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26 de mai. de 2024 · George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle [a] KG PC JP (6 December 1608 – 3 January 1670) was an English soldier, who fought on both sides during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. A prominent military figure under the Commonwealth, his support was crucial to the Restoration of Charles II in 1660, who rewarded him with the title Duke of ...
Há 3 dias · On 6 January 1681, the first recorded boxing match took place in Britain when Christopher Monck, 2nd Duke of Albemarle (and later Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica), engineered a bout between his butler and his butcher with the latter winning the prize.
24 de mai. de 2024 · To his disappointment, the Dukedom of Albemarle went to Monck, whom Charles also rewarded with the then-enormous pension of £7,000 per year. Instead, he was created Baron Granville , Viscount Granville and Earl of Bath in 1661, and a Privy Councillor in 1663.
Há 2 dias · The only other monument in this aisle is to the memories of George Monck and Christopher, his son, both Dukes of Albemarle, and also of Elizabeth Duchess Dowager of Albemarle, relict of the latter. The principal monument in the north aisle of Henry VII.'s Chapel is that of Queen Elizabeth.
9 de mai. de 2024 · On 14 January 1634 he married Mary (d.1669), daughter of Sir Robert Monson, knt. Disney compounded as a royalist intelligencer in 1649, but returned after 1660 to serve as a lieutenant-colonel to George Monck, Duke of Albemarle.
Há 3 dias · The Duke of Albemarle was second son of Sir Thomas Monk : his elder brother having died without issue, he became the representative of this ancient family. The title became extinct in 1688, by the death of Christopher his son, the second duke.
Há 1 dia · On 22 March 1660–1 Charles II in consideration of the eminent services rendered to him by General George Monck, whom the previous year he had created Duke of Albemarle with other titles, granted to the duke in fee the castle, honor and lordship of Clitheroe with the demesne manors and tenements appurtenant to it, and the wapentake ...
