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Sir Robert Killigrew (1580–1633) was an English courtier and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1601 and 1629. He served as Ambassador to the United Provinces .
2 giorni fa · In the north aisle of the nave of Westminster Abbey is a white marble monument to the memory of Robert Killigrew (baptised on 4th July 1660). It is a tablet in the form of a shield, backed by a profusion of military trophies including swords and firearms, with a coat of arms at the base.
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b. c.1580, o.s. of Sir William Killigrew I* of Hanworth, Mdx. and Margery, da. of Thomas Saunders of Uxbridge, Mdx.1 educ. Christ Church, Oxf. 1591, aged 11; travelled abroad 1596-9?;2 embassy, Madrid 1605, Brussels 1619.3 m. by 1605, Mary, da. of Sir Henry Woodhouse† of Hickling, Norf. 5s. 4da. kntd. 23 July 1603; suc. fa. 1622. bur. 3 July 1633.4...
Cttee. Virg. Co. 1607-9, member 1609-12,5 New River Co. 1619.6 Steward, Launceston Land manor, Cornw. 1609-at least 1624;7 j.p. Cornw. Devon, Mdx. 1617-d., Kent 1629-d.;8 commr. oyer and terminer, Western circ. 1617-d.;9 capt. (sole), Pendennis Castle 1617-28, (jt.) 1628-d.;10 dep. lt. Cornw. by 1618-at least 1627;11 commr. piracy 1624-6, Devon 163...
One of only four Members returned to every Parliament from 1601 to 1628, Killigrew invariably held a Cornish seat, although he switched constituencies at each election, representing only one borough twice. This local dominance, which also made him one of the leading electoral patrons of this period, is the more remarkable because he owned comparati...
11 mag 2022 · Sir Robert Killigrew (Lothbury, London 1580 - Bath, Somerset 1633) was a knight of Arwenack in Falmouth, Cornwall. He was born the son of William Killigrew and Margery (Mary) Saunders. In January 1591, he matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford and later became a chamberlain to Queen Elizabeth I.
- circa 1580
- 1633 (47-57)Bath, Somerset
- London, England (United Kingdom)
- Woodman Mark Lowes Dickinson, OBE
KILLIGREW, Robert (c.1580-c.1633), of Kempton, Mdx. and Lothbury, London. Published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1558-1603, ed. P.W. Hasler, 1981. Available from Boydell and Brewer.
Sir Robert Killigrew (1580 - 1633) was an English courtier and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1601 and 1629. He served as Ambassador to the United Provinces.
KILLIGREW, Sir ROBERT (1579–1633), courtier, grandson of John Killigrew of Arwennack, Cornwall, and son of Sir William Killigrew, by Margaret, daughter of Thomas Saunders of Uxbridge, Middlesex, was born in London, probably in 1579.
