Robert Holmes (Royal Navy officer)

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Admiral Sir Robert Holmes
Sir Frescheville Holles (on left) and Sir Robert Holmes (on right), painted by Peter Lely
Governor of the Isle of Wight
In office 1668–1692
Monarchs	Charles II James II & VII William III & II and Mary II
Preceded by	The Lord Colepeper
Succeeded by	Hon. Thomas Tollemache
Vice-Admiral of Hampshire
In office 1669–1692
Preceded by	The Lord Colepeper
Succeeded by	Marquess of Winchester
Member of Parliament for Yarmouth
In office 1689–1690 Serving with Hon. Fitton Gerard
Monarch	Charles II
Preceded by	Thomas Wyndham William Hewer
Succeeded by	Sir John Trevor Charles Duncombe
Personal details
Born	1622 (1622)
Died	18 November 1692(1692-11-18) (aged 69–70)
Nationality	British
Children	Mary Holmes
Parent	Henry Holmes
Relatives	Sir John Holmes (brother) Henry Holmes (nephew) Thomas Holmes (grandson) Henry Holmes (grandson) Charles Holmes (grandson)
Military career
Allegiance	England
Service / branch	English Army  Royal Navy
Years of service	1643–1687
Rank	Captain (Army) Admiral (Navy)
Commands	HMS Royal Charles HMS Reserve HMS Revenge

Admiral Sir Robert Holmes (c. 1622 – 18 November 1692) was an English Royal Navy officer. He participated in the second and third Anglo-Dutch Wars, both of which he is, by some, credited with having started. He was made Governor of the Isle of Wight, where he is buried in Yarmouth Parish Church.

Holmes is chiefly remembered for his exploits on the cruise to Guinea in 1664 on the behalf of the Royal African Company, and carrying out Holmes's Bonfire of 1666. He is regarded as an archetypal figure both of the quarrelsome restoration officer and of the coming into being of the British professional naval officer.