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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.
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 ...
Christopher Monck, 2nd Duke of Albemarle KG PC (14 August 1653 – 6 October 1688) was an English politician, peer, military officer and colonial administrator who sat in the House of Commons from 1667 to 1670 when he inherited his father's dukedom and sat in the House of Lords.
Monck, Christopher, (1653-1688), 2nd Duke of Albemarle This page summarises records created by this Person The summary includes a brief description of the collection(s) (usually including the covering dates of the collection), the name of the archive where they are held, and reference information to help you find the collection.
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.
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 ...
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.
