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Craven, William.
M.A. 1626-7 ( fil. nob. ). Eldest s. of Sir
William, Lord Mayor of London. B. 1608. Matric. from
Trinity College, Oxford, 1623. Created M.A. (Oxford) 1636.
Adm. at the Inner Temple, 1624. Served on the continent
under Gustavus Adolphus, and the Prince of Orange.
Knighted, 1627. Deprived of his estates, as a royalist, 1651.
Created Earl of Craven, 1664. High Steward of the University,
1667. Died Apr. 9, 1697. Buried at Binley, Coventry.
Carried out the will of his brother John, founder of the
Craven trust; and nominated the first Scholars. ( Endowments,
286; D.N.B.; G.E.C. )
William CRAVEN
Approx. lifespan: 1602–1697
M.A. 1626/7 ( fil. nob. ).
Eldest s. of Sir William CRAVEN Lord Mayor of London
b. 1608
Matric. from Trinity College [Oxford] 1623
Created M.A. (Oxford) 1636
Adm. at the Inner Temple 1624
Served on the continent [ Europe ] under Gustavus Adolphus, and the Prince of Orange.
Knighted 1627
Deprived of his estates, as a royalist 1651
Created Earl of Craven 1664
High Steward of the University 1667
Died 1697:04:09
buried at Binley Coventry, [ Warwickshire ]
Carried out the will of his brother John, founder of the Craven trust; and nominated the first Scholars.
( Endowments 286; D.N.B.; G.E.C. )
[add:]son of Sir William CRAVEN and Elizabeth Whitmore da of merchant William Whitmore[:add]
[add:]Put his home in Drury Lane at the disposal of Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia when they returned to England in 1661 [:add]
[add:]He started building Ashdown House for her but she died before its completion[:add]
[add:](Margaret Davison, 2013)[:add]

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