Thomas Osbourne Biography and Timeline

Birth of Thomas Osbourne

Birth of Thomas Osbourne, son of Sir Edward Osborne

Treasurer-Navy

Appointed Joint Treasurer of the Navy with Sir Thomas Lyttelton

Commission

Appointed Commissioner for the State Treasury

Secretary of Navy

Appointed Secretary of the Navy

Peerage

Created Viscount Osborne in the Scottish peerage

Privy Council

Appointed Privy Councillor

Commission

Appointed Commissioner for the Admiralty

Lord High Treasurer

Appointed Lord High Treasurer

Peerage

Created Baron Osborne of Kiveton and Viscount Latimer in the peerage of England

Ends the war with Holland & maintanes a friendly correspondence with William

Ends the war with Holland & maintanes a friendly correspondence with William

Peerage

Created Earl Danby, when he surrenders his Scottish peerage of Osborne to his 2nd son Peregrine Osborne

Lord Lieutenant

Appointed Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire

Declaration of Indulgence

Opposes Charles IIs Royal Declaration of Indulgence, supports the Test Act

Legislation

Passes the Test Act through the House of Commons

Legislation

Passes the Test Act through the House of Commons. Opposes Charles IIs Royal Declaration of Indulgence, supports the Test Act

Reform of Parliament

Passes the Test Act through the House of Commons. Opposes Charles IIs Royal Declaration of Indulgence, supports the Test Act

Coffee Houses

Makes a proclamation for the suppression of coffee-houses because of the "defamation of His Majestys Government"

Dynastic Marriage Negotiations

Effects the marriage between William & Mary that was the germ of the Revolution & the Act of Settlement

Marriage

Helps arrange the marriage between William of Orange & Mary

Succession

Effects the marriage between William & Mary that was the germ of the Revolution & the Act of Settlement

Award

Awarded the Garter

Arrest of Thomas Osbourne

Imprisoned until 1684. Although pardoned by Charles II, Danby is imprisoned in the Tower

Role range: 1678-1684

Impeachment

Tried for accepting bribes and negotiations with foreign powers and Popish plots. Betrayed by Montagu as Charles II's secret negotiator with Louis XIV

Arrest of Thomas Osbourne

Released from prison

Role range: 1678-1684

Succession

Signs the invitation for William of Orange to come to England

Succession

Signs the invitation to William of Orange to succeed to the throne

Lord President

Appointed Lord President of the Council & virtually becomes Prime Minister

Role range: 1689-1699

Peerage

Created Duke of Leeds

Impeachment

Impeached a 2nd time for accepting a bribe from the East India Company. Charges are not pressed

Role range: 1689-1699

Dismissal

Dismissed from all offices

Role range: 1689-1699

Death of Thomas Osbourne

Death of Thomas Osbourne