Admiral of the South, North and West

Office of the Admiral of the South, North and West
Reports to Privy Council of England
Nominator Monarch of England
Appointer Monarch of England
Subject to formal approval by the King-in-Council
Term length Not fixed , (usually for life)
Inaugural holder Admiral of all the Fleets, Sir John de Beauchamp
Formation 1360-1369

The Admiral of the South, North and West formally known as Admiral of the Kings Southern, Northern and Western Fleets [1] or Admiral of all the Fleets about England [2] was a senior English Navy appointment and Commander-in-Chief of the English Navy from 1360 to 1369.

History

Towards the end of the 13th century three Admiralty's were created by King Edward I of England those of the Admiral of the North, the Admiral of the South and the Admiral of the West. In 1328 the Admiralty of the South its units, formations and staff was merged with the Admiralty of the North. On 18 July 1360 King Edward III of England appointed Sir John de Beauchamp by letters patent, formally 'Admiral of the King's Southern, Northern and Western Fleets' giving him sole command of the English Navy effectively Admiral of the Fleet [3][4] two further post holders would succeed Sir John de Beauchamp. In 1370 the office was left vacant and it would not be until the 17th century that you would see an office of Admiral of the Fleet re-established in 1690 on a permanent basis.

Admirals of the South, North and West

Post holders include: [5][6]

Admirals of all the Fleets

See also

References

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Twiss, Travers (2012). The Black Book of the Admiralty: With an Appendix. Cambridge University Press. p. xxxiii. ISBN 9781108048910.
  2. ↑ Mangone, Gerard J. (1997). United States Admirality Law. Leiden, Netherlands: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. p. 15. ISBN 9041104178.
  3. ↑ "Trafalgar Ancestors, Glossary". nationalarchives.gov.uk. National Archives, 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  4. ↑ 1, St. George Tucker. Vol. (1996). Blackstone's commentaries: with notes of reference to the constitution and laws, of the federal government of the United States, and of the Commonwealth of Virginia; with an appendix to each volume, containing short tracts upon such subjects as appeared necessary to form a connected view of the laws of Virginia as a member of the federal union (Originally published: Philadelphia : William Young Birch, and Abraham Small, 1803. ed.). Union, NJ: Lawbook Exchange. p. xxxiii. ISBN 9781886363168.
  5. ↑ Twiss, Travers (2012). "Introduction". The Black Book of the Admiralty: With an Appendix. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press. p. xxxiii. ISBN 9781108048910.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Rodger, N.A.M. (2004). "Admirals and Officials: English Admirals 1295 to 1408". The safeguard of the sea : a naval history of Britain from 660 to 1649. New York: W.W. Norton. pp. 504–505. ISBN 9780140297249.
  7. 1 2 Houbraken, Jacobus; Thoyras, Paul de Rapin; Vertue, George (1747). The History of England, A List of Admirals of England, 1228-1745. J. and P. Knapton. pp. 271–273.

Sources

  • Clowes, Sir William Laird; Clowes, William Laird; Markham, Sir Clements Robert (1996). The Royal Navy: A History from the Earliest Times to the Present. Newbury: Chatham Pub. ISBN 9781861760104.
  • Houbraken, Jacobus; Rapin-Thoyras, Paul de; Vertue, George (1747). "A List of Admirals of England, 1228–1745". The History of England. London: J. and P. Knapton.
  • Mangone, Gerard J. (1997). United States Admiralty Law. Leiden, Netherlands: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. ISBN 9041104178.
  • St. George Tucker. Vol. (1996). Blackstone's commentaries: with notes of reference to the constitution and laws, of the federal government of the United States, and of the Commonwealth of Virginia; with an appendix to each volume, containing short tracts upon such subjects as appeared necessary to form a connected view of the laws of Virginia as a member of the federal union (Originally published: Philadelphia : William Young Birch, and Abraham Small, 1803. ed.). Union, NJ: Lawbook Exchange. ISBN 9781886363168.
  • Rodger, N.A.M. (2004). "Admirals and Officials: English Admirals 1295 to 1408". The safeguard of the sea : a naval history of Britain from 660 to 1649. New York: W.W. Norton. ISBN 9780140297249
  • Twiss, Travers (2012). The Black Book of the Admiralty: With an Appendix. Cambridge, England. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781108048910.
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