Richard Lumley, 1st Viscount Lumley (7 April 1589 – 12 March 1663) was an English

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and military commander. He was the grandfather of

Richard Lumley, 1st Earl of Scarbrough Richard Lumley, 1st Earl of Scarbrough (1650 – 17 December 1721), was an English soldier and statesman best known for his role in the Glorious Revolution. Origins Lumley was the son of John Lumley and Mary Compton, and the grandson of Richa ...

. Richard Lumley was baptized at

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, 7 July 1589, the son of Roger Lumley and Anne (''née'' Kurtswich), and grandson of Anthony Lumley. He was the great grandson of

Richard Lumley, 3rd Baron Lumley Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong ...

who was summoned to Parliament in 1509. (The 3rd Baron's father, Thomas, predeceased the 3rd Baron's grandfather, George the 2nd Baron). He was a first cousin of

John Lumley, 1st Baron Lumley John Lumley, 1st Baron Lumley, KB (c. 1533 – 1609) was an English aristocrat, who is remembered as one of the greatest collectors of art and books of his age. Early life John Lumley, born about 1533, was the grandson and heir of John, ...

. He was a loyalist to the crown during the time of the English Civil Wars. He made the family seat,

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, into a

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. He was made principal commander under

Prince Rupert Prince Rupert of the Rhine, Duke of Cumberland, (17 December 1619 (O.S.) / 27 December (N.S.) – 29 November 1682 (O.S.)) was an English army officer, admiral, scientist and colonial governor. He first came to prominence as a Royalist cavalr ...

, and marched into the west of England and fought at the Siege of Bristol where he remained until Rupert surrendered it in 1645. For his loyalty to the crown, Lumley was knighted by King James on 19 July 1616 at

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. On 12 July 1628, he was created Viscount Lumley of

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in the

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. On 25 April 1660, Lumley was among the group of loyalists who issued a declaration in Parliament to support the King's

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. He married Frances, daughter of Henry Shelley of Warminghurst Park. Their daughter, Julia, married

Sir Christopher Conyers, 2nd Baronet Sir Christopher Conyers, 2nd Baronet (1621–1693), was one of the Conyers baronets and Lord Lieutenant of Durham. He married, firstly Elizabeth Langhorne and secondly, Julia Lumley, the daughter of Richard Lumley, 1st Viscount Lumley Ri ...

of Horden. Their son, the Hon. John Lumley, predeceased his father in 1658. Viscount Lumley was succeeded in the viscountcy by his grandson, who was made the first

Earl of Scarbrough Earl of Scarbrough is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1690 for Richard Lumley, 2nd Viscount Lumley. He is best remembered as one of the Immortal Seven who invited William of Orange to invade England and depose his father-i ...

in 1690. Richard's second wife in 1630 was Elizabeth Sandys (née Cornwallis) who in 1657 endowed a grammar school in Pickering, which continues today as Lady Lumley's School.

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1589 births 1663 deaths Knights Bachelor English people of the Thirty Years' War Viscounts in the Peerage of Ireland Peers of Ireland created by Charles I Military personnel of the Thirty Years' War {{Ireland-viscount-stub