John Wilmot, second earl of Rochester

(1647-1680)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Rochester, John Wilmot, Earl of, 1647-1680 NRA: Wilmot John (1647-1680) 2nd Earl of Rochester poet DNB: Wilmot, John, second earl of Rochester (1647-1680), poet and courtier LBT ID: LdRoche2 VIAF ID: 34465786 LOC ID: n79027135	B/BAP: 1647-04-10 DIED: 1680-07-26
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Court wit and libertine poet; he was an intimate of the Duke of Buckingham, Charles Sedley and Henry Savile.
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