Thomas Coke, 1. Earl of Leicester

Thomas Coke, 1. Earl of Leicester
The Earl of Leicester.

Thomas Coke, 1. Earl of Leicester KB (* 1697; † 1759) war ein englischer Großgrundbesitzer, Mäzen und Politiker.

Er war der Sohn von Edward Coke und dessen Frau Carey Newton. Als junger Mann ging er für sechs Jahre auf Grand Tour, unter anderem führte ihn diese nach Italien, wo er 1717 den später nach ihm benannten Codex Leicester, welcher von Leonardo da Vinci stammt, erwarb.[1]

1744 wurde er zum Earl of Leicester erhoben.

Einzelnachweise

  1. http://www.racns.co.uk/trails/NorthNorfolk.pdf

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