Edward Clinton, 1st Earl of Lincoln (1512 – 16 January 1584/85) was an English admiral during the 16th century. Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Admiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks of the highest Naval officers
Born in Scrivelsby in Lincolnshire in 1512 to Thomas Clinton, 8th Baron Clinton and Mary Clinton, Baroness Clinton (née Poynings), the then Lord Clinton joined the retinue of King Henry VIII at Boulogne and Calais in 1532. The Manor of Scrivelsby, Lincolnshire, England is a manor held by grand Serjeanty, a form of tenure which requires the performance of a Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs) is a county in the east of England. A retinue is a body of persons "retained" in the service of a noble or royal personage a suite (literal French meanings what follows of " Henry VIII (28 June 1491 &ndash 28 January 1547 was King of England and Lord of Ireland, later King of Ireland and claimant to the Kingdom of Boulogne-sur-Mer ( Bonen in Dutch is a City in Northern France. Calais (kaˈlɛ in English often kæˈleɪ traditional English pronunciation /ˈkælɨs/ Kales is a town in northern France. Serving in the Parliament of 1536 he later served in the Royal Navy against French and Scottish naval forces from 1544 to 1547. The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) Knighted in Edinburgh by Edward Seymour, 1st Earl of Hertford, (later 1st Duke of Somerset) for his role in the capture of the city in 1544 he also took part in the siege of Boulogne in 14 September 1544. Edinburgh ( ˈɛdɪnb(ərə Dùn Èideann) is the Capital of Scotland and is its second largest city after Glasgow. } Edward Seymour 1st Duke of Somerset (c 1506 &ndash 22nd January 1552 was Lord Protector of England in the period between the death of Henry VIII in Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. Under John Dudley, 2nd Earl of Warwick he saw action against the French at the Battle of Spearhead in 1545 and was sent as one of the peace commissioners to France the following year. John Dudley 2nd Earl of Warwick (c 1528 &ndash October 18, 1554) was the heir of John Dudley 1st Duke of Northumberland. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Commanding the English fleet during the invasion of Scotland by Edward Seymour he provided naval artillery support at the Battle of Pinkie on 15 September 1547. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. The Battle of Pinkie Cleugh, along the banks of the River Esk near Musselburgh, Scotland on 10 September 1547, was part of the Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Appointed Governor of Boulogne in 1547, he successfully defended the city against a French siege from 1549 to 1550. That same year, with Henry Manners, 2nd Earl of Rutland, he became the Lord Lieutenant of Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire as well as serving as Lord High Admiral under King Edward VI from 1550 to 1554, and again from 1559 to 1585, and as Privy Counsellor from 1550 to 1553, briefly serving as an envoy to France in 1551. Henry Manners 2nd Earl of Rutland KG ( 23 September, 1526 - September 17, 1563) was the son of Thomas Manners 1st Earl of Rutland This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Lincolnshire. This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire. Edward VI (12 October 1537 &ndash 6 July 1553 became King of England and Ireland on 28 January 1547 and was crowned on 20 February at the age of nine A privy council is a body that advises the Head of state of a nation on how to exercise their executive authority, typically but not always in the context of a After becoming the Lord-Lieutenant of Lincolnshire in 1552, Clinton later took part in the defeat of Wyatt's Rebellion in Kent in 1554. Wyatt's Rebellion was a popular uprising in England in 1554 named for Thomas Wyatt the younger, one of its leaders KENT (1400 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Adult Standards/MOR format Becoming Lord General of Lord Pembroke's expedition he fought with Spanish forces at the Battle of Saint-Quentin on 10 August 1557. The Spanish won a significant victory over the French in the Battle of Saint-Quentin ( 1557) during the Franco-Habsburg War ( 1551 Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire Upon his return to England, Clinton took command of the English fleet and began raiding the French coast burning the town on Conquet and the surrounding area in 1558. A joint commander with Ambrose Dudley, 3rd Earl of Warwick of a large army during the Northern Rebellion however the army was still being assembled when the rebellion was defeated in January 1570. Ambrose Dudley 3rd Earl of Warwick (died February 21, 1589) was the son of John Dudley 1st Duke of Northumberland The Rising of the North or Revolt of the Northern Earls was an unsuccessful uprising against Elizabeth I of England in 1569 by Catholics of He was created Earl of Lincoln in 1572, and served as ambassador to France, undertaking several commissions from Queen Elizabeth I until his death in London on 16 January 1585. Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate.
Further reading
- Sir Charles W. C. Oman, A History in the Art of War in the Sixteenth Century, New York, 1937
- Michael Sanderson, Sea Battles, London, 1975
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| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by The Earl of Warwick | Lord High Admiral 1550–1554 | Succeeded by The Lord Howard of Effingham |
| Preceded by The Lord Howard of Effingham | Lord High Admiral 1558–1585 | Succeeded by The Lord Howard of Effingham |
| Preceded by Sir Henry Gates | Vice-Admiral of Yorkshire 1573–1581 | Succeeded by Francis Cholmley |
| Preceded by The Lord Howard of Effingham | Custos Rotulorum of Surrey 1573–1585 | Succeeded by The Lord Howard of Effingham |
| Peerage of England | ||
| New creation | Earl of Lincoln 1572–1585 | Succeeded by Henry Clinton |
| Preceded by Thomas Clinton | Baron Clinton 1517–1585 | |
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