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[[occupation::Landowner]], [[occupation::soldier]], [[occupation::administrator]].
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Born in [[place of birth::London]], son of Sir [[family::William Craven]] (d.1618), [[occupation::financier]] and [[occupation::Lord Mayor]] of [[location::London]] 1610-11. His inheritance after his mother's death in 1624 made him one of the wealthiest peers in the country. Matriculated at [[education::Trinity College, Oxford]] 1623, but did not graduate. He was in [[location::Europe]] during much of the 1620s and 30s, involved in various military campaigns there. He was in [[location::The Hague]] during the 1640s and 50s, when his estates were sequestrated (but restored in 1660). He became Baron Craven in 1627, and Earl of Craven in 1665. He had various military commissions after the Restoration, and built fine houses in [[location::London]], [[location::Berkshire]] and [[location::Warwickshire]].
  
 
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Library sold in [[location of sale::London]] by [[retail sale::retail sale]], [[date of sale::16.10.1697]] (no catalogue survives).  His books apparently included the library of [[associates::Prince Rupert of the Rhine]], inherited on his death in [[date of death::1682]].
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Craven's library was sold in [[location of sale::London]] by [[retail sale::retail sale]], [[date of sale::16.10.1697]], though described as being the books of his longtime friend [[associates::Prince Rupert of the Rhine]], inherited on the Prince's death in 1682. No catalogue survives and we do not know whether these books were entirely Rupert's, or a mixture including others owned by Craven.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 08:00, 3 August 2020

William CRAVEN, Earl of Craven 1608-97

Biographical Note

Born in London, son of Sir William Craven (d.1618), financier and Lord Mayor of London 1610-11. His inheritance after his mother's death in 1624 made him one of the wealthiest peers in the country. Matriculated at Trinity College, Oxford 1623, but did not graduate. He was in Europe during much of the 1620s and 30s, involved in various military campaigns there. He was in The Hague during the 1640s and 50s, when his estates were sequestrated (but restored in 1660). He became Baron Craven in 1627, and Earl of Craven in 1665. He had various military commissions after the Restoration, and built fine houses in London, Berkshire and Warwickshire.

Books

Craven's library was sold in London by retail sale, 16.10.1697, though described as being the books of his longtime friend Prince Rupert of the Rhine, inherited on the Prince's death in 1682. No catalogue survives and we do not know whether these books were entirely Rupert's, or a mixture including others owned by Craven.

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