Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Anglesey

The Right Honourable The Earl of Anglesey PC
Lord Anglesey, by John Michael Wright
Lord Privy Seal
In office 1673–1682
Monarch	Charles II
Preceded by	The Lord Robartes
Succeeded by	The Marquess of Halifax
President of the Council of State
In office 23 February 1660 – 28 May 1660
Preceded by	Bulstrode Whitelocke
Succeeded by	position abolished (Council of state dissolved, monarchy restored)
Treasurer of the Navy
In office 1667–1668
Preceded by	Sir George Carteret
Succeeded by	Sir Thomas Osborne and Sir Thomas de Littelton
Personal details
Born	(1614-07-10)10 July 1614 Dublin, Kingdom of Ireland
Died	6 April 1686(1686-04-06) (aged 71) London, Kingdom of England
Resting place	Farnborough, Hampshire, England
Alma mater	Magdalen College, Oxford
Occupation	Anglo-Irish royalist statesman

Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Anglesey PC (10 July 1614 – 6 April 1686) was an Anglo-Irish royalist statesman. After short periods as President of the Council of State and Treasurer of the Navy, he served as Lord Privy Seal between 1673 and 1682 for Charles II. He succeeded his father as 2nd Viscount Valentia in 1660, and he was created Earl of Anglesey in 1661.