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Line 1: {{Short description|English diplomat (1650–1723)}} {{ {{Use dmy dates|date= {{Infobox Christian leader | name = John Robinson | honorific-prefix = {{pre-nominal styles|size=100%|RRevd|&RHPC}} | title = [[Bishop of London]] | image = Bp John Robinson.jpg Line 27 ⟶ 29: | alma_mater = [[Brasenose College, Oxford]] }} '''John Robinson''' (7 November 1650 – 11 April 1723) was an [[English people|English]] [[diplomat]] and prelate. He became the [[Bishop of London]] and [[Dean of Windsor]], succeeding to [[Henry Compton (bishop)|Henry Compton]]. ==Early life== Robinson was born at [[Cleasby]], [[North Yorkshire]], near [[Darlington]], a son of John Robinson (died 1651) a cooper by trade and Elizabeth Potter. Educated at [[Brasenose College, Oxford]], he became a fellow of [[Oriel College, Oxford|Oriel College]], and in about 1680 he became chaplain to the British embassy to [[Stockholm]]. He remained in Sweden for nearly thirty years. During the absence of the minister, [[Philip Warwick]], Robinson acted as resident and as envoy extraordinary, and he was thus in Sweden during a very interesting and important period, and was performing diplomatic duties at a time when the affairs of northern Europe were attracting an unusual amount of attention.<ref name=EB1911/> Among his adventures, not the least noteworthy was his journey to [[Battle of Narva (1700)|Narva]] with [[Charles XII of Sweden|Charles XII]] in 1700.<ref name=EB1911/> ==Career== In 1709 Robinson returned to England, and was appointed [[Dean of Windsor]] and of [[Wolverhampton]]; in 1710 he was elected [[bishop of Bristol]], and among other ecclesiastical positions he held that of [[Dean of the Chapel Royal]]. In August 1711 he became [[Lord Privy Seal]], this being, says [[James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope|Lord Stanhope]], "the last time that a bishop has been called upon to fill a political office." Echoing his Scandinavian connections, the motto on his coat of arms is written in [[Runic alphabet|runic characters]].▼ ▲In 1709, Robinson returned to England, and was appointed [[Dean of Windsor]] and of [[Dean of Wolverhampton|Wolverhampton]]; in 1710 he was elected [[bishop of Bristol]], and among other ecclesiastical positions he held that of [[Dean of the Chapel Royal]]. In August 1711 he became [[Lord Privy Seal]], this being, says [[James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope|Lord Stanhope]], "the last time that a bishop has been called upon to fill a political office."<ref name=EB1911/> Echoing his Scandinavian connections, the motto on his coat of arms is written in [[Runic alphabet|runic characters]]. In 1712 the bishop represented Great Britain at the important congress of Utrecht, and as first plenipotentiary he signed the [[treaty of Utrecht]] in April 1713 that ended the [[War of the Spanish Succession]]. Just after his return to England he was chosen [[Bishop of London]] in succession to [[Henry Compton (bishop)|Henry Compton]].▼ ▲In 1712, the bishop represented Great Britain at the important congress of Utrecht, and as first plenipotentiary, he signed the [[treaty of Utrecht]] in April 1713 that ended the [[War of the Spanish Succession]]. Just after his return to England he was chosen [[Bishop of London]] in succession to [[Henry Compton (bishop)|Henry Compton]].<ref name=EB1911/> In 1718 he fostered a plan for the union of the English and Swedish churches, supported by Count Gyllenberg, Swedish Ambassador to London. The plan fell through because of the opposition of most Swedish bishops, although [[Jesper Svedberg|Svedberg]] of Skara and [[Johannes Gezelius the younger|Gezelius]], Bishop of Turku (Finland) were in favour. The reason for the opposition was that the Church of England was too Calvinist for them [http://www.svenskakyrkan.se/ArticlePages/200508/16/20050816074719_svkhjs928/20050816074719_svkhjs928.dbp.asp].▼ ▲In 1718, he fostered a plan for the union of the English and Swedish churches, supported by Count Gyllenberg, Swedish Ambassador to London. The plan fell through because of the opposition of most Swedish bishops, although [[Jesper Svedberg|Svedberg]] of Skara and [[Johannes Gezelius the younger|Gezelius]], Bishop of Turku (Finland) were in favour. The reason for the opposition was that the Church of England was too Calvinist for them.<ref>{{cite He died at Hampstead, having been a great benefactor to Oriel College, and is buried at [[All Saints Church, Fulham]], London.▼ ▲He died at Hampstead, having been a great benefactor to Oriel College,<ref name=EB1911/> and is buried at [[All Saints Church, Fulham]], London. He married twice but had no issue by either marriage. His first wife was Mary Langton, daughter of William Langton. His second wife was Emma Cornwallis, widow of Thomas Cornwallis of Abermarlais and daughter of [[Sir Job Charlton, 1st Baronet]] and his second wife Letitia. Emma outlived him by many years, and died in 1748. ==Writings== Robinson wrote an ''Account of Sweden together with an Extract of the History of that Kingdom. By a person of note who resided many years there'' (London, 1695). This was translated into French (Amsterdam, 1712), and in 1738 was published with [[Robert Molesworth, 1st Viscount Molesworth|Viscount Molesworth]]'s ''Account of Denmark'' in 1692. Some of his letters are among the Strafford papers in the [[British Museum]].<ref name=EB1911/> ==Other== A member of the same family was [[Frederick Philipse Robinson|Sir Frederick Philipse Robinson]]<ref name=EB1911>{{EB1911|wstitle=Robinson, John (diplomatist)|volume=23|pages=422–423|inline=1}}</ref> {{cn span|and Gary Weiss, critic of Patrick M. Byrne.|date=September 2021}} Robinson's older brother, [[Christopher Robinson (planter and politician)|Christopher Robinson]], immigrated to the [[colony of Virginia|Virginia Colony]] and became the patriarch of one of [[First Families of Virginia|Virginia's First Families]]. He is also related to [[Christopher Robinson (Upper Canada politician)|Christopher Robinson]] and the Robinson political family of [[Upper Canada]].
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*''John Robinson's Account of Sweden, 1688: the original 1688 manuscript, edited and collated with the 1693 manuscript and the published editions from 1694'', with an introduction by [[John B. Hattendorf]]. (Stockholm, Sweden: Karolinska Förbundet, 1998) {{s-start}} Line 75 ⟶ 80: {{Deans of the Chapel Royal}} {{College of William & Mary chancellors}} ▲{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2012}} {{Authority control}} Line 82 ⟶ 85: [[Category:1650 births]] [[Category:1723 deaths]] [[Category:18th-century [[Category:Alumni of Brasenose College, Oxford]] [[Category:Bishops of Bristol]] [[Category:Bishops of London]] [[Category:Ambassadors of England to Sweden]]
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