Major-General William Craven, 1st Earl of Craven (28 September 1770 – 30 July 1825) was a British soldier. Craven was the eldest son of William Craven, 6th Baron Craven, and succeeded his father as seventh Baron Craven in 1791. He served in the Army and achieved the rank of major-general. In 1801 he was created Viscount Uffington, in the County of Berkshire, and Earl of Craven, in the County of York.
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- Major-General William Craven, 1st Earl of Craven (28 September 1770 – 30 July 1825) was a British soldier. Craven was the eldest son of William Craven, 6th Baron Craven, and succeeded his father as seventh Baron Craven in 1791. He served in the Army and achieved the rank of major-general. In 1801 he was created Viscount Uffington, in the County of Berkshire, and Earl of Craven, in the County of York. The earldom was a revival of the title held by his 17th-century kinsman and namesake William Craven, 1st Earl of Craven. He later served as Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire from 1819 to 1826. Lord Craven mostly resided at Coombe Abbey, near Coventry in Warwickshire and occasionally at Hamstead Marshall in Berkshire. He is not entirely forgotten — Harriette Wilson begins her famous memoir, "I shall not say why and how I became, at the age of fifteen, the mistress of the Earl of Craven. " He died in July 1825, aged 54, and was succeeded in his titles by his son William.
- William Craven, 1:e earl av Craven, född den 28 september 1770, död den 30 juli 1825, var en brittisk officer under Napoleonkrigen. Craven var äldste son till William Craven, 6:e baron Craven och efterträdde sin far som sjunde baron Craven 1791. Han tjänstgjorde i armén och blev generalmajor. 1801 upphöjdes han till Viscount Uffington, i Berkshire, och earl av Craven, i Yorkshire. Earltiteln var ett återupplivande av den som hölls av hans släkting och namne på 1600-talet William Craven, 1:e earl av Craven. Han levde tidvis vid Hamstead Marshall i Berkshire.
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- Major-General William Craven, 1st Earl of Craven (28 September 1770 – 30 July 1825) was a British soldier. Craven was the eldest son of William Craven, 6th Baron Craven, and succeeded his father as seventh Baron Craven in 1791. He served in the Army and achieved the rank of major-general. In 1801 he was created Viscount Uffington, in the County of Berkshire, and Earl of Craven, in the County of York.
- William Craven, 1:e earl av Craven, född den 28 september 1770, död den 30 juli 1825, var en brittisk officer under Napoleonkrigen. Craven var äldste son till William Craven, 6:e baron Craven och efterträdde sin far som sjunde baron Craven 1791. Han tjänstgjorde i armén och blev generalmajor. 1801 upphöjdes han till Viscount Uffington, i Berkshire, och earl av Craven, i Yorkshire.
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