page_title: Francis Charteris (rake)
hierarchical_section_title: Francis Charteris (rake)
caption_attribution_description: English: Portrait of 'Colonel' Francis Charteris, notorious rake. Courtesy of the British Museum, London.
context_page_description: Colonel Francis Charteris, nicknamed "The Rape-Master General", was a Scottish soldier and adventurer who earned a substantial sum of money through gambling and the South Sea Bubble. He was convicted of raping a servant in 1730 and sentenced to death, but was subsequently pardoned, before dying of natural causes shortly afterwards.
context_section_description: Colonel Francis Charteris (baptised 4 April 1675 – 24 February 1732), nicknamed "The Rape-Master General", was a Scottish soldier and adventurer who earned a substantial sum  of money through gambling and the South Sea Bubble.  He was convicted of raping a servant in 1730 and sentenced to death, but was subsequently pardoned, before dying of natural causes shortly afterwards.
caption: Colonel Francis Charteris
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