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11 de abr. de 2023 · Charles Cornwallis — His Family, Early Life, and Career. Charles Cornwallis was born in London in 1738, to an aristocratic family. His father was Charles Cornwallis, the 5th Baron Cornwallis, and the 1st Earl Cornwallis. His mother was Elizabeth Townshend, the daughter of Charles Townshend and niece of Robert Walpole.
Cornwallis, Charles. Cornwallis, Charles (1738–1805), soldier and lord lieutenant of Ireland (1798–1801), was born 31 December 1738 in London, eldest son of Charles (1700–62), 1st Earl Cornwallis , and his wife Elizabeth (d. 1785), daughter of Charles, 2nd Viscount Townshend. Educated at Eton and the military academy of Turin, he was ...
Born in London on December 31, 1738, to Charles, 1st Earl Cornwallis, and Elizabeth Townshend, the younger Charles was educated briefly at Eton and entered Clare College, Cambridge, but chose a military career over academics.
This portrait is thought to be a copy of the miniature painted for his son Charles, the 2nd marquess, by William Grimaldi (1751-1830), and sent to India on 31 May 1810: ‘A large miniature of the late General Marquess Cornwallis, 100 guineas’ as noted in Grimaldi’s accounts. The artist painted a duplicate for himself.
25 de jul. de 2019 · Lieutenant General Lord Charles Cornwallis 1st Marquis, Governor-General of India, Viceroy of Ireland, was born on December 31st, 1737, New Year’s Eve. He was the first son, with five older sisters, born to Charles, the 5th Baron of Eye and the 1st Earl and Viscount Brome and Elizabeth, daughter of Lord Townsend.
Born in London on December 31, 1738, to Charles, 1st Earl Cornwallis, and Elizabeth Townshend, the younger Charles was educated briefly at Eton and entered Clare College, Cambridge, but chose a military career over academics.
30 de nov. de 2022 · Earl Cornwallis was a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1753 for Charles Cornwallis, 5th Baron Cornwallis. The second Earl was created Marquess Cornwallis but this title became extinct in 1823, while the earldom and its subsidiary titles became extinct in 1852 (the barony was recreated in the 20th century).
