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| − | + | 2nd son of [[family::John Mordaunt]], 5th [[personal title::Baron Mordaunt]] and 1st [[personal title::Earl of Peterborough]] (d.[[date of death::1643]]). He was involved in various failed royalist uprisings during the interregnum and was subsequently made [[occupation::Lord Lieutenant of Surrey]] and [[occupation::Governor of Windsor Castle]] after the restoration. He remained an unpopular figure until his resignation in 1668. | |
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John MORDAUNT, 1st Viscount Mordaunt 1626-75
Biographical Note
2nd son of John Mordaunt, 5th Baron Mordaunt and 1st Earl of Peterborough (d.1643). He was involved in various failed royalist uprisings during the interregnum and was subsequently made Lord Lieutenant of Surrey and Governor of Windsor Castle after the restoration. He remained an unpopular figure until his resignation in 1668.
Books
A few books with his armorial stamp survive.
Sources
- British Armorial Bindings.
- Stater, Victor. "Mordaunt, John, first Viscount Mordaunt of Avalon (1626–1675), royalist conspirator." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.