Richard Lumley, 2nd Viscount Lumley

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Richard Lumley, 2nd Viscount Lumley was an English nobleman and military leader best known as one of the Immortal Seven who invited William of Orange to depose James II, helping to trigger the Glorious Revolution of 1688.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English nobleman ⓘ
military leader ⓘ
peer of England ⓘ
activity conspirator against James II ⓘ
military service in support of William of Orange ⓘ
associatedWith Immortal Seven invitation ⓘ
William III of England ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England ⓘ
era 17th century ⓘ
Glorious Revolution era ⓘ
familyName Lumley ⓘ
givenName Richard ⓘ
historicalSignificance key figure in the transition of power from James II to William III and Mary II ⓘ
influenced outbreak of the Glorious Revolution ⓘ
memberOf Immortal Seven ⓘ
linked to: The Immortal Seven
militaryRank officer ⓘ
nobleRank viscount ⓘ
nobleStatus English aristocracy ⓘ
nobleTitle 2nd Viscount Lumley ⓘ
notableFor role in the Glorious Revolution ⓘ
signing the invitation to William of Orange in 1688 ⓘ
opposed James II of England ⓘ
participatedIn Glorious Revolution ⓘ
politicalAlignment supporter of the Protestant succession ⓘ
positionHeld member of the English peerage ⓘ
religion Protestantism ⓘ
role signatory of the letter inviting William of Orange to invade England ⓘ
sphereOfActivity English military affairs ⓘ
English politics ⓘ
supported William of Orange ⓘ
titleHeld Viscount Lumley ⓘ

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The Immortal Seven → member → Richard Lumley, 2nd Viscount Lumley ⓘ
contributed to invitation to William of Orange → hasSignatory → Richard Lumley, Viscount Lumley ⓘ
linked to: Richard Lumley, 2nd Viscount Lumley
Richard Lumley, 2nd Viscount Lumley → nobleTitle → 2nd Viscount Lumley ⓘ
linked to: Richard Lumley, 2nd Viscount Lumley
Lumley → hasNotableBearer → Richard Lumley, 1st Earl of Scarbrough ⓘ
linked to: Richard Lumley, 2nd Viscount Lumley