WILLIAM III (1650-1702), King of England, Ireland and Scotland, Prince of Orange - photo 1
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WILLIAM III (1650-1702), King of England, Ireland and Scotland, Prince of Orange

Lot 21
29.11.2023 10:30UTC +00:00
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Lot 21 | WILLIAM III (1650-1702), King of England, Ireland and Scotland, Prince of Orange
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WILLIAM III (1650-1702), King of England, Ireland and Scotland, Prince of Orange

Letters patent, creating Edward Russell Baron of Shingay, Viscount Barfleur and Earl of Orford, Westminster, 7 May 1697.

In Latin, on vellum, two membranes, approx. 650 x 810mm, stitched at foot, large coloured initial letter portrait of the king on the lower membrane, margins illuminated with heraldic decorations, great seal in brown wax pendant on cords. Contemporary leather and wooden box.



William III grants the Earldom of Orford to a key supporter and naval hero. William Russell, 1st Earl of Orford (1653-1727) was one of the 'Immortal Seven' who issued the formal invitation to the future William III to depose James II in the Glorious Revolution: Russell served as William's secretary during his invasion of England, and was later commander-in-chief of the Anglo-Dutch fleet which destroyed the French at the Battles of Barfleur and La Hogue (19 May and 4 June 1692). He subsequently served on three occasions as First Lord of the Admiralty. The barony of Shingay is here created with remainder to Russell's nephew, Edward Cheeke of Pirgo, but Cheeke predeceased his uncle and all his titles therefore lapsed on Russell's death – although the Earldom of Orford was to be revived by his protégé, Sir Robert Walpole. Russell's heiress was Letitia Sandys (née Tipping), his great-niece.

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