Walter Raleigh

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English explorer courtier historian human poet privateer soldier writer

Walter Raleigh was an English Renaissance courtier, explorer, and writer known for his role in early English colonization of North America and his influence in the court of Queen Elizabeth I.

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Label Occurrences
Sir Walter Raleigh 20
Walter Raleigh canonical 3
Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552–1618—Childhood 1

Statements (58)

Predicate Object
instanceOf English explorer ⓘ
courtier ⓘ
historian ⓘ
human ⓘ
poet ⓘ
privateer ⓘ
soldier ⓘ
writer ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Walter Raleigh ⓘ
surface form: Sir Walter Raleigh

Walter Raleigh ⓘ
surface form: Walter Ralegh
associatedWith English Renaissance ⓘ
birthDate 1552 ⓘ
1554 ⓘ
birthPlace Devon ⓘ
England ⓘ
burialPlace Saint Margaret's Church, Westminster ⓘ
surface form: St Margaret’s, Westminster
causeOfDeath beheading ⓘ
convictedOf treason ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England ⓘ
deathDate 1618-10-29 ⓘ
deathPlace London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
employer Elizabeth I of England ⓘ
explored Guianas ⓘ
surface form: Guiana

North America ⓘ
Orinoco River ⓘ
familyName Raleigh ⓘ
genre history ⓘ
poetry ⓘ
travel literature ⓘ
givenName Walter ⓘ
influenced English colonization of North America ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
mannerOfDeath execution by beheading ⓘ
memberOf Parliament of England ⓘ
surface form: English Parliament
militaryConflict Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) ⓘ
monarchServed Elizabeth I of England ⓘ
James VI and I ⓘ
surface form: James I of England
name Walter Raleigh self-link ⓘ
nobleTitle knight ⓘ
notableWork The Discoverie of the Large, Rich and Bewtiful Empyre of Guiana ⓘ
The History of the World ⓘ
occupation courtier ⓘ
explorer ⓘ
historian ⓘ
poet ⓘ
soldier ⓘ
writer ⓘ
placeOfDetention Tower of London ⓘ
positionHeld captain of the Queen’s Guard ⓘ
governor of Jersey ⓘ
member of Parliament of England ⓘ
warden of the stannaries ⓘ
religion Protestantism ⓘ
sponsored Roanoke Colony ⓘ
spouse Elizabeth Throckmorton ⓘ
wasCloseTo Elizabeth I of England ⓘ
wasImprisonedBy James VI and I ⓘ
surface form: James I of England
wasKnightedBy Elizabeth I of England ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Raleigh → namedAfter → Walter Raleigh ⓘ
Saint Margaret's Church, Westminster → notableBurial → Walter Raleigh ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sir Walter Raleigh
Revenge → relatedTo → Walter Raleigh ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sir Walter Raleigh
El Dorado (legendary city of gold) → exploredBy → Walter Raleigh ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sir Walter Raleigh
Raleigh County, West Virginia → namedFor → Walter Raleigh ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sir Walter Raleigh
Elizabeth: The Golden Age → mainCharacter → Walter Raleigh ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sir Walter Raleigh
Raleigh County → namedAfter → Walter Raleigh ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sir Walter Raleigh
Oriel College, Oxford → hasNotableAlumnus → Walter Raleigh ⓘ
this entity surface form: Walter Raleigh (historian)
Walter Raleigh → name → Walter Raleigh self-link ⓘ
Walter Raleigh → alsoKnownAs → Walter Raleigh ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sir Walter Raleigh
Walter Raleigh → alsoKnownAs → Walter Raleigh ⓘ
this entity surface form: Walter Ralegh
Edmund Spenser → patron → Walter Raleigh ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sir Walter Raleigh
Memorial to Sir Walter Raleigh → dedicatedTo → Walter Raleigh ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sir Walter Raleigh
Memorial to Sir Walter Raleigh → honours → Walter Raleigh ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sir Walter Raleigh
Memorial to Sir Walter Raleigh → hasSubject → Walter Raleigh ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sir Walter Raleigh
Essex-Raleigh Expedition to the Azores → leader → Walter Raleigh ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sir Walter Raleigh
Essex-Raleigh Expedition to the Azores → commander → Walter Raleigh ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sir Walter Raleigh
Essex-Raleigh Expedition to the Azores → namedAfter → Walter Raleigh ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sir Walter Raleigh
Essex-Raleigh Expedition to the Azores → significantPerson → Walter Raleigh ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sir Walter Raleigh
Elizabeth Castle → associatedWith → Walter Raleigh ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sir Walter Raleigh
The Boyhood of Raleigh → depicts → Walter Raleigh ⓘ
The Boyhood of Raleigh → depicts → Walter Raleigh ⓘ
this entity surface form: young Walter Raleigh
The Boyhood of Raleigh → has subject heading → Walter Raleigh ⓘ
this entity surface form: Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552–1618—Childhood
HMS Raleigh → namedAfter → Walter Raleigh ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sir Walter Raleigh
Sherborne → newCastleBuiltFor → Walter Raleigh ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sir Walter Raleigh
The House of Oriel → hasNotableAlumnus → Walter Raleigh ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sir Walter Raleigh (attended briefly, traditionally associated)
USS Raleigh → namedAfter → Walter Raleigh ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sir Walter Raleigh
Raleigh Tavern → namedAfter → Walter Raleigh ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sir Walter Raleigh