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Frobisher, Sir Martin (1535?–1594)  

Maker: Cornelius Ketel

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004
Sir Martin Frobisher (1535?–1594) by Cornelius Ketel, 1577 © Bodleian Library, University of Oxford

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Frobisher, Sir Martin (1535?–1594), privateer, explorer, and naval commander  

James McDermott

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Published in print:
23 September 2004
Published online:
23 September 2004

Frobisher, Sir Martin (1535?–1594), privateer, explorer, and naval commander, was descended from John Frobisher (b. c.1260), a Scot settled in lands near Chirk in Denbighshire granted in recognition of his services to Edward I during the Welsh wars. In the mid-fourteenth century the family crossed the ...