1610 - 1651 (41 years)
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| Name |
William (1st Baron) Widdrington |
| Birth |
11 Jul 1610 |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
25 Aug 1651 |
- He was mortally wounded and taken prisoner after the defeat of the Royalists at the Battle of Wigan and died the same day
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| Person ID |
I84236 |
My Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
13 Dec 2019 |
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| Notes |
- Created:
9 Jul 1642 a Baronet of England, styled "of Widdrington, co. Northumberland
2 Nov 1643 Baron Widdrington, of Blankney in the County of Lincoln
Knighted 1631/2;
a Commissioner for the Borders 1635; Sheriff of Northumberland 1636-37; Member of Parliament for Northumberland 1640-42; a supporter of the King in the Civil War; Commander-in-Chief of the King's forces in Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland 1643; defeated by the Parliamentary forces at Winceby 1643 ; after the Battle of Marston Moor 1644 he retired to the Continent to attend on the Prince of Wales, later King Charles II; traveled to Scotland 1650 and joined in the 1651 expedition into England; he was mortally wounded and taken prisoner after the defeat of the Royalists at the Battle of Wigan and died the same day
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