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John Sheffield

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John Sheffield

Birth
London, City of London, Greater London, England
Death
24 Feb 1721 (aged 72)
London, City of London, Greater London, England
Burial
Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England Add to Map
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1st Duke of Buckingham. Friend of Dryden and Pope. Fell form grace when he plotted for the return of the Stuarts in the reign of Queen Anne. Built Buckingham House - on the site of which is now Buckingham Palace - and died there. His epitaph has been translated thus: 'I lived doubtful but not dissolute: I died unresolved, not unresigned. Ignorance and error are incident to human nature: I trust in an Almighty and all-good God. Oh thou Being of Beings, have compassion on me!'
1st Duke of Buckingham. Friend of Dryden and Pope. Fell form grace when he plotted for the return of the Stuarts in the reign of Queen Anne. Built Buckingham House - on the site of which is now Buckingham Palace - and died there. His epitaph has been translated thus: 'I lived doubtful but not dissolute: I died unresolved, not unresigned. Ignorance and error are incident to human nature: I trust in an Almighty and all-good God. Oh thou Being of Beings, have compassion on me!'

Bio by: David Conway

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I lived doubtful but not dissolute:
I died unresolved, not unresigned.
Ignorance and error are incident to human nature:
I trust in an Almighty and all-good God.
Oh thou Being of Beings, have compassion on me!

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Added: Mar 22, 2001
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20918/john-sheffield: accessed ), memorial page for John Sheffield (6 Apr 1648–24 Feb 1721), Find a Grave Memorial ID 20918, citing Westminster Abbey, Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England; Maintained by Find a Grave.