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 4

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Predicate Object
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 ⓘ
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