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Admiral

England · Warfare / Military. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

8Records
1295–1745Date range
7Named people
3Places

Chronological records

1295

John of Botecourt1295

Yarmouth · Warfare / Military

Appointed Admiral of the Yarmouth & Eastern Fleet by Edward III

William of Leyburn1295

Portsmouth · Warfare / Military

Appointed Admiral of the Portsmouth Fleet by Edward III

1370

John Neville Neville, 3rd1370

Warfare / Military

Appointed Admiral of the Fleet

1378

Thomas Percy Worcester1378

Warfare / Military

Appointed Admiral of the Fleet

1392

Edward York, 2nd1392

London · Warfare / Military

Appointed Admiral of England

1403

Thomas Beaufort Exeter, 2nd1403

Warfare / Military

Appointed Admiral of the Fleet in the North

1408

Thomas Beaufort Exeter, 2nd1408

Warfare / Military

Appointed Admiral of the Northern and Western seas for life

1745

Edward Vernon1745

London · Warfare / Military

Appointed Admiral of the White

Names involved

Edward VernonEdward York, 2ndJohn Neville Neville, 3rdJohn of BotecourtThomas Beaufort Exeter, 2ndThomas Percy WorcesterWilliam of Leyburn

Provenance

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