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Há 2 dias · Their only surviving son Christopher, 2nd Duke of Albemarle (1653-1688), Governor of Jamaica, and his wife Lady Elizabeth Cavendish (d.1734), daughter of the 2nd Duke of Newcastle, also lie in the vault (they had no children). Christopher was Member of Parliament for Devon and Gentleman of the Bedchamber to the King.
Contests in Mr. Figg's time, in addition to fist fighting, also contained fencing and cudgeling. 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.
Brief Life History of George. When George Monck 1st Duke of Albemarle was born on 6 December 1608, in Potheridge, Devon, England, his father, Thomas Monck, was 38 and his mother, Elizabeth Smith, was 28. He married Anne Clarges, Duchess of Albemarle on 23 January 1652, in London, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons.
George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle KG PC JP 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 Albemarle and other senior positions. The younger son of an impoverished Devon landowner, Monck began his ...
Contests in Mr. Figg’s time, in addition to fist fighting, also contained fencing and cudgeling. 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.
MONCK (MONK), George (1608–70) cr. 6 July 1660 duke of ALBEMARLE First sat 16 July 1660; last sat 4 Nov. 1669 MP Devon 1653, c. Apr.-7 July 1660.. b. 6 Dec. 1608, 4th but 2nd surv. s. of Sir Thomas Monck ‡ (d. 1629) of Potheridge, Devon, and Elizabeth, da. of Sir George Smith ‡ of Madworth House, Exeter; bro. of Nicholas Monck, bp of Hereford from 1660.
Torrington was unable to take his seat in the Lords as 2nd Duke of Albemarle till he was 21. He supported the court candidate in the by-election, but for some years took little part in politics, devoting himself to extravagance and pleasure. His interest was first exercised personally in the Clitheroe by-election of 1675, and in 1676 it was ...
