Sir Walter Raleigh (1552-1618)

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Sir Walter Raleigh

NationalityBritish
RolesNaval Sailor, Ship Owner
Date of Birth1552 - Devon CSORN
First Known Service1588CSORN
FatherWalter Raleigh
MotherCatherine Champernowne
WifeElizabeth Throckmorton
Cousinref:2008
Last Known Service1599CSORN
Date of Death29.10.1618 - WhitehallCSORN
Cause of DeathBeheadingCSORN

Ships Owned

FromToVesselSource
15881588

Event History

Date from	Date to	Event	Source
1585		Appointed Knight Bachelor
1591		Married Elizabeth
1592		Garland (38) 1590-1618 British 38 Gun 1st Rate Galleon , Captain, and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1603
1596	1597	Warspite (32) 1596-1649 British 32 Gun 2nd Rate Galleon , Rear-Admiral, and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1603
21.6.1596		Attack on Cadiz Harbour
1599		Ark Royal (55) 1587-1608 British 55 Gun 1st Rate Galleon 1603 Renamed "Ann Royal" 1592 Renamed "Ark Royal" , Captain, and Commanding Officer	NRS157

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

CSORNDavid Bonner-Smith, Robert L. DiNardo, David Syrett, Web Site

NRS157C. S. Knighton, David Loades, Book

ref:2008Elizabeth Usherwood, Stepehn Usherwood, Book

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