He was knighted, probably because Queen Elizabeth 1, the queen of England, had a crush on Sir Walter Raleigh. (Or at the time Walter Raleigh!)
He was knighted by queen Elizabeth of Spain.
Walter Raleigh was knighted after annexing Virginia. He was thereafter known as Sir Walter Raleigh. He is well-known for making tobacco popular in England.
The exact date and birthplace of Walter Raleigh are uncertain. He was born between 1552 and 1554, the son of Walter Raleigh and Catherine Champernowne, and his childhood was spent in the village of East Budleigh in Devon.
sir Walter Raleigh met queen Elizabeth because sir Walter Raleigh was walking along the street and he stopped at a mud puddle and took his coat off put in over the puddle and then queen Elizabeth walked over it
Sir Walter Raleigh's father's name was Walter Raleigh.
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His parents were Walter Raleigh and Catherine Champernowne.
Sir Walter Raleigh was born in Devon, England.
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Sir Walter Raleigh (1552-1618) was most famous for his exploration of the Eastern part of what is know the United States. Elizabeth I knighted him, but her successor James I (who wanted to stay in Spain's good graces) had him executed after attacking a Spanish outpost in South America