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9 de may. de 2024 · The son of John Fitzmaurice, who took the additional name of Petty on succeeding to the Irish estates of his uncle and who was created earl of Shelburne (1753), William was educated privately and at Christ Church, Oxford (1755–57), and, entering the army, served in the Seven Years’ War.
Hace 3 días · Mildmay Fane, 2nd Earl of Westmorland, KB, with sash, c. 1630. In the Middle Ages, a knighthood was often conferred with elaborate ceremonies. These usually involved the knight-to-be taking a bath (possibly symbolic of spiritual purification), during which he was instructed in the duties of knighthood by more senior knights.
23 de may. de 2024 · Second voyage of HMS Beagle Beagle at Ponsonby Sound in the Beagle Channel, Tierra del Fuego, in March 1834; painting by the ship's draughtsman Conrad Martens Leader Robert FitzRoy Start 27 December 1831 (1831-12-27) End 2 October 1836 (1836-10-02) Goal Survey South American coast Ships HMS Beagle Achievements Research leading to Darwin's theory of evolution Route The second voyage of HMS ...
12 de may. de 2024 · Maurice de Berkeley, 2nd Lord Berkeley was born in April 1271.1,2 He was the son of Thomas de Berkeley, 1st Lord Berkeley and Joan de Ferrers.1 He married, firstly, Eva la Zouche, daughter of Eon la Zouche and Millicent de Cauntelo, in 1289.3 He married, secondly, Isabel de Clare, daughter of Gilbert de Clare, 6th Earl of Gloucester and Alice de Lusignan, circa 1316.3 He died on 31 May 1326 at ...
30 de may. de 2024 · Among these were Sir William Fitz Thomas, son and heir of Sir Thomas Fitz William by Agnes, the first sister. ~Cokayne's Complete Peerage, 2nd Edition, Vol. II, p. 162 Agnes married Thomas Fitz William, son of William Fitz William and Ela de Warenne 141.,645 (Thomas Fitz William was born about 1195 in Sprotborough, Doncaster, Yorkshire, England and died in 1267-1279 in Yorkshire, England 141.)
Hace 6 días · Robert his third son, (the two elder Eugenulph and William died during their father's life) he was earl of Derby; one of the witnesses to the laws made by king Stephen in the first year of his reign; he commanded the Derbyshire men at the famous battle at Northallerton, where the barons gained a glorious victory over David king of Scots, for which his service he obtained the earldom of Derby ...
Hace 3 días · General John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, 1st Prince of Mindelheim, 1st Count of Nellenburg, Prince of the Holy Roman Empire, KG, PC (26 May 1650 – 16 June 1722 O.S. [a]) was an English soldier and statesman. From a gentry family, he served as a page at the court of the House of Stuart under James, Duke of York, through the 1670s and ...
