Richard Fanshawe, 1st Baronet
Sir Richard Fanshawe, 1st Baronet (baptized June 12, 1608 in Ware Park , Hertfordshire , † June 16, 1666 in Madrid ) was an English poet, translator, diplomat and politician who is counted among the Cavalier poets .
His father Sir Henry Fanshawe († 1616) was Queen's Remembrancer . Fanshawe studied at Jesus College of Cambridge University and was a 1626 lawyer at the Inner Temple added. After a cavalier tour in Europe, he went into the diplomatic service as secretary to the British ambassador to Spain (1635) and from 1638 as a charge d'affaires at the embassy. In 1644 he married Anne Harrison.
In the English Civil War he was on the side of the royalists. In 1644 he was War Secretary to the Prince of Wales and was sent to Spain to raise money for the war. From 1648 to 1650 he was treasurer of Prince Rupert's navy. On September 2, 1650 he was raised to Baronet , of Donamore in Ireland, and then became Secretary of State to Charles II in Scotland. In 1651 he was captured at the Battle of Worcester . After Oliver Cromwell's death , he returned to the service of Charles II in Paris. In 1660 he was ennobled in Breda and was the Latin secretary and Master of Requests of Charles II when he was in the Netherlands. From 1661 he was a member of the House of Commons as an MP for the University of Cambridge . From 1662 to 1666 he was ambassador to Portugal and from 1664 to 1666 also ambassador to Spain. He died in Madrid but was buried in England (St. Mary's ware).
He translated Il Pastor Fido by Giovanni Battista Guarini (The Faithful Shepherd, published 1647, a second edition with further poems and his translation of the 4th Book of Virgil 's Aeneid into Spenserstrophen published 1648), Horace (selection, published 1652) and The Lusiads by Luís de Camões (the first English translation, it was distributed from 1655).
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- ↑ Knights and Dames at Leigh Rayment's Peerage
| predecessor | title | successor |
|---|---|---|
| New title created | Baronet, of Donamore 1650-1666 |
Richard Fanshawe |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Fanshawe, Richard |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fanshawe, Richard, 1st Baronet |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English lawyer, diplomat, poet and translator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 1608 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ware Park |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 16, 1666 |
| Place of death | Madrid |