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Grenville, Sir Richard — ▪ English naval commander born June 15, 1542 died September 1591 colourful and daring English naval commander who fought heroically, against overwhelming odds, in a celebrated encounter with a Spanish fleet off Flores Island in the Azores.… … Universalium
GRENVILLE, SIR RICHARD — a gallant seaman of Queen Elizabeth s time; already a knight, commanded the first expedition sent by Raleigh to colonise Virginia; took part in the defeat of the Armada, and in 1591, while commanding the Revenge in Lord Howard s squadron,… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Sir Richard Grenville, 1st Baronet — (or Granville) (1600 ndash; 1658) was a Cornish Royalist leader during the English Civil War.He was the third son of Sir Bernard Grenville (1559 1636), and a grandson of the famous seaman, Sir Richard Grenville. Having served in France, Germany… … Wikipedia
Greynvile, Sir Richard — See Grenville, Sir Richard … British and Irish poets
Grenville (Greynvile), Sir Richard — (1542 1591) The son of Sir Roger Greynvile, who commanded the Mary Rose and was lost when it sank in 1545. Sir Richard s single poem In Praise of Seafaring Men, in Hopes (or hope) of Good Fortune inspired Alfred, Lord Tennyson (see entry) to… … British and Irish poets
Richard Grenville — Sir Richard Grenville (* 6. Juni 1542 in Clifton House in Devonshire; † 10. September 1591 auf hoher See bei den Azoren) war ein englischer Seemann, Entdeckungsreisender und Soldat der Elizabethanischen Zeit, bekannt durch sein draufgängerisches… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Richard Grenville — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Grenville. Richard Grenville Sir Richard Grenville (avec diverses transcriptions, parmi lesquelles Greynvile, Greeneville, Greenfield, etc. ; … Wikipédia en Français
Richard Grenville — Sir Richard Grenville (June 6, 1542 ndash; September 10, 1591) (sp. var: Greynvile , Greeneville , Greenfield , etc.) was an Elizabethan sailor, explorer, and soldier. He was the grandfather of Sir Richard Grenville, of English Civil War… … Wikipedia
Grenville — may refer to: People* Bevil ** Bevil Grenville (1596–1643), Cornish Royalist military leader in the Civil War* George ** George Grenville (1712 1770), Whig, Prime Minister of Great Britain ** George Nugent Temple Grenville, 1st Marquess of… … Wikipedia
Richard Grenville (disambiguation) — Richard Grenville may refer to: *Sir Richard Grenville, English sailor and soldier, d.1591 *Sir Richard Grenville, 1st Baronet, d. 1658, Royalist leader in the English Civil War * Richard Grenville Verney, 19th Baron Willoughby de Broke, d.1923… … Wikipedia
