De Medina, Solomon, Sir, approximately 1650-1730
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Name (Latin)
De Medina, Solomon, Sir, approximately 1650-1730
Other forms of name
De Medina, Solomon, Sir, approximately 1650-1720
Medina, Diego de, approximately 1650-1730
nnaa Medina, Solomon de, Sir, ca. 1650-1730
nnea De Medina, Solomon, Sir, ca. 1650-1730
De Medina, Solomon, Sir, ca. 1650-1730 a
Medina, Solomon de, Sir, ca. 1650-1730 nna
Date of birth
1650
Date of death
1730-09-15
Place of birth
Bordeaux (Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France)
Place of residence/headquarters
England
Other associated place
Netherlands
Field of activity
Military
Occupation
Contractors
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- Medina, Sir Solomon de, ca. 1650-1720, army contractor and the first professing Jew in England to receive a knighthood. He was born in Bordeaux as Diego de Medina, but lived in Holland until William of Orange's invasion of England in 1688, which he helped to finance; he was principal army contractor to the duke of Marlborough during the War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714), supplying money, provisions, and particularly intelligence. These transactions ultimately contributed to the duke's downfall. Medina was active in and contributed generously to the London Sephardi community but died abroad in poverty. He is wrongly identified with the Jew whose bankruptcy was blamed by Voltaire for his financial difficulties ( (Jewish Virtual Library website, viewed Sept. 6, 2013) )
- The depositions of Sir Solomon de Medina, 1712.
- His The depositions of Sir Solomon de Medina, 1712.
- LC in RLIN, 9/22/88(hdg.: Medina, Solomon de, Sir, ca. 1650-1730)