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William Penn was born on October 14, 1644,<ref name=founding /> the oldest son of famous Admiral Sir William Penn (1621-1670) and Margaret Jasper's three children. The Admiral was renowned for his naval victories for the Crown during its mid-seventeenth century wars with the Dutch, and was knighted by King Charles II for his service in the Royal Navy.<ref name=dubosky>Dubosky, J. (2009). "[http://pabook.libraries.psu.edu/palitmap/bios/Penn__William.html William Penn]." ''Pennsylvania Study of the Book.'' Pennsylvania State University. Project of the ''Library of Congress''.</ref> Margaret Jasper was the daughter of a wealthy Rotterdam merchant.<ref name=dubosky /> Recovering from a recent civil war, England had few funds left with which to fight, and the Admiral had personally used his own wealth, approximately sixteen thousand pounds, to fund the Navy, an unsettled debt that would have later consequence. England ultimately ended up controlling considerable land in America, the 'New World', as a result of its successful war against the [[Dutch]].<ref name=phmc />

William Penn was born on October 14, 1644,<ref name=founding /> the oldest son of famous Admiral Sir William Penn (1621-1670) and Margaret Jasper's three children. The Admiral was renowned for his naval victories for the Crown during its mid-seventeenth century wars with the Dutch, and was knighted by King Charles II for his service in the Royal Navy.<ref name=dubosky>Dubosky, J. (2009). "[http://pabook.libraries.psu.edu/palitmap/bios/Penn__William.html William Penn]." ''Pennsylvania Study of the Book.'' Pennsylvania State University. Project of the ''Library of Congress''.</ref> Margaret Jasper was the daughter of a wealthy Rotterdam merchant.<ref name=dubosky /> Recovering from a recent civil war, England had few funds left with which to fight, and the Admiral had personally used his own wealth, approximately sixteen thousand pounds, to fund the Navy, an unsettled debt that would have later consequence. England ultimately ended up controlling considerable land in America, the 'New World', as a result of its successful war against the [[Dutch]].<ref name=phmc />

=== Education ===

=== Education ===

At age 11, Penn attended Chigwell Academy near Wanstead, England and in 1656 the family moved to Ireland where he received private tutoring.<ref>Baczynski, Bernadette L. (2004). "[http://books.google.com/books?id=it4q163Eai4C&pg=PA4 William Penn: Founder of the Pennsylvania Colony]. p. 8. ''Capstone Press''.</ref> At age 17 William Penn was expelled from [[Oxford University]] for criticizing the elaborate ceremonies of the [[Anglicanism|Anglican Church]], protesting required chapel attendance, and visiting a professor (John Owen<ref name=powell />) who'd been dismissed for teaching tolerant [[Humanism]].<ref name=Godinamerica>"[http://www.pbs.org/godinamerica/people/william-penn.html People and Ideas: William Penn]." God in America. PBS.</ref> Following this, his parents sent him to France, enrolling him in its most respected Protestant University, ''[[l'Académie Protestante]]'', where he studied with Christian Humanist [[Moïse Amyraut]], a supporter of religious tolerance. In August 1664, nearing his 20th birthday, Penn returned to England and studied at Lincoln's Inn, the most prestigious law school in [[London]].

At age 11, Penn attended Chigwell Academy near Wanstead, England and in 1656 the family moved to Ireland where he received private tutoring.<ref>Baczynski, Bernadette L. (2004). "[http://books.google.com/books?id=it4q163Eai4C&pg=PA4 William Penn: Founder of the Pennsylvania Colony]. p. 8. ''Capstone Press''.</ref> At age 17 William Penn was expelled from [[Oxford University]] for criticizing the elaborate ceremonies of the [[Anglicanism|Anglican Church]], protesting required chapel attendance, and visiting a professor (John Owen<ref name=powell />) who'd been dismissed for teaching tolerant [[Humanism]].<ref name=Godinamerica>"[http://www.pbs.org/godinamerica/people/william-penn.html People and Ideas: William Penn]." God in America. PBS.</ref> Following this, his parents sent him to France, enrolling him in its most respected Protestant University, ''[[l'Académie Protestante]]'', where he studied with Christian Humanist [[Moïse Amyraut]], a supporter of religious tolerance. In August 1664, nearing his 20th birthday, Penn returned to England and studied at Lincoln's Inn, the most prestigious law school in [[London]].