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| Roger PALMER Matric. Fell.-Com. from KING'S, Easter 1652, from Eton [ Buckinghamshire ]. S. of Sir James, of Dorney Court, Buckinghamshire . Bapt. there, 04 Sep., 1634. Adm. at the Inner Temple, 1656 . M.P. for New Windsor [ Berkshire ], 1660 . Created Earl Castlemaine, 1661 . Envoy to Rome [ Italy ], 1686-7 . Privy Councillor, 1687-9 . Imprisoned in the Tower [ London ] after 1688 . Escaped to the Continent [ Europe ]. Indicted for treason, 1695, but released. A loyal and devout Catholic. Mathematician and political pamphleteer. Married Barbara Villiers, afterwards mistress of Charles II. Died 21 Jul., 1705. Probably half-brother of Philip ( 1641-2 ). ( D.N.B.; Hist. of King's, 155.) | Roger PALMER Approx. lifespan: 1634–1705 Matric. Fell.-Com. from King's College 1652:04ET: from Sch: Eton s. of Sir James PALMER of Dorney Court, Buckinghamshire Bapt. there 1634:09:04 Adm. at the Inner Temple 1656 M.P. for New Windsor, [ Berkshire ] 1660 Created Earl Castlemaine 1661 Envoy to Rome, [ Italy ] 1686-87 Privy Councillor 1687-89 Imprisoned in the Tower, [ London ] after 1688 Escaped to the Continent, [ Europe ] Indicted for treason 1695 but released. A loyal and devout Catholic. Mathematician and political pamphleteer. married Barbara VILLIERS afterwards mistress of Charles II. Died 1705:07:21 Probably half-brother of Philip PALMER (1641) ( D.N.B.; Hist. of King's College 155.) |