Earl of Rochester

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The Earl of Rochester was an English noble title most famously associated with John Wilmot, a 17th-century poet and courtier known for his sharp wit, libertine lifestyle, and satirical verse at the court of Charles II.

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Earl of Rochester canonical 3

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instanceOf English nobleman
English poet
courtier
noble title
associatedWith Charles II of England
House of Stuart
John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester
birthDate 1647-04-01
causeOfDeath illness
contemporaryOf John Dryden
Samuel Pepys
country Kingdom of England
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
court Court of Charles II of England
deathDate 1680-07-26
educatedAt Wadham College, Oxford NERFINISHED
era Restoration England
linked to: Stuart period
father Henry Wilmot, 1st Earl of Rochester
floruit 1660s
1670s
genre erotic poetry
satire
influenced English satirical poetry
knownFor libertine lifestyle
satirical poetry
witty verse
languageOfTitle English
memberOf court of Charles II of England
militaryService Royal Navy
movement Restoration literature
linked to: Restoration theatre
namedAfter Rochester, Kent
nobleRank Earl
nobleTitle Earl of Rochester
notableHolder John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester
occupation courtier
poet
satirist
participatedIn Second Anglo-Dutch War
periodOfProminence 17th century
placeOfBirth Ditchley, Oxfordshire
linked to: Ditchley
placeOfDeath Woodstock, Oxfordshire
religion Anglicanism
spouse Elizabeth Malet
titleType peerage of England
wroteInLanguage English

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Hyde family titleHeld Earl of Rochester
John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester nobleTitle Earl of Rochester
subject linked to: Earl of Rochester