Francis Godolphin, 2nd Earl of Godolphin,, styled Viscount Rialton from 1706 to 1712, was an English courtier and politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons between 1695 and 1712,
Portrait by Godfrey Kneller
Retuched Painting of Robert Walpole
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The Godolphin Arabian, also known as the Godolphin Barb, was an Arabian horse who was one of three stallions that founded the modern Thoroughbred. He was named after his best-known owner, Francis Godo
Francis Godolphin, 2nd Earl of Godolphin
…could leave babies they considered themselves incapable of raising. He also had the distinction of owning one of the founding thoroughbred sires, the Godolphin Arabian. Among his protégés was the physician and humorist Messenger Monsey, for whom he obtained the position of physician at Royal Chelsea Hospital. Lord…
The Godolphin Arabian, by George Stubbs, after David Morier
The stable block of Wandlebury House where the horse was buried
The Godolphin Arabian was buried within the stable block at Wandlebury in 1753 at the age of 29.
Lord Godolphin's Lath (by James Seymour)