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Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin, KG, PC (15 June 1645 – 15 September 1712) was an English Tory politician and peer. He was a Privy Councillor and Secretary of State for the Northern Department before he attained real power as First Lord of the Treasury.
Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin was a British politician and administrator who did much to stabilize British financial administration during the 20 years after the Glorious Revolution of 1688. A member of a cadet branch of an ancient Cornish family, Godolphin became page of honour to King.
Sidney Godolphin, primer conde de Godolphin, (15 de junio de 1645 – 15 de septiembre de 1712) fue un destacado político británico de finales del siglo XVII y principios del XVIII. Fue Consejero Privado y Secretario de Estado del Departamento del Norte antes de alcanzar el poder real como Primer Lord del Tesoro .
Sidney Godolphin (baptized Jan. 15, 1610—died Feb. 9, 1643, Chagford, Devon, Eng.) was an English poet and Royalist during the reign of Charles I. Educated at Exeter College, Oxford (1624–27), and at one of the Inns of Court, Godolphin traveled abroad and also became friends with Ben Jonson, Thomas Hobbes, and other men of letters.
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Biography. Godolphin became a page to Charles II at the age of 17, and was reckoned ‘the silentest and modestest man that was perhaps ever bred in a court’. He formed a close friendship with Sunderland, with whom he travelled to Rome in 1664.
Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin. (1645-1712), Financier. Later Stuart Portraits Catalogue Entry. Sitter in 16 portraits. As a statesman and financier, Godolphin's expertise and loyalty were crucial to the Duke of Marlborough's success in the war against France.
20 de may. de 2024 · Politician and courtier, whose financial and administrative ability largely sustained British efforts in the French wars; MP 1668, 1679, 1681; groom of the bedchamber 1670-78; envoy extraordinary to Louis XIV 1672, and to the Spanish Netherlands and William of Orange 1678; secretary of state (south) 1684; created Baron Godolphin 1684; lord chamb...
