William Craven, 6th Baron Craven (11 September 1738 – 26 September 1791) was an English

English people

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 nobleman.

He was the son of Rev John Craven of Staunton Lacy in Shropshire

Shropshire

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 and succeeded his uncle, William Craven

William Craven, 5th Baron Craven

William Craven, 5th Baron Craven was an English nobleman.He was the son of John Craven of Whitley, Coventry in Warwickshire and succeeded his cousin, Fulwar Craven, as Baron Craven in 1764. He resided at Coombe Abbey in Warwickshire....

, as Baron Craven in 1769. In 1775, he built Benham Park

Benham Park

Benham Park is a mansion in the English county of Berkshire, within the civil parish of Speen. It is located west of Newbury, not far off the A34, near the village of Marsh Benham....

 at the site of Benham Valence in Speen

Speen, Berkshire

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 in Berkshire

Berkshire

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 where he lived with his wife, Lady Elizabeth Berkeley

Elizabeth Craven

Elizabeth Craven , Princess Berkeley , previously "Lady Craven" of Hamstead Marshall, was an author, playwright, traveller, and socialite, perhaps best known for her travelogues...

, until she left him in 1780 in order to party in Europe

Europe

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. They had issue of three sons and four daughters. After his death on 27 September 1791 at age 53 in Lausanne

Lausanne

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, Switzerland

Switzerland

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, she married the Margrave of Anspach

Christian Frederick Charles Alexander, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach

Christian Frederick Charles Alexander was the last Margrave of the two Franconian principalities Brandenburg-Ansbach and Brandenburg-Bayreuth, which he sold to the King of Prussia, a fellow member of the House of Hohenzollern.-Life:His parents were Charles William...

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It was Lord Craven who, in 1780, built the original Cottage at what is now Premiership

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 stadium Craven Cottage

Craven Cottage

Craven Cottage is the name of a football stadium in the Hammersmith and Fulham area that has been the home ground of the association football team Fulham F.C. since 1896....

, in Fulham

Fulham

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