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Henry Wilmot Richmond, 1st Earl of Richmond

English nobleman
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Also known as: Baron Wilmot of Adderbury, Viscount Wilmot of Athlone
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Also called (1643–44):
Baron Wilmot of Adderbury, or
(1644–52):
Viscount Wilmot of Athlone
Born:
Nov. 2, 1612?
Died:
Feb. 19, 1658, Sluis, Neth.
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Henry Wilmot Richmond, 1st Earl of Richmond (born Nov. 2, 1612?—died Feb. 19, 1658, Sluis, Neth.) was a leading Royalist during the English Civil Wars, a principal adviser to the Prince of Wales, later Charles II. Wilmot was the son of Charles Wilmot (c. 1570–1644), the 1st earl of Athlone in the Irish peerage. Having fought against the Scots at Newburn and been imprisoned and expelled from the House of Commons for plotting in the interests of Charles I in 1641, Henry Wilmot served the King well during the Civil Wars, being responsible for the victories at Roundway Down in ...(100 of 260 words)

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