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Admiral Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Torrington (c. 1648 – 13 April 1716) was an English Royal Navy officer, peer and politician.
- Earl of Torrington
Following the extinction of this title in 1688, the title...
- Earl of Torrington
Admiral Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Torrington was an English Royal Navy officer, peer and politician. Dismissed by King James II of England in 1688 for refusing to vote to repeal the Test Act, which prevented Roman Catholics from holding public office, he brought the Invitation to William to William of Orange at The Hague, disguised as a ...
Following the extinction of this title in 1688, the title was created anew in 1689, but became extinct upon the death of the first earl in 1716. Earls of Torrington, first creation (1660–1688) See Duke of Albemarle; Earls of Torrington, second creation (1689) Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Torrington (1648–1716) See also
Royal Navy Admiral Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Torrington, who had advised against engaging the superior French fleet but had been overruled by Queen Mary II of England and her ministers, was court-martialled for his performance during the battle.
Herbert, Arthur (1647–1716). Created earl of Torrington by William III in June 1689, following an indecisive action with French transports in Bantry Bay, south-west Ireland, Herbert is a controversial if not disreputable figure in English naval history.
4 de dez. de 2015 · In March 1689 Herbert became first lord of the Admiralty. On 1 May he fought the French fleet in the Battle of Bantry Bay. He was created earl of Torrington after the battle. He resigned from the Admiralty at the end of the year to protest the condition of the navy.
23 de mai. de 2024 · Arthur Herbert, Earl of Torrington. Politician and Sailor. Arthur Herbert, Baron Torbay and Earl of Torrington, was buried in Westminster Abbey on 22nd April 1716 in the "south aisle within the tombs" ie. the south ambulatory. He has no monument or marker.
