Bruce, Sir John Hope, of Kinross [formerly John Hope], seventh baronet (1684
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Bruce, Sir John Hope, of Kinross [formerly John Hope], seventh baronet (1684?–1766), soldier and politician
Mary Ellen Brown
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Capel, Arthur, first Baron Capel of Hadham (1604–1649), royalist army officer and politician
Ronald Hutton
Capel, Arthur, first Baron Capel of Hadham (1604–1649), royalist army officer and politician, was born on 20 February 1604 at Hadham Hall, Hertfordshire, the only son of Sir Henry Capel (d. 1622) of Hadham Parva and Theodosia, daughter of Sir Edward Montagu...
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Capel, Arthur, first Baron Capel of Hadham (1604–1649)
Maker: Cornelius Johnson
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Arthur Capel, first Baron Capel of Hadham (1604–1649) by Cornelius Johnson, c. 1640 [The Capel Family] © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Caulfeild, Toby, first Baron Caulfeild of Charlemont (bap. 1565, d. 1627), soldier, politician, and landowner
R. J. Hunter
Caulfeild, Toby, first Baron Caulfeild of Charlemont (bap. 1565, d. 1627), soldier, politician, and landowner, was baptized on 2 December 1565 at Great Milton, Oxfordshire, a younger son of Alexander Caulfeild. Nothing is known of his early years or education, but from 1590 he pursued a military career, sailing on ...
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Cecil, Edward, Viscount Wimbledon (1572–1638), soldier and politician
Roger Lockyer
Cecil, Edward, Viscount Wimbledon (1572–1638), soldier and politician, was the third son of Sir Thomas Cecil (1542–1623), created earl of Exeter in May 1605, and Dorothy (1546?–1609), daughter and coheir of John Neville, fourth and last Baron Latimer. He was born on 29 February 1572 at ...
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Cromwell, Henry (1628–1674)
Maker: Christiaan Janszoon Dusart
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Henry Cromwell (1628–1674) by Christiaan Janszoon Dusart unknown collection; photograph Sotheby's Picture Library, London / National Portrait Gallery, London
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Cromwell, Henry (1628–1674), soldier, politician, and lord lieutenant of Ireland
Peter Gaunt
Cromwell, Henry (1628–1674), soldier, politician, and lord lieutenant of Ireland, was born on 20 January 1628 at Huntingdon and baptized there at All Saints' Church on 29 January, the fifth of nine children and fourth among the five sons of Oliver Cromwell (1599–1658)...
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Devereux, Robert, second earl of Essex (1565–1601), soldier and politician
Paul E. J. Hammer
Devereux, Robert, second earl of Essex (1565–1601), soldier and politician, was born on 10 November 1565. He was the elder son and heir of Walter Devereux, first earl of Essex (1539–1576). Through his mother, Lettice (1543–1634), he was a member of Elizabeth I's...
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Devereux, Robert, second earl of Essex (1565–1601)
Maker: Marcus Gheeraerts the younger
Robert Devereux, second earl of Essex (1565–1601) by Marcus Gheeraerts the younger, c. 1597 © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Fraser, Sir Hugh Charles Patrick Joseph (1918–1984), soldier and politician
John Biggs-Davison
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Fraser, Sir Hugh Charles Patrick Joseph (1918–1984), soldier and politician, was born on 23 January 1918 in Westminster, the third of five children and younger son of Simon Joseph Fraser (1871–1933), soldier, the fourteenth (sometimes reckoned sixteenth) Lord Lovat, of Beaufort Castle, Beauly, Inverness-shire...
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Goodere, Sir Henry (1534–1595), member of parliament and soldier
Michael A. R. Graves
Goodere, Sir Henry (1534–1595), member of parliament and soldier, was the eldest son of Francis Goodere (d. 1546), gentleman, of Polesworth, Warwickshire, and Ursula, daughter of Ralph Rowlett. He married Frances, daughter of Hugh Lowther of Lowther, Westmorland, and had two daughters, ...
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Hamilton, James, sixth earl of Abercorn (c. 1661–1734), soldier and politician
Stuart Handley
Hamilton, James, sixth earl of Abercorn (c. 1661–1734), soldier and politician, was the eldest son of James Hamilton (d. 1673) and Elizabeth (c.1637–1709), daughter of John Colepeper, Baron Colepeper (bap. 1600, d. 1660); his grandfather was Sir George Hamilton (d. 1679)...
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Herbert, Philip (bap. 1621, d. 1669)
See Herbert, Philip, first earl of Montgomery and fourth earl of Pembroke
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Howard, John, first duke of Norfolk (d. 1485), soldier and member of parliament
Anne Crawford
Howard, John, first duke of Norfolk (d. 1485), soldier and member of parliament, was the only son and heir of Robert Howard (d. 1436) and Margaret (d. 1459), daughter of Thomas (I) Mowbray, first duke of Norfolk (d. 1399), and eventual coheir of ...
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Hutchinson, Christopher [Kit] Hely- (1767–1826), soldier and politician
Robert Dunlop
revised by Thomas Bartlett
Hutchinson, Christopher [Kit] Hely- (1767–1826), soldier and politician, the fifth son of John Hely-Hutchinson (1724–1794), politician and provost of Trinity College, Dublin, and Christiana Nikson (bap. 1732, d. 1788) of Munny, co. Wicklow, was born in Ireland on 5 April 1767. John Hely-Hutchinson, ...
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Jephson, William (1609/10–1658), politician and soldier
Patrick Little
Jephson, William (1609/10–1658), politician and soldier, was the son and heir of Sir John Jephson (d. 1638) of Froyle, Hampshire, and Elizabeth Norreys, daughter and heir of Sir Thomas Norreys of Mallow Castle, co. Cork. Raised in Hampshire, but with estates in ...
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Kirkcaldy, Sir William, of Grange (c. 1520–1573), soldier and politician
Elizabeth Bonner
Kirkcaldy, Sir William, of Grange (c. 1520–1573), soldier and politician, was the eldest son of Sir James Kirkcaldy (d. 1556) and Janet Melville, daughter of Sir John Melville of Raith. He was listed with his father, then treasurer of Scotland, following James V's...
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Knyvet, Sir Henry (1537?–1598), soldier and member of parliament
T. E. Hartley
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Knyvet, Sir Henry (1537
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Lambert [Lambart], John (bap. 1619, d. 1684), parliamentary soldier and politician
D. N. Farr
Lambert [Lambart], John (bap. 1619, d. 1684), parliamentary soldier and politician, was baptized on 7 September 1619 at Kirkby Malhamdale, near his home at Calton, Yorkshire. Lambert (who sometimes spelled his name Lambart) was possibly the younger son from Josias Lambert's second marriage, to ...
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Lambert, John (bap. 1619, d. 1684)
Maker: Robert Walker
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John Lambert (bap. 1619, d. 1684) after Robert Walker, c. 1650–55 private collection
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