Sir Richard Leveson | |
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&sq=crain_ford&lang=en&file=File:Vice_Admiral_Sir_Richard_Leveson_(1570-1792).jpg) Vice Admiral Sir Richard Leveson, from a portrait miniature by Isaac Oliver. | |
| Born | c. 1570 |
| Died | 2 August 1605 London |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance |  Kingdom of England |
| Service |  Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1586–1605 |
| Rank | Vice-Admiral |
| Commands | Admiral of the Narrow Seas |
| Battles / wars | Spanish Armada Battle of Cadiz (1596) Islands Voyage Siege of Kinsale Battle of Castlehaven Battle of Sesimbra Bay |
| Relations | Son of Sir Walter Leveson and Anne Corbet |
Sir Richard Leveson (c. 1570 – 2 August 1605)[1] was an important Elizabethan Navy officer, politician and landowner. His origins were in the landed gentry of Shropshire and Staffordshire. A client and son-in-law of Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham, he became Vice-Admiral under him. He served twice as MP for Shropshire in the English parliament. He was ruined by the burden of debt built up by his father.