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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...
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 ...
Retrato de George Digby, segundo conde de Bristol, por Sir Anthony van Dyck, c. 1638 George Digby, segundo conde de Bristol KG (5 Noviembre de 1612 -20 de marzo de 1677) fue un político y par inglés que se sentó en la Cámara de los Comunes desde 1640 hasta 1641, cuando fue elevado a la Cámara de los Lores mediante una orden de aceleración.
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 ...
In 1645 Digby replaced Rupert as lieutenant-general of the king's forces north of the Trent, but was defeated at Carlisle Sands and fled to the Isle of Man. He next took service under the King of France , and he became a lieutenant-general in the French army in 1651.
