Earl George Goring

1585 - 1664  (78 years)    Has more than 100 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	George Goring
  Prefix	Earl
  Birth	28 Apr 1585	England
  Gender	Male
  Death	6 Jan 1664
  Burial	Westminster Abbey, London, Middlesex, England
  Person ID	I599094	Geneagraphie
  Last Modified	1 Apr 2008

  
  

  Father	George Goring,   b. Abt 1560, Essex, England d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Anne Denny,   b. Abt 1567, Essex, England d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F60307	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Neville,   b. Abt 1590, England d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	1607
  Children	+ 1. Elizabeth Goring,   b. Abt 1615   d. Abt 1687 (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F260070	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Apr 2008

  
  

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• Notes

  1st Earl of Norwich A well educated man, having studied at the same college (Sidney Sussex College) as Oliver Cromwell. Goring was also responsible to help raise military funding for the Kings' armies at the start of the English Civil War (1642 - 48) and rewarded with the title 'Earl of Norwich' for his efforts. Goring helped raise an army in Kent who, having been diverted from London, joining Sir Charles Lucas' forces at Brentwood where they marched into Colchester on their way to Norfolk. After the Siege of Colchester (1648), Goring was tried and acquitted by Parliament. Goring died in 1663 and is buried in Westminster Abbey. He was also keen supporter of the monarchy and played a key part in the marriage of Charles I and Henrietta Maria of France. Goring House later became Buckingham Palace.