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

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Lords Proprietors hasMember William Craven, 1st Earl of Craven
Craven County, North Carolina namedAfter William Craven, 1st Earl of Craven
Craven family hasNotableMember William Craven, 1st Earl of Craven
Craven family hasNotableMember William Craven, 1st Earl of Craven (1770–1825)
linked to: William Craven, 1st Earl of Craven