The Viscount Valentia | |
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| Born | Francis Annesley 1 February c. 1585 Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 22 November 1660 Thorganby, Yorkshire, England |
| Resting place | Thorganby, Yorkshire, England |
| Occupation | English and Irish politician |
Francis Annesley, 1st Viscount Valentia, PC (Ire) (1 February c. 1585 – 22 November 1660) was an English statesman during the colonisation of Ireland in the seventeenth century. He was a Member of Parliament for both the English and Irish houses, was elevated to the Irish peerage as Baron Mountnorris, and later gain the additional title Viscount Valentia. He is best remembered for his clash with the Lord Lieutenant, Thomas Wentworth, who in order to render Annesley powerless had him sentenced to death on a spurious charge of mutiny, although it was clearly understood that the sentence would not be carried out.