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Hace 4 días · Garret Mornington was also an accomplished composer, and in recognition of his musical and philanthropic achievements was elevated to the rank of Earl of Mornington in 1760. Wellesley's mother was the eldest daughter of Arthur Hill-Trevor, 1st Viscount Dungannon, after whom Wellesley was named.
Hace 5 días · Opposite Harrington Square (on the Bedford Estate) was built Mornington Crescent, named after Richard Colley Wellesley, Earl of Mornington, Governor-General of India and eldest brother of the Duke of Wellington.
Hace 3 días · The manor passed to his son William, earl of Mornington (d. 1863), who left it in trust to his father's cousin Henry Wellesley, Earl Cowley (d. 1884). (fn. 81) In 1880 Cowley sold part of Wanstead Park (184 a.) to the corporation of London for preservation as part of Epping Forest.
Hace 4 días · Footnotes. Gentlemen of the Bedchamber 1660–1702, 1714–1837. One gentleman of the Bedchamber provided close attendance on the Sovereign per week. His duties included assisting the King at his dressing, waiting on him when he ate in private, guarding access to him in his bedchamber and closet and providing noble companionship, generally.
Hace 5 días · The author notes that the current wave of globalisation strikes many of the same chords as a century ago, when Cromer wrestled with global issues of international finance, bankruptcy, and economic orthodoxies on fiscal management, loans and free trade.
Hace 3 días · The Society's Library, originating as a bequest of books and other material by Bretherton, was set up in the crypt of Wesley's Chapel in 1959, moved temporarily to the nearby Epworth House in 1972, then to Southlands College and in 1992 to Westminster College, Oxford.
Hace 3 días · Discover the underwater world. The Mornington Peninsula is home to two of the best diving sites in the country. Head to the waters of Portsea Pier and Port Phillip Bay to encounter fascinating shipwrecks and marvellous marine life from weedy seadragons to octopus and goblin fish. Visit Jackalope.
