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Há 2 dias · It derives its name from Mountjoy Blount, Earl of Newport, the occupant for thirty years of a large house known as Newport House, whose grounds covered the whole area. His heir sold the estate, which was then laid out into streets and a market.
Há 2 dias · After the extinction of this family, Charles Blount, Lord Mountjoy, was, in 1603, created Earl of Devonshire. The title became extinct by his death in 1606. In 1618, William Cavendish was created Earl of Devonshire, and the title has continued ever since in this noble family, who in 1694 were elevated to the dukedom.
Há 5 dias · It seems likely that this pathway was originally part of the Military Street (see page 361), but from 1649 onwards the street was known generally as Newport Street, after Mountjoy Blount, Earl of Newport, whose house fronted another section of the Military Street, now known as Little Newport Street.
Há 2 dias · Lord Mountjoy, who was created earl of Devonshire in 1603, died in 1606, having settled the manors on Mountjoy Blount (later Lord Mountjoy and earl of Newport) his bastard son by Penelope, Lady Rich (d. 1607), whom Devonshire had married after her divorce in 1605.
Há 21 horas · Sir Eldon Griffiths; MP for Bury St Edmunds (1964–1992) Kate Griffiths; MP for Burton (2019–present) Peter Griffiths; MP for Smethwick (1964–1966) and Portsmouth North (1979–1997) Edward Grigg, 1st Baron Altrincham. Sir James Grigg; MP for Cardiff East (1942–1945) James Grimston, 2nd Earl of Verulam.
Há 1 dia · Lord Mountbatten. Admiral of the Fleet Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma [n 1] (25 June 1900 – 27 August 1979), commonly known as Lord Mountbatten, was a British statesman, naval officer, colonial administrator and close relative of the British royal family. He was born in the United Kingdom to ...
The new earl of Norfolk, he maintains, was certainly a good citizen, especially during Edward’s absence in the years to 1274 and in Wales and Scotland, for example. He was placed under pressure by the king’s quo warranto campaign and by demands that he pay back his debts to the Exchequer, the sum of which he disagreed with on more than one occasion.
