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Earl of Mulgrave (1st creation), 1626: Edmund Sheffield (c. 1564 –1646) 1st Earl of Mulgrave 3rd Baron Sheffield: James II 1633–1701 King of England and Scotland: Edmund Sheffield 1611–1658 2nd Earl of Mulgrave 4th Baron Sheffield: Marquess of Normanby (1st creation), 1694 Duke of Buckingham and Normanby, 1703: Catherine Darnley 1680 ...
Hace 1 día · He was educated by private tutors, along with his older brother, the future King Charles II, and the two sons of the Duke of Buckingham, George and Francis Villiers. At the age of three, James was appointed Lord High Admiral ; the position was initially honorary, but became a substantive office after the Restoration , when James was ...
Hace 3 días · The lord steward presided over the Household Below Stairs. In addition to making contracts and overseeing the activity of the board of green cloth, he was the principal judge for all offences committed within the verge. The office of lord steward was in the gift of the Crown.
Hace 2 días · The Most Noble Order of the Garter was founded by Edward III of England in 1348. Dates shown are of nomination or installation; coloured rows indicate sovereigns, princes of Wales, medieval ladies, modern royal knights and ladies, and stranger knights and ladies, none of whom counts toward the 24-member limit.
Hace 3 días · Unfortunately, Arundel’s efforts at reform and enforcement were at first affected by the changes in his political relationship with the Duke of Buckingham, who successfully passed from being the favourite of King James to being that of King Charles: it was only after the Duke’s assassination in August 1628 that Arundel had a ...
Hace 1 día · These remedies had been provided against the advice of his doctors by James’ powerful favourite, the Duke of Buckingham. Rumours soon began to circulate that the King had been deliberately poisoned, and that Buckingham, or perhaps even the new King, Charles I, had played some part in it.
Hace 3 días · From the present building was erected in 1683, it was begun by William Cavendish, Marquis, and afterwards Duke of Newcastle, who purchased it of George Villiers, second Duke of Buckingham.
