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Admiral Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Torrington (c. 1648 – 13 April 1716) was an English Royal Navy officer, peer and politician. Dismissed by King James II of England in 1688 for refusing to vote to repeal the Test Act , which prevented Roman Catholics from holding public office, he brought the Invitation to William to William of ...
1 de dic. de 2016 · Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Torrington (c. 1648 – 13 April 1716) was a British admiral and politician of the late 17th and early 18th century. Cashiered as a rear-admiral by James II of England in 1688 for refusing to vote to repeal the Test Act, which prevented Catholics from holding offices, he brought the Invitation to William ...
- circa 1648
- December 1, 2016
- 1716 (63-72)
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23 de may. de 2024 · Arthur Herbert, Baron Torbay and Earl of Torrington, was buried in Westminster Abbey on 22nd April 1716 in the "south aisle within the tombs" ie. the south ambulatory. He has no monument or marker. He was a son of Sir Edward Herbert, Attorney General to Charles I and Lord Keeper of the Great Seal, and his wife Margaret (nee Smith).
The Oxford Companion to British History. Herbert, Arthur (1647–1716). Created earl of Torrington by William III in June 1689, following an indecisive action with French transports in Bantry Bay, south-west Ireland, Herbert is a controversial if not disreputable figure in English naval history.
4 de dic. de 2015 · In March 1689 Herbert became first lord of the Admiralty. On 1 May he fought the French fleet in the Battle of Bantry Bay. He was created earl of Torrington after the battle. He resigned from the Admiralty at the end of the year to protest the condition of the navy.
El almirante Arthur Herbert, primer conde de Torrington (c. 1648 - 13 de abril de 1716) fue un almirante y político inglés. Destituido por el rey Jaime II en 1688 por negarse a votar para derogar la Ley de prueba, que impedía que los católicos romanos ocuparan cargos públicos, llevó la Invitación a Guillermo al Príncipe de Orange en La ...
Admiral Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Torrington was an English Royal Navy officer, peer and politician. Dismissed by King James II of England in 1688 for refusing to vote to repeal the Test Act, which prevented Roman Catholics from holding public office, he brought the Invitation to William to William of Orange at The Hague, disguised as a ...
