Armorer, Sir Nicholas (c. 1620–1686), royalist army officer, conspirator, and courtier, was born at Belford, Northumberland, a younger son of Thomas Armorer (d. 1642), of Belford, and his wife, Margaret, daughter of Robert Clavering of Callaly in the same county. Like his brother ...
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Armorer, Sir Nicholas (c. 1620–1686), royalist army officer, conspirator, and courtier
Geoffrey Smith
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Berkeley, John, first Baron Berkeley of Stratton (bap. 1607, d. 1678), royalist army officer and courtier
D. W. Hayton
Berkeley, John, first Baron Berkeley of Stratton (bap. 1607, d. 1678), royalist army officer and courtier, was baptized on 1 February 1607 at Hanworth, Middlesex, the fifth son of Sir Maurice Berkeley (1576/7–1617) of Bruton, Somerset, a well-connected but penurious gentleman who died when ...
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Bright, Sir John, baronet (bap. 1619, d. 1688), parliamentarian officer and landowner
David Scott
Bright, Sir John, baronet (bap. 1619, d. 1688), parliamentarian officer and landowner, was baptized on 14 October 1619, the third but only surviving son of Stephen Bright (1583–1642), of Carbrook, Yorkshire, and his first wife, Joan Westby (d. 1633), daughter of George Westby...
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Constable, Henry, first Viscount Dunbar (1588–1645), landowner and royalist army officer
Jack Binns
Constable, Henry, first Viscount Dunbar (1588–1645), landowner and royalist army officer, was the eldest son of Sir Henry Constable (c.1559–1608) of Burton Constable and Halsham in Holderness, and Margaret Dormer (d. 1637), daughter of Sir William Dormer of Wing, Buckinghamshire...
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Gordon, George, Lord Gordon (c. 1616–1645), nobleman and soldier
Barry Robertson
Gordon, George, Lord Gordon (c. 1616–1645), nobleman and soldier, was the eldest son of George Gordon (c. 1590–1649), earl of Enzie and later second marquess of Huntly, and his wife, Lady Anne Campbell (1594–1638), daughter of Archibald Campbell, seventh earl of Argyll. His younger brothers were ...
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Maurice, prince palatine of the Rhine (1621–1652), royalist army officer and naval officer
Ian Roy
Maurice, prince palatine of the Rhine (1621–1652), royalist army officer and naval officer, was the fourth son of Frederick V (1596–1632), elector palatine of the Rhine, and his wife, Elizabeth (1596–1662), daughter of James VI and I of Great Britain and sister of ...
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O'Neill, Daniel (c. 1612–1664), royalist army officer and courtier
Jerrold I. Casway
O'Neill, Daniel (c. 1612–1664), royalist army officer and courtier, was the eldest son of Con MacNiall MacBrian Faghartach O'Neill (d. 1619), lord of Clandeboye in co. Antrim, and his wife, Eilis, the daughter of Art MacBaron O'Neill, the older, base-born brother of ...
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Pierrepont, Robert, first earl of Kingston upon Hull (1584–1643), landowner and royalist army officer
P. R. Seddon
Pierrepont, Robert, first earl of Kingston upon Hull (1584–1643), landowner and royalist army officer, was born on 6 August 1584, the son of Sir Henry Pierrepont (1546–1616) of Holme Pierrepont, Nottinghamshire, and his wife, Frances Cavendish, daughter of Sir William Cavendish of Chatsworth...
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Pollard, Sir Hugh, second baronet (1603–1666), royalist army officer and court official
Mary Wolffe
Pollard, Sir Hugh, second baronet (1603–1666), royalist army officer and court official, was born in November 1603 and baptized at King's Nympton, Devon, on 4 December 1603. Hugh was the eldest child, of six sons and six daughters, of Sir Lewis Pollard (1577/8–1641)...
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Rupert, prince and count palatine of the Rhine and duke of Cumberland (1619–1682), royalist army and naval officer
Ian Roy
Rupert, prince and count palatine of the Rhine and duke of Cumberland (1619–1682), royalist army and naval officer, was born on 18 December 1619 ns, the son of Frederick V (1596–1632), elector palatine of the Rhine, and his wife, Elizabeth (1596–1662), the daughter of ...
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