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17 de mai. de 2024 · In 1673, he married Lady Elizabeth Wriothesley, the wealthy widow of Joceline Percy, 11th Earl of Northumberland and daughter of Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton, who brought him a large fortune; and after her death in 1690, he remarried the still more wealthy Lady Elizabeth Cavendish, daughter of Henry Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Newcastle, and the widow of Christopher Monck, 2nd Duke ...
Há 2 dias · The abbey of Meaux or Melsa was founded in 1150 by the Earl of Albemarle, William le Gros, lord of Holderness, (fn. 1) in lieu of a pilgrimage to the Holy Land which he had vowed to undertake. Adam, a monk of Fountains, was invited by the earl to select a site for the proposed abbey and decided upon Meaux in Holderness, a wellwooded and well ...
21 de mai. de 2024 · The setting up of this Maypole is said to have been the deed of a blacksmith, John Clarges, who lived hard by, and whose daughter Anne had been so fortunate in her matrimonial career as to secure for her husband no less a celebrated person than General Monk, Duke of Albemarle, in the reign of Charles II., when courtiers and princes did not always look to the highest rank for their wives.
3 de mai. de 2024 · Albemarle is a small city in North Carolina roughly 40 miles east of Downtown Charlotte. It is a charming community with a fascinating history. The city is named for British General George Monck, who led his troops to victory during the English Civil War, which ended in 1651 with Charles II, son of executed King Charles I, coming out of exile to be restored as king.
6 de mai. de 2024 · James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick (similar to Montfort) Honourable mentions: * Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts * Henry II of England * John Lambert * George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle * William Cadogan, 1st Earl Cadogan * James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose * Sir John Chandos * Edward III of England * Edward the Black Prince * Sir Francis Vere
Há 4 dias · John Granville, 1st Baron Granville of Potheridge (1665–1707). Potheridge in Devon was the ancient seat of the Monck family, where the 1st Earl of Bath's cousin, close friend and collaborator in the Restoration of the Monarchy, George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle (1608–1670) had built a grand mansion. It was settled on the 1st Earl of Bath ...
