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Dukedom of Albemarle; Creation date: 1722: Creation: Fourth: Created by "James III and VIII" Peerage: Jacobite peerage: First holder: George Granville, 1st Baron Lansdowne, "1st Duke of Albemarle" (1666–1735) Present holder: Extinct: Remainder to: 1st Duke's heirs male of the body lawfully begotten: Subsidiary titles: Marquess Monck and ...
George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle [a] KG PC JP (6 December 1608 – 3 January 1670) 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 ...
27 de mar. de 2024 · First English Civil War. George Monck, 1st duke of Albemarle (born December 6, 1608, Great Potheridge, Devon, England—died January 3, 1670, London) was an English general who fought in Ireland and Scotland during the English Civil Wars and who was the chief architect of the Restoration of the Stuart monarchy in 1660, following 11 years of ...
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7 de may. de 2022 · Jonathan Spangler May 7, 2022 England. Sometimes a dukedom is created to commemorate a national hero, a member of ancient well-born family, but his progeny simply doesn’t last, and the exalted title disappears after only the briefest of existences. Such is the case for the dukes of Albemarle, created for General George Monck in 1660 but ...
In 1660 the title, anglicized as Albemarle, was revived in the peerage by King Charles II for General George Monck, who became Duke of Albemarle. The title became extinct in 1688, on the death of Christopher, 2nd Duke of Albemarle. Early counts, earls and dukes of Aumale. See Counts and dukes of Aumale. 1697 creation George Keppel,
Hace 5 días · George was a distinguished naval captain and under Cromwell he was General of the land forces and Admiral at Sea. He was principally responsible for the restoration of Charles II to the throne in 1660 and for his services was created Duke of Albemarle.
Albemarle frankly exacted the rewards he knew to be his due from Charles II in 1660. In the warren of fat rabbits which was the court at Whitehall, the duke gnawed his way through fees, pensions and lands as determinedly as any. His contemporaries' figure of speech, 'to be as great as Albemarle', referred to possessions more substantial than his
