Category:Francis Cottington, 1st Baron Cottington

**Francis Cottington, 1st Baron Cottington**
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Date of birth	1579 (statement with Gregorian date earlier than 1584)
Date of death	19 June 1652
Place of burial	Westminster Abbey;
Occupation	diplomat; politician;
Member of	Useless Parliament; 4th Parliament of King James I;
Position held	Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England; Member of the 1624-25 Parliament; Member of the 1625 Parliament; Member of the 1628-29 Parliament; First Lord of the Admiralty (1643–1646); ambassador of the Kingdom of England to the Kingdom of Spain; Lord Lieutenant of Dorset (1640–1641);
Noble title	baron;
Father	Philip Cottington;
Spouse	Anne Meredith (1623–);
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English: Francis Cottington, 1st Baron Cottington (ca. 1579 – 1652) was the English lord treasurer and ambassador and leader of the pro-Spanish, pro-Roman Catholic faction in the court of Charles I.