Difference between revisions of "Robert Shirley 1629-1656"
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[[File:ShirleyRobert1.jpg| thumb | Armorial stamp of Sir Robert Shirley (British Armorial Bindings). ]] | [[File:ShirleyRobert1.jpg| thumb | Armorial stamp of Sir Robert Shirley (British Armorial Bindings). ]] | ||
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| − | Of [[location::Eatington, Warwickshire]]. | + | Of [[location::Eatington, Warwickshire]], son of [[family::Sir Henry Shirley]], 2nd [[personal title::baronet]] ([[date of birth::1589]]-[[date of death::1633]]). Admitted to [[education::Corpus Christi College, Cambridge]] in 1645 and inherited the baronetcy in 1646 following his brother's death. A royalist, he supported the future [[associates::Charles II]] during his exile and was subsequently imprisoned in the [[organisations::Tower of London]] in 1650 and again in 1654. He rebuilt the church at [[location::Staunton Harold]] and, attempting to reconcile the royal cause with the Church of England, employed many of the deprived clergy as his chaplains, including [[crossreference::Robert Mapletoft]], [[crossreference::Gilbert Sheldon]], [[crossreference::Henry Hammond]] and [[crossreference::Peter Gunning]]. |
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Revision as of 03:45, 11 September 2020
Sir Robert Shirley, 4th bart 1629-56
Biographical Note
Of Eatington, Warwickshire, son of Sir Henry Shirley, 2nd baronet (1589-1633). Admitted to Corpus Christi College, Cambridge in 1645 and inherited the baronetcy in 1646 following his brother's death. A royalist, he supported the future Charles II during his exile and was subsequently imprisoned in the Tower of London in 1650 and again in 1654. He rebuilt the church at Staunton Harold and, attempting to reconcile the royal cause with the Church of England, employed many of the deprived clergy as his chaplains, including Robert Mapletoft, Gilbert Sheldon, Henry Hammond and Peter Gunning.
Books
Books with his armorial stamps survive. The family library is said to have been founded by his grandfather Sir George Shirley, 1st Bart (1559-1622).
Sources
- British Armorial Bindings.
- Dorman, M. "Shirley, Sir Robert, fourth baronet (1629–1656), royalist conspirator." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
- Maggs 1075 (1987)/53; 1212 (1996)/32.