“I lived doubtful, not dissolute; I die unresolved, not unresigned…” — John Sheffield

“I lived doubtful, not dissolute; I die unresolved, not unresigned. Ignorance and error are incident to human nature. I trust in an Almighty and All-good God.”

A courtier's last accounting of faith, doubt, and the limits of human knowledge · Self-composed epitaph, directed in his will

John Sheffield

About John Sheffield

8 September 1647–24 February 1721

John Sheffield, who became the first Duke of Buckingham and Normanby, lived from 8 September 1647 to 24 February 1721, though older records occasionally create uncertainty about dates because of the calendar conventions and genealogical habits of the period. He was a nobleman, naval officer, soldier, courtier…

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