Sir Francis Walsingham

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf English statesman
gptkbp:alliedWith William Cecil
gptkbp:ambassadorTo gptkb:France
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Elizabethan_court
gptkb:Babington_Plot
gptkb:Anglo-Spanish_War_(1585–1604)
gptkb:Ridolfi_Plot
gptkb:Throckmorton_Plot
Elizabethan Religious Settlement
execution of Mary, Queen of Scots
gptkbp:birthYear c. 1532
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:St_Paul's_Cathedral,_London
gptkbp:child gptkb:Frances_Walsingham
gptkbp:deathYear 1590
gptkbp:education gptkb:Gray's_Inn
gptkb:King's_College,_Cambridge
gptkbp:enemyOf gptkb:Mary,_Queen_of_Scots
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir Francis Walsingham
gptkbp:influenced development of British intelligence services
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Protestant_Reformation
gptkbp:knighted gptkb:Queen_Elizabeth_I
gptkbp:knownFor counter-espionage against Catholic plots
network of spies across Europe
gptkbp:memberOfParliamentFor gptkb:Wilton
gptkb:Banbury
gptkb:Lyme_Regis
gptkbp:monarchServed gptkb:Elizabeth_I_of_England
gptkbp:nationality English
gptkbp:notableFor establishing Elizabethan intelligence service
foiling the Babington Plot
role in execution of Mary, Queen of Scots
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:diplomat
politician
spymaster
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Joyce_Denny
gptkb:William_Walsingham
gptkbp:placeOfBirth Chislehurst, Kent, England
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:portrait gptkb:John_de_Critz
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Sir_Thomas_Smith
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Protestantism
gptkbp:servedUnder gptkb:Queen_Elizabeth_I
gptkbp:signature Francis Walsingham Signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Ursula_St._Barbe
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Robert_Cecil
gptkbp:title gptkb:Secretary_of_State
Principal Secretary
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gray's_Inn
gptkb:MI6
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5