Francis Throckmorton

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Also Known As	Francis Throgmorton
Born	1554
Died	July 20, 1584 (aged 30)
Role In	Throckmorton Plot

Sir Francis Walsingham

English statesman

Henry Percy, 8th earl of Northumberland

English noble

George Plantagenet, duke of Clarence

English noble

Lucy Hay, countess of Carlisle

English conspirator

Thomas Percy

English conspirator

William Allen

English cardinal

Guy Fawkes

English conspirator

Philip Howard, 1st earl of Arundel

English noble

Henry Fitzalan, 12th earl of Arundel

English noble

Robert Catesby

English conspirator

Garnett, engraving by Jan Wierix, early 17th century

Henry Garnett

English conspirator

Sallust

Roman historian

Gaston, duke d’Orléans

French prince

Wang Ching-wei

Chinese revolutionary

François-Noël Babeuf

French political journalist

George Gordon, 1st marquess and 6th earl of Huntly

Scottish conspirator

Mary Surratt

American businesswoman

Gian Luigi Fieschi the Younger

Italian noble

Madame de Chevreuse, portrait by Jean Le Blond

Marie de Rohan-Montbazon, duchess de Chevreuse

French princess

Épernon, engraving by Michel L'Asne, 1632

Jean-Louis de Nogaret de La Valette, duke d’Épernon

French duke

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