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Há 3 dias · From 1802 to 1893. The fifth Duke was succeeded by his brother, John, who was Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in 1806–7. His eldest son, Francis, the seventh Duke, held the title from 1839 until 1861, when he was succeeded by his only son, William, who in his later years became a complete recluse, 'never leaving his London house except to drive in ...
Há 3 dias · The Duke's principal adviser at the Bedford Estate Office confessed to 'profound misgivings as to the future of real property, especially in towns, and a market is, perhaps, the most dangerous possession of all'. In 1913 the Duke finally decided to sell the whole of his Covent Garden estate.
Há 2 dias · Peter I (Russian: Пётр I Алексеевич, romanized: Pyotr I Alekseyevich, IPA: [ˈpʲɵtr ɐlʲɪˈksʲejɪvʲɪtɕ]; 9 June [O.S. 30 May] 1672 – 8 February [O.S. 28 January] 1725), was Tsar of all Russia from 1682, and the first Emperor of all Russia, known as Peter the Great, from 1721 until his death in 1725.
Há 4 dias · Wellington: The Path to Victory, 1769-1814. London, Yale University Press, 2013, ISBN: 9780300186659; 672pp.; Price: £30.00. Wellington: The Path to Victory, 1769-1814 is the first of two volumes based on exhaustive research on Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, by Rory Muir – to be precise, it is based on 30 years work on the subject.
Há 5 dias · Letters and Papers, Foreign and Domestic, Henry VIII, Volume 1, 1509-1514. Covers the beginning of Henry's reign, up to the end of 1514. Letters and Papers, Henry VIII. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1920. This free content was digitised by double rekeying.
Há 4 dias · In September 1664, New Amsterdam became New York. Here's the story of how Peter Stuyvesant lost the Dutch colony to the British marking the end of an era.
Há 2 dias · Schleswig-Holstein (pronounced [ˌʃleːsvɪç ˈhɔlʃtaɪn] ⓘ; Danish: Slesvig-Holsten [ˌsle̝ːsvi ˈhʌlˌste̝ˀn]; Low German: Sleswig-Holsteen; North Frisian: Slaswik-Holstiinj; English: Sleswick-Holsatia) is the northernmost of the 16 states of Germany, comprising most of the historical Duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Schleswig.
