Titus Oates

This article is about the English priest and perjurer. For the Antarctic explorer, see Lawrence Oates.

Titus Oates
Portrait of Oates by Godfrey Kneller
Born(1649-09-15)15 September 1649
Oakham, Rutland, Kingdom of England
Died13 July 1705(1705-07-13) (aged 55)
London, Kingdom of England
OccupationPriest
Known forFabricating the Popish Plot
Parents
  • Samuel Oates
  • Lucy Oates
Military career
Allegiance England
Branch Royal Navy
Service years1675–76
RankNaval chaplain

Titus Oates (15 September 1649 – 12/13 July 1705) was an English priest who fabricated the "Popish Plot", a supposed Catholic conspiracy to kill King Charles II.

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