Stuart Statesmen 1603-1714
While Tudor Kings and Queens had ruled with the help of statesmen and Parliament, the Stuart era saw sweeping changes in
the balance of power in Britain. As a result of the Civil War, which was a conflict over power between King and Parliament, the
power of the monarch was significantly reduced and thereby the power of the monarch's statesmen. But the first two Stuart
monarchs, James I and Charles I, had as much power as their Tudor predecessors and were very much rulers. Below are some of the most
important statesmen of the Stuart period.
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ROBERT CECIL
Earl Of Salisbury
(c.1563-1612)
Chief Minister to James I
(Previously to Elizabeth I)
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ROBERT CARR
Earl Of Somerset
(c.1587-1645)
Chief Advisor to James I |
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FRANCIS BACON
Viscount St Alban
(c.1561-1626)
Lord Chancellor
Attorney General
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GEORGE VILLIERS
Duke Of Buckingham
(1592-1628)
Chief Advisor to James I
(Assassinated)
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THOMAS WENTWORTH
Earl Of Strafford
(1593-1641)
Lord Deputy Of Ireland
Advisor to Charles I
(Executed
by Parliament) |
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OLIVER CROMWELL
Lord Protector
(1599-1658)
Lord Protector 1654-1658
Parliamentarian |
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RICHARD CROMWELL
Lord Protector
(1626-1712)
Lord Protector 1658-59 |
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EDWARD HYDE
Earl Of Clarendon
(1609-1674)
Chief Minister to Charles II
Lord Chancellor
(Died in exile)
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ANTHONY ASHLEY COOPER
Earl Of Shaftesbury
(1621-1683)
Advisor to Oliver Cromwell
Lord Chancellor to Charles II
(Died in exile) |
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GEORGE VILLIERS
(2nd) Duke Of Buckingham
(1628-1687)
Chief Minister to Charles II |
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JOHN MAITLAND
Duke Of Lauderdale
(1616-1682)
Councillor to Charles I
Councillor to Charles II |
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THOMAS OSBORNE
(c.1532-1590)
Duke Of Leeds
(1632-1712)
Advisor to Charles II
Advisor to William and Maryr |
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WILLIAM CAVENDISH
(2nd) Duke Of Devonshire
(1640-1707)
Councillor to Queen Anne
Lord Privy Seal
(Later to James II) |
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SIDNEY GODOLPHIN
Earl Of Godolphin
(1645-1712)
Advisor to Charles II, James II,
William III and Mary II
Lord Treasurer to Queen Anne |
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JOHN CHURCHILL
Duke Of Marlborough
(1650-1722)
Military Commander
Advisor to Queen Anne |
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ROBERT HARLEY
Earl of Oxford and Mortimer
(1661-1724)
Advisor to Queen Anne
Lord Treasurer |
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