George Legge, 1st Baron Dartmouth

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George Legge, 1st Baron Dartmouth, was a prominent English naval officer and statesman who served as Master-General of the Ordnance and a close adviser to James II during the late 17th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Baron Dartmouth ⓘ
English naval officer ⓘ
English statesman ⓘ
peer of England ⓘ
allegiance Royal Navy ⓘ
associatedWith Portsmouth ⓘ
Tower of London ⓘ
birthPlace Kingdom of England ⓘ
causeOfDetention accusations of high treason after the Glorious Revolution ⓘ
child William Legge, 1st Earl of Dartmouth ⓘ
closeAdvisorTo James II of England ⓘ
conflict Third Anglo-Dutch War ⓘ
Williamite War in Ireland ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England ⓘ
deathPlace Tower of London ⓘ
detainedBy William III of England ⓘ
era Restoration England ⓘ
linked to: Stuart period

Stuart period ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
loyalty House of Stuart ⓘ
militaryBranch Royal Navy ⓘ
monarchServed Charles II of England ⓘ
James II of England ⓘ
nobleTitle Baron Dartmouth ⓘ
notableEvent attempted interception of William of Orange’s invasion fleet in 1688 ⓘ
notableFor naval command during the late 17th century ⓘ
service as Master-General of the Ordnance under James II ⓘ
peerage Peerage of England ⓘ
positionHeld Admiral ⓘ
Constable of the Tower of London ⓘ
Governor of Portsmouth ⓘ
Master-General of the Ordnance ⓘ
Member of the Privy Council of England ⓘ
religion Anglican ⓘ
spouse Barbara Archbold ⓘ
supported James II of England ⓘ
titleCreatedBy Charles II of England ⓘ

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Court of Charles II of England → hasMember → George Legge, 1st Baron Dartmouth ⓘ
William Legge, 2nd Earl of Dartmouth → child → George Legge, 3rd Earl of Dartmouth ⓘ
linked to: George Legge, 1st Baron Dartmouth