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.

Aliases (2)

Sir Walter Raleigh ×7
Walter Raleigh (historian) ×1

Statements (58)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	English explorer → courtier → historian → human → poet → privateer → soldier → writer →
alsoKnownAs	Sir Walter Raleigh → Walter Ralegh NERFINISHED →
associatedWith	English Renaissance →
birthDate	1552 → 1554 →
birthPlace	Devon → England →
burialPlace	St Margaret’s, Westminster →
causeOfDeath	beheading →
convictedOf	treason →
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of England →
deathDate	1618-10-29 →
deathPlace	London →
employer	Elizabeth I of England →
explored	Guiana → North America NERFINISHED → Orinoco River NERFINISHED →
familyName	Raleigh NERFINISHED →
genre	history → poetry → travel literature →
givenName	Walter →
influenced	English colonization of North America →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
mannerOfDeath	execution by beheading →
memberOf	English Parliament NERFINISHED →
militaryConflict	Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) →
monarchServed	Elizabeth I of England NERFINISHED → James I of England NERFINISHED →
name	Walter Raleigh →
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 NERFINISHED →
wasImprisonedBy	James I of England →
wasKnightedBy	Elizabeth I of England →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Raleigh → Raleigh County ("Sir Walter Raleigh") →	namedAfter
Walter Raleigh ("Sir Walter Raleigh") →	alsoKnownAs
El Dorado (legendary city of gold) ("Sir Walter Raleigh") →	exploredBy
Oriel College, Oxford ("Walter Raleigh (historian)") →	hasNotableAlumnus
Elizabeth: The Golden Age ("Sir Walter Raleigh") →	mainCharacter
Walter Raleigh →	name
Raleigh County, West Virginia ("Sir Walter Raleigh") →	namedFor
Saint Margaret's Church, Westminster ("Sir Walter Raleigh") →	notableBurial
Revenge ("Sir Walter Raleigh") →	relatedTo