Lancelot Blackburne

Pirate, Deceased Person

1658 – 1743

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Who was Lancelot Blackburne?

Lancelot Blackburne, was an English clergyman, who became Archbishop of York, and – in popular belief – a pirate.

He was described by Horace Walpole, in his Memories, as "…Blackbourn, the jolly old Archbishop of York, who had all the manners of a man of quality, though he had been a buccaneer, and was a clergyman; but he retained nothing of his first profession, except his seraglio."

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Born
Dec 10, 1658
Profession
Education
  • Christ Church, Oxford
  • Westminster School
Died
Mar 23, 1743

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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