Botetourt, John, first Lord Botetourt (d. 1324), admiral, emerged from obscurity in the 1280s and became a politically influential baron, an active soldier, and a prominent naval commander. For such a well-connected man Botetourt's origins and parentage are astonishingly obscure. An unsubstantiated reference in the ...
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Botetourt, John, first Lord Botetourt (d. 1324), admiral
Richard Gorski
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Carew, Sir George (c. 1504–1545), soldier and naval commander
J. P. D. Cooper
Carew, Sir George (c. 1504–1545), soldier and naval commander, was the eldest son of Sir William Carew (c.1483–1536), landowner, of Mohun's Ottery, Devon, and his wife, Joan (d. 1554), daughter of Sir William Courtenay of Powderham, Devon, and his second wife, ...
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Carew, Sir Thomas (1368?–1431), soldier and naval commander
Anne Curry
Carew, Sir Thomas (1368
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Carleill, Christopher (1551?–1593), soldier and naval commander
D. J. B. Trim
Carleill, Christopher (1551
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Champernowne, Sir Arthur (b. in or before 1524, d. 1578), soldier and naval commander
D. J. B. Trim
Champernowne, Sir Arthur (b. in or before 1524, d. 1578), soldier and naval commander, was the second son of Sir Philip Champernowne (d. 1545), landowner of Modbury, Devon, and his wife, Katherine, daughter of Sir Edmund Carew of Mohun's Ottery, Devon, and his wife, ...
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Crosse, Sir Robert (c. 1547–1611), naval commander
James McDermott
Crosse, Sir Robert (c. 1547–1611), naval commander, was born at Charlinch, near Bridgwater, Somerset, the second of seven sons of William Crosse, gentleman, and Elizabeth, his wife, who also bore five surviving daughters. His earliest known employment was as a soldier with the regency army during the siege of ...
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Frobisher, Sir Martin (1535?–1594), privateer, explorer, and naval commander
James McDermott
Frobisher, Sir Martin (1535
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Frobisher, Sir Martin (1535?–1594)
Maker: Cornelius Ketel
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Sir Martin Frobisher (1535?–1594) by Cornelius Ketel, 1577 © Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
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Grenville, Sir Richard (1542–1591)
Maker: unknown artist
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Sir Richard Grenville (1542–1591) by unknown artist, 17th cent. [original, 1571] © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Grenville, Sir Richard (1542–1591), naval commander
David Loades
Grenville, Sir Richard (1542–1591), naval commander, was born in May or June 1542, the son of a sea captain, Roger Grenville (d. 1545) of Stowe, Cornwall, and Thomasine, daughter of Thomas Cole.
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Hawkins, Sir John (1532–1595)
Maker: Federico Zuccaro
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Sir John Hawkins (1532–1595) attrib. Federico Zuccaro, 1591 Plymouth City Art Gallery; photograph National Portrait Gallery, London
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Hawkins, Sir John (1532–1595), merchant and naval commander
Basil Morgan
Hawkins, Sir John (1532–1595), merchant and naval commander, was born in Plymouth, the second son of William Hawkins (b. before 1490, d. 1554/5), merchant, sea captain, and shipowner, and his wife, Joan, only child of Roger Trelawny of Brightor, Cornwall.
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Hezlet, Sir Arthur Richard (1914–2007), naval officer and submariner
Guy Liardet
Hezlet, Sir Arthur Richard (1914–2007), naval officer and submariner, was born on 7 April 1914 in Pretoria, South Africa, of Ulster protestant descent, the only son (there were two daughters) of Major, later Major-General, Robert Knox Hezlet (1879–1963), army officer, and his wife, ...
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Holstocke [Holstock], William (d. 1589), naval commander and administrator
James McDermott
Holstocke [Holstock], William (d. 1589), naval commander and administrator, sailed as page to Richard Gonson in 1534 on a voyage to Candia (Crete) and Chios in the ship Matthew Gonson. In the following year he made another voyage to the islands as purser of the same ship. His association with the ...
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Howard, Charles, second Baron Howard of Effingham and first earl of Nottingham (1536–1624)
Maker: Daniel Mytens
Charles Howard, second Baron Howard of Effingham and first earl of Nottingham (1536–1624) by Daniel Mytens, c. 1620 © National Maritime Museum, London, Greenwich Hospital Collection
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Howard, Charles, second Baron Howard of Effingham and first earl of Nottingham (1536–1624), naval commander
James McDermott
Howard, Charles, second Baron Howard of Effingham and first earl of Nottingham (1536–1624), naval commander, was the eldest son of William Howard, first Baron Howard of Effingham (c. 1510–1573), and his second wife, Margaret (d. 1581), daughter of Sir Thomas Gamage. His early years are obscure. He spent some time in the household of his uncle ...
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Howard, Sir Edward (1476/7–1513), naval commander
David Loades
Howard, Sir Edward (1476/7–1513), naval commander, was the second son of Thomas Howard, second duke of Norfolk (1443–1524), and his first wife, Elizabeth Tilney (d. 1497).
Edward's father was wounded fighting for Richard III at Bosworth, and was subsequently deprived of his title of ...
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Howard, William, first Baron Howard of Effingham (c. 1510–1573)
Maker: Hans Eworth?
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William Howard, first Baron Howard of Effingham (c. 1510–1573) after Hans Eworth?, 1558 unknown collection / Christie's; photograph National Portrait Gallery, London
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Howard, William, first Baron Howard of Effingham (c. 1510–1573), naval commander
James McDermott
Howard, William, first Baron Howard of Effingham (c. 1510–1573), naval commander, was the fourth son of Thomas Howard, second duke of Norfolk (1443–1524), and his second wife, Agnes Tilney (d. 1545). His full siblings included Anne de Vere, née Howard, countess of Oxford...
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Mitchell, Sir David (c. 1650–1710), admiral and parliamentary official
John B. Hattendorf
Mitchell, Sir David (c. 1650–1710), admiral and parliamentary official, whose parents and birthplace are not known, was reportedly 'a poor boy from Scotland' (Marshall, 461), who was apprenticed to a Leith shipmaster, and later served as mate of a vessel in the ...
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