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Hace 6 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.
Hace 4 días · In Blandford St. Mary itself there were originally two settlements; Martel in the N. and St. Mary in the S., each with its own open fields. (fn. 1) A large expanse of downland to the W. was not enclosed until 1716, when it became Down Farm, later The Down House estate ( see (22)). The church tower and the Manor House are the principal monuments ...
Hace 5 días · John Churchill, who acquired the Wellers' property in 1770, was probably responsible for naming the Crown, since in 1768 he had acquired and closed the nearby Crown, formerly the Rose and Crown. The Churchill family sold the island site in 1840.
Hace 6 días · History of England. The Glorious Revolution [a] is the sequence of events that led to the deposition of James II and VII in November 1688. He was replaced by his daughter Mary II and her Dutch husband, William III of Orange, who was also his nephew. The two ruled as joint monarchs of England, Scotland, and Ireland until Mary's death in 1694.
Hace 5 días · Sarah Jennings, Duchess of Marlborough (born May 29, 1660, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, Eng.—died Oct. 18, 1744, London) was the wife of the renowned general John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough. Her close friendship with Queen Anne bolstered her husband’s career and served to aid the Whig cause.
Hace 3 días · john, 2nd marquess of bute, k.t. — 1814–1848. m. 1st, 29 July 1818, Lady Maria North, dau. of the Earl of Guildford (d. 11 September 1841); 2nd, 10 April 1843, Lady Sophia Frederica Christina Hastings, dau. of the Marquess of Hastings (d. 28 December 1859).
Hace 4 días · Abstract. The decline and fall of the British aristocracy looked headlong and irreversible in the twentieth century yet many grandees tried to preserve their power, wealth and influence by every means - and with some success. There is no better example than the Seventh Marquess of Londonderry whose life from 1878 to 1949 spanned and mirrored ...
