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25 de mai. de 2024 · General Monck, seen here in his Garter robes, played a key role in the Restoration of Charles II. Cromwell's commander-in-chief in Scotland, he had become convinced that chaos would result if the monarchy were not restored and so in 1660 he marched his army to London and arranged for Charles II's return. The King rewarded him with a dukedom.
George Monck, 1. vévoda z Albemarle ( 6. prosince 1608 – 3. ledna 1670) byl anglický generál a námořní velitel. Sehrál velkou roli při znovunastolení Stuartovců (v osobě krále Karla II.) na anglický trůn. Za tyto služby obdržel v roce 1660 vévodský titul ( Duke of Albemarle ), a to v rámci tzv. druhého udělení ( second ...
Monck intervenes In February 1660, General George Monck marched south from Coldstream in Scotland to lend his support to Parliament. After entering London with his troops, he secured the readmission to the Rump Parliament of those members who had been excluded during Pride's Purge in 1648.
General George Monck is famous for the key role he played in the restoration of the monarchy in 1660. His actions changed the course of British history, but his statesmanship in the dangerous time between the death of Cromwell and the bloodless return of Charles II distracts attention from his extraordinary career as a soldier and general, admiral, governor and administrator.
George Monck, primo duca di Albemarle, conte di Torrington e barone di Potheridge (Great Potheridge House, 6 dicembre 1608 – Londra, 3 gennaio 1670), è stato un ammiraglio inglese ma anche uomo politico, figura chiave del periodo di restaurazione del potere monarchico dopo il periodo repubblicano sotto i Protettorati di Oliver e Richard Cromwell.
George Monck; Porträt von Sir Peter Lely (1665). Moncks Unterschrift: George Monck, 1. Duke of Albemarle, auch „Monk“, KG (* 6. Dezember 1608 in Potheridge, Devonshire; † 3. Januar 1670 in The Cockpit, Whitehall in London [1]) war ein General im Englischen Bürgerkrieg und 1660 maßgeblich an der Stuart-Restauration beteiligt.
George Monck was forever preserved in English history with his res toration of Charles II.4 Already a great saint in the royalists' calendar, Monck had ten more years to live among them as the First Duke of Albemarle. After his years in camp as Cromwell's general in Scotland, his new life at Court did not come easily to the king-maker.
