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Also Known As Henry Wilmot Rochester, 1st Earl of, Viscount Wilmot of Athlone, Baron Wilmot of Adderbury
Baptized October 26, 1613 • Saint Martin-in-the-Fields • England
Died February 19, 1658 • Flanders • Belgium
Political Affiliation Cavalier
Role In English Civil Wars • First English Civil War
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