English politician, soldier and explorer (1542–1591)
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Sir
Richard Grenville
Contemporary portrait of Sir Richard Grenville, inscribed: An(no) D(omi)ni 1571 aetatis suae 29 ("In the year of Our Lord 1571, of his age 29"). National Portrait Gallery, London.
Born
15 June 1542 Bideford, Devon, England
Died
10 September 1591(1591-09-10) (aged 49) Flores, Azores Islands
Allegiance
Kingdom of England
Service/branch
Royal Navy
Rank
Admiral
Commands held
Revenge
Battles/wars
Second Desmond Rebellion Anglo–Spanish War (1585) Battle of Gravelines Battle of Flores (1591)
Spouse(s)
Mary St Leger
Relations
Son Bernard Grenville
Richard Grenville, portrait in Heroologia Anglica, London, 1620, inscribed: Rihardus Grenvilus Neptuni proles qui magni Martis alumnus Grenvilius patrias sanguine tinxit aquas ("Richard Grenville, a scion of Neptune, nourished by Mars,... stained the waters with his blood"Arms of Grenville: Gules, three clarions or
Sir Richard Grenville (15 June 1542 – 10 September 1591), also spelt Greynvile, Greeneville, and Greenfield, was an English privateer and explorer. Grenville was lord of the manors of Stowe, Cornwall and Bideford, Devon. He subsequently participated in the plantations of Ireland specifically the Munster plantations, the English colonisation of the Americas and the repulse of the Spanish Armada.
Grenville also served as Member of Parliament for Cornwall, High Sheriff for County Cork and Sheriff of Cornwall. In 1591, Grenville died at the battle of Flores fighting against an overwhelmingly larger Spanish fleet near the Azores. He and his crew on board the galleon Revenge fought against the 53-strong Spanish fleet to allow the other English ships to escape. Grenville was the grandfather of Sir Bevil Grenville, a prominent military officer during the English Civil War.
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Gilbert, Sir Walter Raleigh, Sir Francis Drake, Sir John Hawkins, Sir RichardGrenville, and Sir Ralph Lane. Five of these individuals originated in the southwest...
younger half-brother of Sir Humphrey Gilbert and a cousin of Sir RichardGrenville. Little is known of his early life, though in his late teens he spent...
the special remainder, to Lord Cobham's sister Hester, the widow of RichardGrenville, and her children. The Temple family descended from Peter Temple of...
The manor of Bideford in North Devon was held by the Grenville family between the 12th and 18th centuries. The full descent is as follows: Hubba the Dane...
have been named HMS Grenville. Vice Admiral Sir RichardGrenville was an Elizabethan sailor, explorer, and soldier: HMS Grenville (1763), a 12-gun schooner...
Hatton, and Drake himself. Drake acted on the plan authored by Sir RichardGrenville, who in 1574 had received a royal patent for that purpose; just a...
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of Elizabethan hero and naval captain, Sir RichardGrenville (1542–1591). He had a younger brother, Richard (1600–1659), who later also fought for the...
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near Yelverton, Devon, England, noted for its connection with Sir RichardGrenville the Younger and Sir Francis Drake. It is owned by the National Trust...
Westcountry Grenville family of Stowe in the parish of Kilkhampton in Cornwall and of Bideford in Devon. By tradition Richard de Grenville is said by Prince...
architecture Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Chandos Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 2nd Duke...
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