Sir Robert Blake

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:naval_officer
gptkb:person
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:Commonwealth_of_England
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:cemetery
gptkbp:birthDate 1598-08-27
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Bridgwater,_Somerset,_England
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Westminster_Abbey
gptkbp:commemoratedBy statue in Bridgwater
Blake Museum, Bridgwater
gptkbp:deathDate 1657-08-17
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Plymouth,_Devon,_England
gptkbp:education gptkb:Wadham_College,_Oxford
gptkbp:foughtIn gptkb:Anglo-Spanish_War_(1654–1660)
gptkb:First_Anglo-Dutch_War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir Robert Blake
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Battle_of_Santa_Cruz_de_Tenerife
gptkb:Battle_of_Portland
gptkb:Battle_of_Scheveningen
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Gabbard
blockade of Cadiz
gptkbp:militaryRank General at Sea
gptkbp:nationality English
gptkbp:neverMarried true
gptkbp:notableFor naval tactics
Father of the Royal Navy
victories in the Anglo-Spanish War
victories in the First Anglo-Dutch War
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:naval_officer
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Sarah_Williams
Humphrey Blake
gptkbp:parliamentaryService Member of Parliament for Bridgwater
gptkbp:portrait Henry Perronet Briggs
gptkbp:religion Puritan
gptkbp:removedFromWestminsterAbbey 1661
gptkbp:serviceYears 1649–1657
gptkbp:sibling gptkb:Nicholas_Blake
gptkb:Elizabeth_Blake
gptkb:George_Blake
gptkb:Mary_Blake
gptkb:John_Blake
gptkb:Sarah_Blake
Samuel Blake
Benjamin Blake
Humphrey Blake
Ann Blake
Dorothy Blake
gptkbp:subjectOf biographies
historical studies
statues and memorials
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cromwell's_Castle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7