William Craven 1608-97
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William CRAVEN, Earl of Craven 1608-97
Biographical Note
Landowner, soldier, administrator.
Books
Library sold in London by retail sale, 16.10.1697 (no catalogue survives). His books apparently included the library of Prince Rupert of the Rhine, inherited on his death in 1682.
Sources
- Alston, R. C. Inventory of sale catalogues 1676-1800. St Philip, 2010.
- Smuts, R. Malcolm. "Craven, William, earl of Craven (bap. 1608, d. 1697), army officer and royal servant." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.