Walter Raleigh, Knight, courtier, explorer, soldier, writer and colonial promoter under Elizabeth I
Dates: c.1552–1618
Biography
English courtier, soldier, explorer, writer and colonial promoter. He was knighted in 1584, was imprisoned after the accession of James I, and was executed in 1618 after his final South American expedition.
Notes / Sources
The registry states that he succeeded to or held the Lordship of Fardell and that the estate passed to his son Carew on his death.
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