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William Craven, 1st Earl of Craven, PC (June 1608 – April 9, 1697) was an English nobleman and soldier. He fought for Frederick V on the Continent and fell in love with his wife, Elizabeth of Bohemia. Still being absent during the English Civil War, he supported this lady's brother, Charles I, financially rather than in person and, therefore, had all his lands - largely in Berkshire - confiscated. After the Restoration, he set about planning to build a vast palace for Elizabeth at Hamstead Marshall, but she died before construction began.
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- Ford, David Nash (2001). Royal Berkshire History: William Craven, Earl of Craven (1608-1697)
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| Preceded by The Lord Lovelace |
Custos Rotulorum of Berkshire 1634–1689 |
Succeeded by The Duke of Norfok |
| Preceded by The Duke of Albemarle |
Lord Lieutenant of Middlesex 1670–1689 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Clare |
| Preceded by Sir Edward Nicholas |
Custos Rotulorum of Middlesex 1669–1689 |
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| Peerage of England | ||
| Preceded by New Creation |
Earl of Craven 1664–1697 |
Succeeded by Extinct |
| Baron Craven 1626–1697 |
Succeeded by William Craven |
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from L&M Companion
(1608-97). Soldier and courtier. He served abroad with the Dutch in the 1620s, and became the champion of James I’s daughter, Elizabeth, ‘Winter Queen’ of Bohemia, fighting in her cause under Gustavus Adolphus. He established himself as her principal adviser and spent much of his large fortune on her cause….. -
from J.Evelyn p337: 8 june 54 : He had a house at Causam [Reading]”… saw my Lord Cravons house at Causam nowin ruins,his goodly woods felling by the Rebells:
mentioned in the future 3 times. -
Upon the death of Sir George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle, in 1670, Lord Craven was commissioned colonel of the Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards.
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Craven.
In September 1662 a regiment of Foot was raised under the Earl of Craven, and were known as Craven’s Foot. It was disbanded in 1664.