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Portrait of George Digby by Anthony van Dyke. It was at this point that the 12 year old George had first gotten involved in politics, delivering an impressive speech at the House of Commons to ask that his father be freed. He was unsuccessful, but Buckingham’s murder in 1628 paved the way for his father’s reconciliation with the King.
Digby enjoyed a prominent political career, serving as Secretary of State to Charles I during the first English Civil War. He was also a poet and wrote a n...
Charlotte Maria Digby 1772-1807 Spouses and children. Married May 26, 1824, St Marylebone, Westminster, Middlesex, to Lucy Mabella Portman ca 1803-1891 with. William George Wingfield Digby ca 1833-1907; Edith Henriette G Wingfield Digby ca 1848-1935 Siblings. George Digby Lord of Akeld Wingfield Digby 1797-1883; John Kenelm Digby Rev Wingfield ...
Further Information: George Digby (1612-77) married Anne Russell, daughter of the Earl of Bedford, in 1632. He was elected MP for Dorset in 1640 and created Baron Digby in 1641. An ardent Royalist during the Civil War he fled to France and served in the French army.
George Digby MP PC KG was born in Madrid, Spain to parents of English citizenship. George Digby was baptised on 5 November 1612 in Madrid where his father was serving on his first mission as English Ambassador to Spain. His parents were John Digby and his wife, Beatrix Walcot. [1] [2] His father was created Baron Digby of Sherborne in 1618 and ...
Digby enjoyed a prominent political career, serving as Secretary of State to Charles I during the first English Civil War. He was also a poet and wrote a number of plays. He wrote a poem in praise of the beauty of his sister-in-law, Lady Venetia Digby, when she died. Van Dyck's painting of her on her deathbed hangs nearby. This is a good example of what has come to be known as a ‘swagger ...
George Digby, 2nd Earl of Bristol (5 November 1612-20 March 1677) was an English nobleman who served as a Cavalier general during the English Civil War and a French and, later, Spanish general during the Franco-Spanish War. George Digby, 2nd Earl of Bristol was the son of John Digby, 1st Earl of Bristol and the half-brother of Lewis Dyve, and he was baptized in Madrid. At the age of 12, he ...
