Francis Greville, 3rd Baron Brooke | |
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Born | 1637 |
Died | November 1658 |
Occupation | Aristocrat |
Parent(s) | Robert Greville, 2nd Baron Brooke Catherine Greville |
Francis Greville, 3rd Baron Brooke (1637-1658) supported the Parliamentary (Roundhead) cause in the English Civil War.
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Greville served as recorder of Warwick. [2]
Greville died unmarried in 1658, and was succeeded in turn by his two brothers, Robert, 4th Baron Brooke, [1] (died 1676) and Fulke, 5th Baron Brooke (died 22 Oct 1710). [3]
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