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Windebank Elementary School
Windebank may refer to: *Sir Francis Windebank (1582–1646) was an English politician who was Secretary of State under Charles I of England *Sir Thomas Windebank, 1st Baronet (born c. 1612), M.P. for Wootton Bassett and supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War. He was made a baronet in 1645. He was Clerk of the Signet from 1641 until 1645 and again from 1660 to 1674 * Francis Windebank (Royalist soldier) (died 1645), supported the Royalist cause during the English Civil War. He was court-martial and shot for failing to defend Bletchingdon House, near Oxford. *Christopher Windebank (born 1615), an Englishman who lived in Madrid and worked as guide and interpreter for English ambassadors. *John Windebank John Windebank (1618–1704) a doctor of medicine who was admitted an honorary fellow of the Royal College of Physicians in 1680 and was buried in Westminster Abbey. He was the fifth son of Sir Francis Windebank, (later Secretary of State to Kin ... (1618–1704), a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Windebank
Sir Francis Windebank (1582 – 1 September 1646) was an English politician who was Secretary of State under Charles I. Biography Francis was the only son of Sir Thomas Windebank of Hougham, Lincolnshire, who owed his advancement to the Cecil family, Francis entered St John's College, Oxford, in 1599, coming there under the influence of the Archbishop of Canterbury, William Laud. After a few years of continental travel (1605–1608), he settled at Haines Hill at Hurst in Berkshire and was employed for many years in minor public offices, eventually becoming clerk of the council. In June 1632, he was appointed by King Charles I as Secretary of State in succession to Lord Dorchester, his senior colleague being Sir John Coke, and he was knighted. His appointment was mainly due to his Spanish and Roman Catholic sympathies. The first Earl of Portland, Francis, Lord Cottington, and Windebank formed an inner group in the council, and with their aid the king carried on various secret ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Windebank
Sir Thomas Windebank, 1st Baronet (born ''c.'' 1612) was Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Wootton Bassett and supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War. He was Clerk of the Signet from 1641 until 1645 and again (after the Interregnum) from 1660 to 1674. Biography Thomas Windebank born about 1612, the eldest son of Sir Francis Windebank, (later Secretary of State to King Charles I). He was intended to follow in his father's footsteps into the service of the Crown. He matriculated from St. John's College, Oxford, on 13 November 1629, aged 17, but did not graduate. In 1631 his father secured for him the reversion of a clerkship of the signet, and soon afterwards, he entered the service of Thomas Howard the Earl Marshal. In 1635–1636 he was travelling in Spain and Italy. By 1640 he was back in England and was M.P. for Wootton Basset in Wiltshire in the Short Parliament. He took up his duties as Clerk of the Signet in 1641. He supported the Royalist cause in the Englis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Windebank (Royalist Soldier)
Francis Windebank (died 1645) supported the Royalist cause during the English Civil War. He was court-martialed and shot for failing to defend Bletchingdon Park, near Oxford. Biography Francis was the second son of Sir Francis Windebank, (later Secretary of State to King Charles I). He, was admitted a student of Lincoln's Inn on 19 March 1633. Windebank later entered the service of Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford and was made Usher of the Chamber to Charles, Prince of Wales. cites ''Strafford Letters'', ii. 167 At the outbreak of the Civil War, Windebank supported the Royalist cause, and became a colonel in the Royalist army. He was appointed governor of Bletchingdon Park, near Oxford. Walters speculates that this may have been a dull billet for a young man like Windebank. The house, however, was one of those attacked during Cromwell's raid into Oxfordshire. The colonel, who according to Yurdan was newly married, allegedly invited his young wife and friends for a ball at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Windebank
Christopher Windebank (born 1615), was an English translator who lived in Madrid and worked as guide and interpreter for English ambassadors. Biography Christopher who was born in 1615 was a son of Sir Francis Windebank, (later Secretary of State to King Charles I). He was a demy of Magdalen College, Oxford Magdalen College (, ) is a constituent college of the University of Oxford. It was founded in 1458 by William of Waynflete. Today, it is the fourth wealthiest college, with a financial endowment of £332.1 million as of 2019 and one of the s ..., from 1630 to 1635. He was then sent to Madrid "to understand that court", and lived for a time with the English ambassador, Sir Arthur Hopton. In 1638 he made an imprudent marriage, which cost him his post, and on 5 August 1639 Hopton suggested that his wife should be placed in a convent. Subsequently, being "a perfect Spaniard and an honest man", he was found useful as a guide and interpreter by English ambassadors at Madrid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Windebank
John Windebank (1618–1704) a doctor of medicine who was admitted an honorary fellow of the Royal College of Physicians in 1680 and was buried in Westminster Abbey. He was the fifth son of Sir Francis Windebank, (later Secretary of State to King Charles I). He was baptised at St. Margaret's, Westminster, on 11 June 1618, and was by William Laud's influence admitted a scholar of Winchester College in 1630. cites Kirby p. 174; Cal. State Papers, Dom. 1629–31, p. 297. He matriculated from New College, Oxford New College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1379 by William of Wykeham in conjunction with Winchester College as its feeder school, New College is one of the oldest colleges at th ..., on 23 September 1634, graduated B.A. on 5 April 1638 and M.A. on 22 January 1642. He was fellow from 1636 to 1643, when apparently he went abroad. Windebank compounded on 9 August 1649 for being a Royalist, being fined only ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Windebank (Hampshire Cricketer)
Windebank may refer to: *Sir Francis Windebank (1582–1646) was an English politician who was Secretary of State under Charles I of England *Sir Thomas Windebank, 1st Baronet (born c. 1612), M.P. for Wootton Bassett and supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War. He was made a baronet in 1645. He was Clerk of the Signet from 1641 until 1645 and again from 1660 to 1674 * Francis Windebank (Royalist soldier) (died 1645), supported the Royalist cause during the English Civil War. He was court-martial and shot for failing to defend Bletchingdon House, near Oxford. *Christopher Windebank (born 1615), an Englishman who lived in Madrid and worked as guide and interpreter for English ambassadors. *John Windebank John Windebank (1618–1704) a doctor of medicine who was admitted an honorary fellow of the Royal College of Physicians in 1680 and was buried in Westminster Abbey. He was the fifth son of Sir Francis Windebank, (later Secretary of State to Kin ... (1618–1704), a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |