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Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer (2 June 1689 – 16 June 1741) was an English Tory politician and peer who sat in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1711 to 1724.
21 de may. de 2022 · Edward Harley. La mejor pista la deja la primera página del manuscrito, un folio reciclado por el amanuense y en el que los investigadores lograron identificar un viejo texto desvaído.
Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford. (1689-1741), Patron of letters and collector. Early Georgian Portraits Catalogue Entry. Sitter in 12 portraits. Edward Harley entered Christ Church, Oxford in 1707 and succeeded to the title as 2nd Earl of Oxford in 1724. He was a patron of Pope, Swift, Prior and Vertue.
Edward Harley, son of Robert, 1st Earl of Oxford and Mortimer, married well to the only daughter and heir of the 1st Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne, who brought a fortune of half a million pounds.
8 de sept. de 2023 · Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford and Mortimer and Baron Harley of Wigmore is buried in the vault of the Duke of Newcastle in Westminster Abbey. The vault is in the St John the Evangelist's chapel. He was the only son of Robert, 1st Earl of Oxford and his first wife Elizabeth (Foley) and was born 2nd June 1689.
Edward Harley, 5th Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer (20 February 1773 – 28 December 1848) was an English peer. Harley was the son of John Harley (dean of Windsor) and Roach Vaughan.
Edward Harley (1689−1741) was a great patron of the arts and a book collector. With the assistance of Humfrey Wanley, he expanded the celebrated library begun by his father 1st Earl of Oxford. By his death in 1743 it was the finest private library in England, but was dispersed soon afterwards.
