Danby, Thomas Osborne, 1st Earl of

Danby, Thomas Osborne, 1st Earl of ( 1632 – 1712 )
English statesman. He entered Parliament in 1665 as a supporter of the restored Charles II . He received rapid promotion, becoming Secretary of the Navy in 1671 and Lord Treasurer in 1673 . His reluctant negotiations with Louis XIV of France to supply Charles II with money led in 1678 to accusations by Parliament of corruption and he was imprisoned until 1684 . In 1688 he signed the invitation to William III of Orange to come to England, regained royal favour,...

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