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Há 4 dias · The Most Noble Order of the Garter was founded by Edward III of England in 1348. Dates shown are of nomination or installation; coloured rows indicate sovereigns, princes of Wales, medieval ladies, modern royal knights and ladies, and stranger knights and ladies, none of whom counts toward the 24-member limit.
Há 5 dias · In December 1940, the Marquess of Lothian, British Ambassador to the United States, died suddenly. Halifax was told to take the job by Churchill, with the proviso that he could still attend meetings of the War Cabinet when he was home on leave in London. [37]
Há 5 dias · One gentleman of the Bedchamber provided close attendance on the Sovereign per week. His duties included assisting the King at his dressing, waiting on him when he ate in private, guarding access to him in his bedchamber and closet and providing noble companionship, generally.
Há 4 dias · The title became extinct by the death of Charles, the third Lord Mohun, who was killed in a duel with the Duke of Hamilton, to whom it also proved fatal, in 1712. The heiress of Lord Mohun married Arthur, Viscount Doneraile.
Há 4 dias · Pirate Charles Vane, like Blackbeard, attacked Charleston, and Johnson wanted him caught. Johnson commissioned Col. William Rhett to capture Vane with two Royal Navy sloops, the Henry and the Sea Nymph .
Há 3 dias · Occupants include: No. 47, Col. (latterly gen.) Charles Churchill, 1727–45. 17th Baron Abergavenny, later 1st Earl, 1750–3. 3rd Viscount Downe, 1753–60: his brother, 4th Viscount, 1760–2. Gen.
Há 1 dia · Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury KG GCVO PC FRS DL (/ ˈ ɡ æ s k ɔɪ n ˈ s ɪ s əl /; 3 February 1830 – 22 August 1903), known as Lord Salisbury, was a British statesman and Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom three times for a total of over thirteen years.
