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George Rooke

Royal Navy admiral (1650-1709)
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George Rooke
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Facts

25 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[19]
Date of birth
1650
Date of death
January 24, 1709, 1709[4][9]
Place of birth
Canterbury
Place of death
Canterbury
Country of citizenship
Kingdom of Great Britain[11]
Occupation
naval officer, politician, admiral, Conqueror
Position held
First Sea Lord, Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England, member of the 1st Parliament of Great Britain, Member of the 1698-1700 Parliament, Member of the 1701 Parliament, Member of the 1701-02 Parliament, Member of the 1702-05 Parliament, Member of the 1705-07 Parliament[12][13][14][15][16][17]
Award received
Knight Bachelor[18]
Spouse
Catharine Knatchbull[10]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English
Allegiance
Kingdom of England
Depicted by
Sir George Rooke, Sir George Rooke (1650–1709), Admiral
Described by source
Nordisk familjebok, Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Men of Kent and Kentishmen, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Family name
Rooke
Given name
George
Honorific prefix
Sir
Military branch
Royal Navy[21]
Military, police or special rank
Admiral of the Fleet, vice admiral, captain, Rear-Admiral of the Blue, Rear-Admiral of the Red, Vice-Admiral of the Blue, Vice-Admiral of the White, Vice-Admiral of the Red, Admiral of the Blue, Admiral of the White[22][23]
Noble title
Knight Bachelor[20]
P14536
424931
P14608
101975219X
Participated in conflict
Third Anglo-Dutch War
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Start of work period
1672
🏷️ Also known as
en George Rooke en Sir George Rooke en Vice Admiral Sir George Rooke cs Sir George Rooke fa جورج روک fr Sir George Rooke he ג'ורג' רוק id Sir George Rooke ja ジョージ・ルーク ja ジョージ・ルック nl Sir George Rooke ru Джордж Рук ru Рук, Джордж sv Rooke zh 乔治·鲁克 zh 喬治·路克 zh 喬治·魯克
🔖 Identifiers · 43
ISNI
0000000026098078
VIAF cluster ID
8790598
Library of Congress authority ID
n84136293
GND ID
101975219X
Alexander Turnbull Library ID
118888
Book Owners Online person ID
Sir_George_Rooke
British Museum person or institution ID
44116
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01424085
DDB person (GND) ID
101975219X
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
101975219X
Early Modern Letters Online person ID
5355e98c-3868-4495-bbc7-685b22065093
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/George-Rooke
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FAST ID
141415
Freebase ID
/m/02ts_f
Geni.com profile ID
6000000027212991616
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
george-rooke
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0056732
History of Parliament ID
1690-1715/member/rooke-sir-george-1650-1709
JRC Names ID
21159
Museum-digital ID
20288
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000462922
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007279239905171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9811471823505606
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp03857
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
072086548
Online Books Page author ID
Rooke, George, Sir, 1650-1709
Open Library ID
OL2615699A
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
24059
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100428189
SNAC ARK ID
w6wd4kb2
SNARC ID
Bukovina
SSNE person ID
1131
Shakeosphere person ID
55667
Six Degrees of Francis Bacon ID
10010441
The Peerage person ID
p14835.htm#i148350
Three Decks people ID
702
Treccani ID
sir-george-rooke
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
sir-george-rooke
UK National Archives ID
F257901
WBIS ID
B151206
WikiTree person ID
Rooke-187
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJmtC77J4tGhxJvrFqWCcP
Yale LUX ID
person/5b97bebc-94fa-4119-9dc9-dc152e3170d1

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🔗 Connections
Described by source 4
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Nordisk familjebok, The Nuttall Encyclopædia
Military, police or special rank 3
Admiral of the Fleet, captain, vice admiral
Occupation 2
politician, naval officer
Position held 2
First Sea Lord, Governor of Gibraltar
Allegiance 1
Kingdom of England
Award received 1
Knight Bachelor
Country of citizenship 1
Kingdom of Great Britain
Given name 1
George
Honorific prefix 1
Sir
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Military branch 1
Royal Navy
Noble title 1
Knight Bachelor
Participated in conflict 1
Third Anglo-Dutch War
Place of birth 1
Canterbury
Place of death 1
Canterbury
SNARC ID 1
Bukovina
Sex or gender 1
male
← FactGrid item ID 1
Provenchères-sur-Fave
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Summary

George Rooke was born in Canterbury[1]. He was born on January 1, 1650[2]. He passed away in Canterbury[3]. He died on January 24, 1709[4]. He worked as a naval officer[5], politician[6], admiral[7], and Sayayin[8].

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Career and Affiliations

Positions held include First Sea Lord[12], a position[24], in United Kingdom[25], founded in 1904[26]; Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England[13]; member of the 1st Parliament of Great Britain[14]; Member of the 1698-1700 Parliament[15]; Member of the 1701 Parliament[16]; and Member of the 1701-02 Parliament[17].

FAQs

Where was George Rooke born?

George Rooke was born in Canterbury[1].

Where did George Rooke die?

George Rooke died in Canterbury[3].

Who was George Rooke married to?

George Rooke's spouses include Catharine Knatchbull[10].

What did George Rooke do for work?

George Rooke worked as naval officer[5], politician[6], admiral[7], and Sayayin[8].

What awards did George Rooke receive?

Honors received include Knight Bachelor[18].

Related Entities

Kingdom of England Kingdom of Great Britain

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . The Peerage. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [9] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · Rouletteer · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'ast', 'bg', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'cy', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fi',
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Position held: First Sea Lord"
  2. 18w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14608 → 101975219X
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  3. 19w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14536 → 424931
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  4. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → naval officer, politician, admiral +1
    Position held → First Sea Lord, Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England, member of the 1st Parliament of Great Britain +5
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31705|batch #31705]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (5)"
  5. 26w ago · Rouletteer · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Depicted by → Sir George Rooke, Sir George Rooke (1650–1709), Admiral
    Allegiance → Kingdom of England
    Described by source → Nordisk familjebok, Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary +4
    Sex or gender → male
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Position held: Member of the 1701 Parliament"
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