Sir John Coke

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Sir John Coke was a prominent early 17th-century English statesman who served as Secretary of State under King Charles I and played a key role in the administration leading up to the English Civil War.

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instanceOf English statesman ⓘ
politician ⓘ
privy councillor ⓘ
appointedBy King Charles I of England ⓘ
King James I of England ⓘ
linked to: James VI and I
associatedWith early Stuart monarchy ⓘ
policies preceding the English Civil War ⓘ
birthDate 1563 ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
deathDate 1644 ⓘ
education Trinity College, Cambridge ⓘ
era early 17th century ⓘ
familyName Coke ⓘ
fieldOfWork government administration ⓘ
statecraft ⓘ
givenName John ⓘ
honorificPrefix Sir ⓘ
knownFor involvement in early Stuart foreign and domestic policy ⓘ
service as Secretary of State under Charles I ⓘ
memberOf Parliament of England ⓘ
Privy Council of England ⓘ
linked to: Privy Council
monarchServed King Charles I of England ⓘ
King James I of England ⓘ
linked to: James VI and I
nativeLanguage English ⓘ
nobleTitle knight ⓘ
notableEvent political developments leading to the English Civil War ⓘ
notableFor long tenure in royal service ⓘ
notableRole key figure in early Stuart administration ⓘ
notableWork administration of royal government under Charles I ⓘ
occupation administrator ⓘ
civil servant ⓘ
parliamentaryConstituencyRepresented Cambridge University ⓘ
St Germans ⓘ
Warwick ⓘ
participatedIn Stuart court politics ⓘ
placeOfBurial St Mary’s Church, Melbourne, Derbyshire ⓘ
politicalAlignment supporter of royal prerogative ⓘ
positionHeld Secretary of State of England ⓘ
relative Sir Edward Coke ⓘ
religion Church of England ⓘ
residence Hall Court, Herefordshire ⓘ
Melbourne Hall, Derbyshire ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ

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