Francis Rugge
English politician
About Francis Rugge
Lived 1535 – 1607 (aged 71–72).
Francis Rugge (1535 – 18 October 1607), of Norwich, Norfolk, was an English politician.
Rugge was the fourth son of Robert Rugge (d. 1559), Mayor of Norwich, by Elizabeth, daughter of Robert Wood of Norwich. Robert's brother was William Rugge, Bishop of Norwich. Francis was born in 1535.
Rugge married Anne, the daughter of John Aldrich.
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English politician
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Francis Rugge was born in 1535.
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Francis Rugge died in 1607.
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