Richard Leveson (admiral)
English naval officer, politician, and landowner / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sir Richard Leveson (c. 1570 – 2 August 1605)[1] was an important Elizabethan Navy officer, politician and landowner. His origins were in the landed gentry of Shropshire and Staffordshire. A client and son-in-law of Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham, he became Vice-Admiral under him. He served twice as MP for Shropshire in the English parliament. He was ruined by the burden of debt built up by his father.
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Sir Richard Leveson | |
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Born | c. 1570 |
Died | 2 August 1605 London |
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Allegiance | Kingdom of England |
Service/ | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1586–1605 |
Rank | Vice-Admiral |
Commands held | Admiral of the Narrow Seas |
Battles/wars | Spanish Armada Battle of Cadiz (1596) Islands Voyage Siege of Kinsale Battle of Castlehaven Battle of Sesimbra Bay |
Relations | Son of Sir Walter Leveson and Anne Corbet |
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