John Digby, 1st Earl of Bristol
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Portrait of George Digby, 2nd Earl of Bristol, by Sir Anthony van Dyck, c. 1638. George Digby, 2nd Earl of Bristol KG (5 November 1612 – 20 March 1677) was an English politician and peer who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 until 1641, when he was raised to the House of Lords by a writ of acceleration. [1]
George Digby, 2nd earl of Bristol was an English Royalist, an impetuous and erratic statesman who had a checkered career as an adviser to kings Charles I (ruled 1625–49) and Charles II (ruled 1660–85). The eldest son of John Digby, 1st earl of Bristol, he first became a royal adviser in 1641. In
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May 1, 2022 · Death: May 20, 1677 (65) Chelsea, London, Greater London, England. Place of Burial: Chenies, Buckinghamshire, England. Immediate Family: Son of John Digby, 1st Earl of Bristol and Beatrix Walcot. Husband of Anne Digby, Countess of Bristol. Father of John Digby, 3rd Earl of Bristol and Anne Spencer (Digby), Countess of Sunderland.
- Madrid, Community of Madrid
- Anne Digby, Countess of Bristol
- Community of Madrid
- February 22, 1612
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Digby, George, 2nd earl of Bristol (1612–77). Digby was a leading opponent of Strafford but changed sides during his impeachment. He fought at Edgehill and was appointed secretary of state by the king in 1643. He was a hard-liner, insisting on a dictated peace. Clarendon thought him ingratiating, but part of his appeal to Charles I was an ...
GEORGE DIGBY, second Earl of Bristol (1612-1677), was the eldest son of John Digby, first Earl of Bristol, by his wife Beatrix, daughter of Charles Walcot of Walcot, Shropshire, and widow of Sir John Dyve of Bromham, Bedfordshire. He was born at Madrid in October 1612, during his father's first embassy to Spain.
May 13, 2024 · George Digby, 2nd Earl of Bristol KG (5 November 1612 – 20 March 1677) was an English politician and peer who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 until 1641, when he was raised to the House of Lords by a writ of acceleration. [1] He supported the Royalists during the English Civil War, but his ambition and instability of character caused ...
George Digby, 2nd Earl of Bristol primary name: Digby, George other name: (Baron) Digby of Sherborne
