Thomas Baltzar (d.1663)
Thomas Baltzar (d.1663), a
native of Lübeck, came to England in 1658 and was the most famous
violinist of his time. Buried in the Cloisters (no marker).
Ernest Bevin
Ernest Bevin (1881-1951),
statesman, helped set up the Federal Republic of Germany in 1946
when he was British Foreign Secretary. His ashes are buried in
the Nave.
George II
George II, King of
England was born in Hanover in 1683, and reigned 1727-1760. He is
buried in a vault below Henry VII's chapel with his wife
Caroline of Ansbach (1683-1737). Several of their children
also lie in this vault, including
Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales their eldest son, d.1707.
Simple stones cover their graves.
John Ernest
Grabe
John Ernest
Grabe (1666-1711), the Prussian orientalist who settled in
England, has a monument in the south transept. He was buried at
St Pancras in London.
George Frederic Handel
George Frederic Handel (1685-1759), the famous composer, is
buried in the south transept
and the statue on his monument is said to be an exact
likeness.
Sir William
Herschel
Sir William
Herschel (1738-1822) the great astonomer who discovered the
planet Uranus, was an immigrant from Hanover. He is buried at
Upton in Berkshire but a memorial stone to him was unveiled in
the Nave in 1954. His son
Sir John Herschel (1792-1871), also an astonomer, is
actually buried in the nave, near Sir Isaac Newton.
Anthony Horneck
Anthony Horneck (d.1696)
was born and educated at Wittemberg and became a clergyman at
Westminster Abbey. He and his wife Jane are buried in the south
transept and a memorial tablet was erected nearby. Their son
Captain William Horneck d.1746, military engineer, is
buried with them and has a monument at the west end of the
nave.
Sir Godfrey
Kneller
Sir Godfrey
Kneller (d.1723), the famous Court painter, was born at Lübeck
and has a bust in the south choir aisle. He is buried at
Twickenham.
Richard, Earl of
Cornwall
Richard, Earl of
Cornwall (1209-1272), brother of Henry III of England, was
crowned King of the Romans at Aachen in 1257. He is buried at
Hayles Abbey in Gloucestershire but his carved shield of arms (a
lion within a border) is one of a series on the wall of the south
choir aisle. Richard’s son
Henry of Almayne was murdered in 1271 and his heart was
buried in the chapel of St Edward the Confessor. No marker or
monument.
Prince Rupert of the Rhine
Duke of Cumberland and Bavaria
Prince Rupert of the Rhine
Duke of Cumberland and Bavaria (1619-1682), a great soldier
and sailor, was a son of Frederick V, Duke of Bavaria and Elector
Palatine. Buried in a vault in the south aisle of Henry VII’s
chapel with his mother
Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia (1596-1662). No monuments.
Johann Peter
Salomon
Johann Peter
Salomon (1745-1815), violinist and composer, a native of Bonn,
was buried in the south cloister.
Meinhard Schomberg
Meinhard Schomberg,
Duke of Leinster and Schomberg (1641-1719) was born at Cologne
and served in the English army under King William III. He is
buried in a vault in Henry VII's chapel. No monument.
Bernard Smith
Bernard Smith (formerly
Schmidt) or "Father Smith", the celebrated organ-builder was
buried in St Margaret's Church Westminster in 1708 (no marker).
He made an organ for the Abbey in 1694 but only two stops from
this still survive.
Frederic William, Baron
Schulenberg
Frederic William, Baron
Schulenberg (d.1720), was a chamberlain to King George II at
Hanover. He is buried in the South Transept but has no
marker.
Baron Ezekiel
Spanheim
Baron Ezekiel
Spanheim (d.1710), Ambassador Extraordinary from the King of
Prussia to Queen Anne, is buried in a vault below St Paul's
chapel, with his wife Anna. No marker.
George
Stepney
George
Stepney (1663-1707), diplomatist, and envoy to most of the
Electoral Princes of Germany and the Landgrave of Hesse has a
large monument in the south choir aisle near his grave.