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Hace 22 horas · t. e. Succession to the British throne is determined by descent, sex, [note 1] legitimacy, and religion. Under common law, the Crown is inherited by a sovereign's children or by a childless sovereign's nearest collateral line. The Bill of Rights 1689 and the Act of Settlement 1701 restrict succession to the throne to the legitimate Protestant ...
Hace 3 días · Later Duke of Clarence and St Andrews and then King William IV of the United Kingdom 597 Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond: 1735–1806 1782 Master-General of the Ordnance 598 William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire: 1748–1811 1782 Lord Treasurer of Ireland 599 William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne: 1737–1805 1782 Later Marquess of ...
Hace 3 días · The Earl of Wilton, brother of the late marquis, and uncle of the Duke of Westminster, was born here, and baptised, as we have said, in the adjoining church of St. John the Evangelist. It was whilst living here, in 1735, that Charles, third Earl of Peterborough, married, as his second wife, Mrs. Anastasia Robinson, the celebrated singer.
Hace 5 días · In his honour the feast of St. George was celebrated at Windsor in 1358 with unusual magnificence. The tournaments attracted many visitors, among whom were the King and Queen of Scotland.
Hace 5 días · The King Edward VII Hospital, in St. Leonard's Road, was opened by his late Majesty in 1909. The Victoria Barracks, enlarged in 1911, lie south of Victoria Street, and the Cavalry Barracks are in St. Leonard's Road. The Windsor almshouses in Victoria Street, founded in 1503, were rebuilt in 1862. Chariott's almshouses is a smaller foundation.
Hace 1 día · 1962–1963 Christopher Robinson (later organist; then successively organist of St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle and St John's College, Cambridge) 1963–1976 Harry Bramma (later organist of Southwark Cathedral) 1976–1981 Paul Trepte (later organist of Ely Cathedral) 1981–1991 Adrian Partington (later organist of Gloucester Cathedral)
Hace 1 día · The new earl of Norfolk, he maintains, was certainly a good citizen, especially during Edward's absence in the years to 1274 and in Wales and Scotland, for example. He was placed under pressure by the king's quo warranto campaign and by demands that he pay back his debts to the Exchequer, the sum of which he disagreed with on more than one occasion.
