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Key facts
- Preceded by
- Thomas Kelsey
- Succeeded by
- Lord Winchilsea
- Born
- ( 1598-09-27 ) September 27, 1598, Bridgwater , England
- Died
- August 7, 1657 (1657-08-07) (aged 58) , Off Plymouth , English Channel
- Resting place
- Westminster Abbey (initially);, St Margaret's (now)
- Relations
- Vice Admiral Benjamin Blake (Brother), Joseph Blake (nephew)
- Nickname
- Father of the Royal Navy
- Allegiance
- Commonwealth of England , The Protectorate
- Branch service
- Royal Navy
- Years of service
- 1649–1657
- Rank
- General at sea
- Commands
- Mediterranean Fleet
- Conflicts
- See list English Civil War Siege of Lyme Regis Sieges of Taunton First Anglo-Dutch War Battle of Dover Battle of the Kentish Knock Battle of Dungeness Battle of Portland Battle of the Gabbard Action of 14 April 1655 Anglo-Spanish War Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Robert
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Bridgwater
- Place of death
- Plymouth
- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports
- Educated at
- Wadham College
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Conflict
- Anglo-Spanish War
- Military branch
- Royal Navy
- Military rank
- admiral
- Image
- Robert Blake.jpg
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- place of burial
- Westminster Abbey
- Commons category
- Robert Blake
- date of birth
- 1598-00-00
- date of death
- 1657-08-07
- member of
- Short Parliament
- described by source
- New International Encyclopedia
- different from
- Robert Blake
- writing language
- English language
- start of work period
- 1649-00-00
- name in native language
- Robert Blake
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Article · Italiano
Robert Blake (Bridgwater, 1599 – in navigazione verso Portsmouth, 17 agosto 1657) è stato un ammiraglio britannico, tra i più famosi del XVII secolo, detto anche Padre della marina da guerra inglese. Robert Blake fu uno dei tredici figli di un mercante di Bridgwater nel Somerset, dove frequentò la scuola. Dopo aver frequentato anche il Wadham College presso l'Università di Oxford, egli sperava in una carriera accademica ma non riuscì ad ottenere un incarico presso il Merton College, forse a causa delle sue convinzioni politiche e religiose. Tornato a Bridgwater nel 1638 per la morte della madre, decise di presentarsi alle elezioni per il Parlamento inglese.
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