
politicalAlignment Royalist
positionHeld Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire NERFINISHED
Lord Lieutenant of Middlesex NERFINISHED
Lord Lieutenant of Surrey NERFINISHED
Lord Lieutenant of Warwickshire NERFINISHED
Lord Lieutenant of the City of London NERFINISHED
Privy Counsellor of England
religion Church of England
residence Drury Lane, London NERFINISHED
Hampstead Marshall House NERFINISHED
supported Charles I of England NERFINISHED
Charles II of England NERFINISHED
James II of England NERFINISHED
titleCreated Earl of Craven in the Peerage of England NERFINISHED

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Lords Proprietors hasMember William Craven, 1st Earl of Craven
Craven County, North Carolina namedAfter William Craven, 1st Earl of Craven