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9 de mai. de 2024 · Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd marquess of Rockingham was the prime minister of Great Britain from July 1765 to July 1766 and from March to July 1782. He led the parliamentary group known as Rockingham Whigs, which opposed Britain’s war (1775–83) against its colonists in North America. He succeeded
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13 de mai. de 2024 · The mansion of the Wentworth family, originally called Wentworth-Woodehouse, was rebuilt by the first Marquess of Rockingham, who gave it its modern appellation of Wentworth House. The present mansion is a very spacious structure, covering about two acres of ground.
Há 4 dias · In 1713 William, Mary, and others conveyed the manors of Old and New Malton to Thomas WatsonWentworth. (fn. 101) Thomas, who died in 1723, was succeeded by his son Sir Thomas Watson-Wentworth, created Lord Malton in 1728, Earl of Malton in 1733 and Marquess of Rockingham in 1746.
14 de mai. de 2024 · Around 1770, the upper chamber of the South Tower was adopted by Mary, 1st Marchioness of Rockingham, as her parlour. She had it decorated with fine plasterwork and wall plaques on Classical themes, and the scheme is an important survival of feminine taste in the Georgian period.
21 de mai. de 2024 · Marquess (Marchioness) – Guardians of the borders, from the Norman "Marchio" The introduction of the Marquess rank caused quite a stir among the Earls, who found themselves relegated in precedence. This rank was bestowed upon Robert de Vere, Earl of Oxford, by King Richard II, who named him Marquess of Dublin in 1385, much to the chagrin of the other Earls.
9 de mai. de 2024 · William Petty-Fitzmaurice, 1st marquess of Lansdowne (born May 13, 1737, Dublin—died May 7, 1805, London) was a British statesman and prime minister (July 1782 to April 1783) during the reign of George III.
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